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For the Birds

New, private itineraries in Ecuador offer thrills for bird watchers By Chris Miller Photos courtesy of Sacha Lodge Birders are in for an exotic treat. Sacha Lodge, an accessible, 5000-acre private ecological reserve in the Ecuadorian Amazon, is offering an array of new, private birding itineraries. Of 1,600 bird species registered in...

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Passionate for Gardening

Grassroot Grannies have been digging up their gardens for 17 years, selling thousands of ferns, hostas and colourful garden art, raising $110,000 for their beleaguered African sisters. By Sheila Brady Maggie Armstrong is unrepentantly addicted to gardening. The 87-year-old mother of three, grandmother to six and loving matriarch to four...

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