- Family Adventures
- The Philippines
- On Rhino Watch In South Africa

This issue features a wild ride On the Tatshenshini river, mashing up Google Maps, a spirited debate over vodka and Raid World Championship and much more.

FEATURES

30_THE IRISH ROAMERS
Two tiny travellers trek across Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula, showing their parents just how resilient kids can be.
STORY: KEVIN VALLELY
PHOTOGRAPHY: KEVIN VALLELY + NICKY HASTINGS

41_RELATING TO THE PHILIPPINES
A father teaches a daughter the ultimate history lesson through an odyssey to the place of his birth, where the air is sweet and the water warm, and there’s lots of emphasis on family and adventure.
STORY + PHOTOGRAPHY: EDD BAPTISTA

48_DOWN A WILD RIVER
Inspired by memories and an uncanny bond, a son takes his 76-year-old father on one of the world’s great wilderness trips, rafting the might Tatshenshini.
STORY + PHOTOGRAPHY: DAVID McKEE

55_RISE OF THE RHINO
Heroic conservation efforts have made Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in South Africa the best, and just about the last place to see rhinoceros in the wild.
STORY + PHOTOGRAPHY: LIONEL MANN

62_FAMILY ADVENTURES MINI GUIDE
Whether in Alberta, Aberdeen or Africa, whether by donkey, camel or cart, bringing the kids has never been easier, and is just all part of the big adventure.
STORIES: CHRIS CHOPIK, WAYNE LEEK + KELLY McMANUS

TRIPPING

7_IT’S FAMILY TIME

8_ON THE FRINGE
A spirited debate over vodka. Some nasty, hungry little sharks.

11_LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
In West Africa, cash is king. Just make sure you have enough.

16_HEALTHPOST
Keeping kids safe when travelling - can do, but it’s up to you.

18_GOING HARD
Insanely fit athletes vie for the 2006 Raid World Championship in Adventure Racing.

20_FIELD NOTES
An intrepid ocean scientist conducts the first systematic survey of B.C.’s marine mammals.

25_GOURMET DU MONDE
The Uber Tuber. From humble origins in Peru to the great Irish famine, the potato is tops any way you slice it.

26_MEC’s THE TRAVELLER’s EDGE

67_OPEN BOX
Google Map mashups are a lot of fun. Some of them are even useful.

70_BACKPACKERZ BUZZ
News from Hostelling International

78_WRIGHT OF WAY
Ian (sort of) remembers the family vacation.