What is it with Everest Base Camp?Why do so many people, every year, train for months and then trek to the base of the world's highest mountain?What is it like anyway? Is it only for mountaineers and tour groups?Everest Base Camp is just breathtaking. Both the view, the achievement and the journey there. The terrain, which I envisaged to be mostly snow, transforms with the journey. it is something I will never forget, for many reasons, and the stillness I found on th...

Why does a woman go to the Middle East alone?Why would a mainstream, fairly sane woman travel on her own through the Middle East - through Greece, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt - when she is not a journalist, not rescuing any children and not on an archaeological trek?With an interest in alternate travel and ancient history, she ignores pulped opinion and terrorist hype and goes to find the 'truth'. She sketches an itinerary, grabs her backpack and traverses the ...

The American Heart Association recommends no more than two-thirds of a teaspoon of salt per day, but it's easy to exceed that in just one meal. For anyone with hypertension, heart disease, or diabetes—and the millions of Americans whose high salt intake puts them at risk of developing these conditions—You Won't Believe It's Salt-Free offers 125 delicious no-salt recipes that take family dinners from monotonous to mouth-watering. Culinary expert Robyn Webb reveals her secret: simpl...

While fancy and sophisticated foods continue to grow in popularity, ask most people what their favorite foods are, and the answer will invariably be classic comfort foods: lasagna, meat loaf, mac and cheese, and cake. Unfortunately, most people think that having diabetes means the days of enjoying these hearty classics are long gone and that their favorite foods are a thing of the past. Author Robyn Webb shows that healthy eating doesn't have to mean giving up on favorite foods! Diabetes c...

From the search for a Canadian hero to a heart-wrenching immigration tale, with a whole lot of hockey in between, this short story collection is Sorry, Not Sorry: an unapologetic celebration of Canadian life through story.In a heart-warming mix of fiction and creative nonfiction from 16 Canadian writers, readers are taken on a journey through Canadian life:We search for a Canadian herowe hear of a lady who meets her hockey hero...