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Hottest Canadian Snowboarding Destinations: Check Out Top 5 Picks

From Marble Mountain in Newfoundland to Mount Washington on Vancouver Island, Canada presents a wonderfully diverse menu of snowboarding destinations. But while every place, big and small, has its strengths and...

Surfing USA: Jono’s Top 5 American Surfing Destinations

A while back, we had a young Jono Boysen as part of our team, and as a top Canadian wakeboarder we made him our in-house extreme watersport dude and let him loose. When it came around for us to feature surfing,...

Maria Toorpakai Squash Player from Pakistan

Squash Star Maria Toorpakai Masqueraded As A Boy To Survive The Taliban

Disguised as a boy for 16 years, Maria Toorpakai put herself and her family in the cross-hairs of the Taliban in order to achieve her dreams of becoming a world class athlete. Growing up in Pakistan with the a...

Jesse Martin Becomes Youngest To Sail Solo Around Globe

At 17, Jesse Martin wanted to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Imagine yourself on a boat looking out at the horizon, and all you can see is the water meeting the sky with no land in s...

Young Adventurer Zac Sunderland Sailing Solo Around The World

16-year-old Zac Sunderland becomes the youngest person to sail solo around the world The wind stayed steady all through the night. Zac Sunderland was making good progress in his attempt to sail around the worl...

Dyson DC45 Animal cordless vacuum cleaner.

Our Office Animal: Dyson DC45 Vacuum Review

Of all the stuff that has shown up at our offices over the last year (hundreds of books, electronics, DVDs, video games, booze, etc.), this package from Dyson may have intrigued us the most. On one hand, how ex...

Essential Gear To Create Your Dream Home Office Or Creative Space

Some cutting edge tech gear to take your home office or bedroom to the next level for accelerated learning, and entertainment. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ...

The Key Things To Consider When Buying Your First Car

Buying your first car is probably one of the biggest purchases you are likely to make, and you want to get it right. But with so many things to consider, it’s hard not to be overwhelmed. Should you buy new or ...

Work Out Smarter With Updated App For TomTom Sport Watches

Ever hit the gym and wonder if you exercised enough? Did your workout really have an impact on your fitness? A newly released version of the TomTom sports app, combined with a selection from TomTom’s range of ...

The Unveiling Of The New Nike Air VaporMax Running Shoe

Behind the secretive walls of Nike’s Air Manufacturing Innovation (NAMI) facilities in Oregon and Missouri, over 140 innovation and engineering experts, eight PhDs and a highly-skilled workforce of 1,300 people...

7 More Stunning Destinations To Add To Your Travel Bucket List

The world is filled with many destinations armed with natural take-your-breath-away views, festivals, and man-made structures. In honour of International Happiness Day, here are a few of those places guaranteed...

Tips That Will Keep You Eating Healthy Throughout The Holidays

’Tis the season of TONS OF FOOD. As important as it is to try a slice of your grandma’s homemade pecan pie, it is just as important to remind yourself to continue to stay mindful of what you are feeding your bo...

Take A Quick Trip To Ottawa, A Capital City That Has It All

Whether you want to look into the past, explore the present or discover what the future might hold, Ottawa is a city that has it all. PAST: parliament It’s hard to plan for the future unless you first und...

The New Water Hole: Small Miracles In Rural Malawi

The African sun blazed overhead as we rumbled along. From the back of a Jeep I gazed at the rolling landscape – a vast panorama dotted with fruit trees and the grass-roof huts of scattered settlements. In the ...

Healthy Takeout Choices When There’s No Time To Cook

It’s that awful internal battle we face every time we’ve had a busy day at work and we can’t face making dinner from scratch – do you order takeout or do you pick the healthy option and cook? Wouldn’t it be ama...

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