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Northern Italy鈥檚 seductively beautiful lakes district 鈥� in the shadow of the Alps 鈥� seems heaven-sent for communing with nature. Though just an hour north of Milan, this area feels a world away from the business and bustle of Italy鈥檚 second city.

"Where are you headed today?鈥� the U.S. border agent asks, looking slightly amused, as I stand in cycling gear holding three passports at the Coho ferry terminal in Victoria. 鈥淲e鈥檙e cycling from Port Angeles to Sequim,鈥� I say.

As a traveller, I find myself visiting the homes of lots of dead people.

Cappadocia鈥檚 surrealscape is just one of the amazing sights in a remarkable country

Exhibition runs the range from early 19th-century Napoleon Bonaparte to a 2017 award-winning creation

I used to travel with absolutely no hotel reservations. Europe 30 years ago was relatively ramshackle, things were cheaper and because fewer people could afford to travel for fun, I faced much less competition for budget rooms.

Helsinki 鈥� Europe鈥檚 youngest and northernmost capital city 鈥� feels like an outpost of Europe.

YEREVAN, Armenia 鈥� My son, Marc, and I聽had tromped through shin-deep snow for several hours, and by the time we reached the blustery top of the peak, we couldn鈥檛 see more than 10 metres because of a whiteout.

CORTONA, Italy 鈥� As I was going through more than a year of breast cancer treatments, I vowed I would return to Italy. Both sets of my grandparents emigrated from there, and I always turned to Italy as a source of comfort.

MEXICO CITY 鈥� Like a lot of Californians, I鈥檝e made dozens of trips to Mexico over the decades 鈥� beach resorts in Baja, Maya ruins in the Yucatan, colonial towns in the interior.