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Colleen McBain

Re-CreationWORLD / Founder

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Skwachàys Lodge Aboriginal Hotel and Gallery - Helping Indigenous Artist's Dreams Come True

Skwachàys urban boutique hotel and Aboriginal Fair Trade Gallery provide an authentic Indigenous art and cultural experience in the heart of Vancouver. The profits from these social enterprises support artists-in-residence to advance their careers and transform the community.

2 Wonderful Walks With Wolves in the Canadian Rockies

There are two wonderful places near Banff and Yoho National Parks, where you can walk with wolves in their natural habitat. We love the conservation work that both the Northern Lights Wolf Centre and Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary are undertaking and their public education initiatives. Plus they have respectful and engaging tours too.

How to Responsibly Encounter Wildlife in The Canadian Rockies

How to recreate safely and respectfully share the Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks and surrounding landscapes with grizzly bears and other wildlife.

Love Dinosaurs? Join an Authentic Dinosaur Dig in the Fossil Rich Badlands of Alberta

Join a real excavation digging for dinosaurs and prospecting for new fossils in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

6 New Perspectives for Sightseeing in the Canadian Rockies

Inspiring ways to get off the tourist highway and fully experience the majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains

Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies - A Legacy of Mountain Exploration and Cowboy Culture

TRCR is a not-for-profit organization with a history of exploring Canada's Rocky Mountain Parks on horseback that dates back to 1923. They operate "because we want people from all walks of life to enjoy, appreciate and explore, on horseback, the wilderness backcountry mountains in the most spectacular country in the world".

Magic in the Moment – On Safari in Maasai Mara

Life in the wilderness of Kenya's Maasai Mara has its own special wildness. It is a natural, peaceful, vivid, wonderous wild in perfect harmony of being as it should, undisturbed by civilization. There is an awakening of the senses and a serenity that comes with being on a transformational safari, completely in tune with the ecosystem.

Forest Fix – Walk with Ronna to Rejuvenate in Canada’s Rocky Mountains

Forest Fix offers rejuvenating guided activities to replenish the soul in the Rocky Mountains of Banff, Canada.

3 Reasons for Runners and Responsible Travellers to Join the Banff Jasper Relay

The Banff Jasper Relay - The Most Beautiful Race in the World - runs the first Saturday in June in Canada's Rocky Mountain Banff and Jasper National Parks, in support of the Brain Tumour Foundation. Love outdoor adventure, connecting with locals and travelling with purpose? Join us.

Sacred Samburu a Safari for the Soul

Safari is a Swahili word meaning JOURNEY and Kenya's Samburu National Reserve is a magnificent and magical place for a soul-stirring African Safari.

Creating a Better Future for Wildlife - We've Adopted an Elephant

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Orphan's Project helps rescue, raise and rehabilitate orphan elephants until they are ready to reintegrate back into Kenya's wild protected areas.

A Visual Celebration of Our Natural World - Galapagos Turtles

An amazing video of turtles mating in the Galapagos, Ecuador. Just one of the wondrous experiences you may have as a mindful, responsible traveller exploring these magical islands with a Level III (highest) Galapagos National Park Naturalist Guide.

Beyond the Mayan Riviera – 4 Beautiful Yucatan Biosphere Reserves

Beyond the sprawling resorts and commercialized activities of the Mayan Riviera are some wonderful secret spots filled with nature encounters, peace of mind, and authentic tourism experiences.

Las Palmeras Inn – Authentic Country Living in the Ecuadorian Andes

Visiting Las Palmeras Inn is like visiting an Ecuadorian family farm, with organic gardens and orchards - the source of their delightful farm to table cuisine - beautiful birds and a traditional collection of llamas, dogs, and cuy. In fact, at its heart is a 150-year-old hacienda still displaying its traditional vintage Andean architecture.

How Travel Done Right Can Heal The WORLD

What better way to connect, experience, learn and discover the beauty, wonder and possibility in ourselves and in the world than through travel? Because travel done right… mindfully, respectfully and responsibly, changes you, it teaches you to dream new dreams that ultimately can change and heal the world.

Bud and Breakfast - Worry Free Cannabis Tourism in Canada

Understanding the legalities of recreational cannabis purchase and use in Canada is a challenge. Bud and Breakfast offers cannabis friendly lodging and knowledgeable hosts who can provide all the local lowdown, ensuring the best Canadian cannabis tourism experience.

Tweed Weed and The Chocolate Factory

Recreational Cannabis use is now legal in Canada. The Tweed Visitors Center, in Smiths Falls, Ontario now offers delightful and educational tours where you can learn about the cannabis plant, their specialty strains and products and view their grow rooms and chocolate factory.

EcoColors Tours - A Responsible Eco-Friendly Way to Explore Mexico

EcoColors is a sustainable tour operator located in Cancun, Mexico. They offer a wide variety of itineraries incorporating outstanding nature and cultural experiences and outdoor adventure in the Riviera Maya and other parts of Mexico.

Celebrating the New Year in Ecuador – Clear, Cleanse and Create

As you adventure into the new year, we encourage you travel light - open minded and unburdened with excess baggage.

The Cuisine of the Yucatan - A Tamale Tale

The tamale, an essential of Yucatecan Cuisine, is the story of Mayan culture, all wrapped up into one small life-sustaining package.

The Most Important Travel Document In The World

What a difference it could make to our world if we all choose to travel with and support organizations with this kind of caring philosophy, with businesses that assured us of their commitment to enhancing life on this planet and maintaining the sacred balance between nature, science/technology and mankind.

CANADA: A 15 Day Journey through the Maritime Provinces

Introduction to a 15-day Guide to travelling through New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

Resources For The Responsible Traveller

'We are all Voyagers. What you carry with you and what you leave behind define who you are.' - Elder in the Samoan Voyaging Society. Why it Matters? Note, river of plastic waste on right of photo.

Fall In Love With Ecuador: Adventures You'll Never Forget

We dare to say that Ecuador offers the best of pretty much everything the world has to offer.