If you can't go to Rio for Carnival, this festive Brazilian chocolate brigadeiro recipe is a delicious alternative. 

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How pretty are these? With our festive Brazilian chocolate brigadeiro recipe, you can recreate these sweet treats at home.

These delicious chocolate-cherry Black Forest cookies taste like travel but feel like home. Anyone with wanderlust can whip them up in just a few minutes!
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Black Forest cookies, the pre-quel. They're pretty even before they're made!

In New York State, a tiny boat museum holds a century's worth of travel memories. This is the Lawson Center Boat Museum.

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Getting into the spirit of things at the Lawson Center Boat Museum.

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This is how winter should be - snug, snowy, and enjoying indoors!

If you can't go around the world, it's time to bring to world over to you. These virtual travel gifts are perfect for everyone on your Christmas wish list.

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One of the best in-person travel gifts is a cooking class, like Ryan experienced in Rome.

Connect with llamas over Zoom

I met these handsome dudes in Montana but you can see faces like this on your next Zoom call!

A new book highlights Canadian craft spirits - and the cozy distilleries that make them, just in time for the pandemic.

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Now we're talkin'. Photo by Adam Jaime on Unsplash

Memorable meals and cozy adventures top our list of the best Ottawa staycation activities for couples.

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It's Ottawa staycation time! Is there anything cozier than a crowded table of wine, bread, olive oil, and meatballs?

With Ottawa's newest savings passport, there's never been a better time to discover local businesses. 

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Ryan cases the joint before we hit our first "target" - a local cheese shop!

In Western Montana's "Gates of the Mountains" wilderness area, a rare rose keeps company with bats, birds, and legends.

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Keeping our eyes peeled for Kelseya Uniflora sightings along the shore!