Outpost57 Outpost contents MAY/JUNE 2007
In Every Issue 7 Tripping Lead on! Guided tours for adventurous types
9 On the Fringe Searching for a modern Seven Wonders. Komodo dragons: The next immaculate conception? And breaking news: sloths sleep a lot
13 Local Knowledge Getting grounded: Travelling by taxi from Amman to Damascus is both chaotic and culturally enlightening
16 Gourmet du Monde Saucy soy sparks up supper—soy vai!
18 Healthpost Foodborne disease doesn't have to ruin your culinary adventures, thanks, in part, to NASA
20 MEC’s The Traveller’s Edge
Features 28 Paradise Found Story: Lisan Jutras Photography: Tyler Stiem
Azure waters and swaying palms beckon, but can the Cook Islanders afford to live in heaven on earth?
39 Sacred Places
Story and Photography: Jason George For one photographer, documenting holy sites is both a journey to some of the most fascinating places in the world and an exploration of the human spirit
Tips from and for world trekkers
22 Going Hard Canadian Meagan McGrath takes it to the top in her quest to complete the Seven Summits
25 Forging Ahead On the Fjord Hiking the Saguenay region is a walk through Canada’s history and Quebec’s rich cultural heritage
67 Open Box This just in! News feeds give travellers up-to-theminute info—fast
48 Looking for Gurkha
Story and Photography: Robert J. Brodey Our intrepid writer finds the birthplace of a legendary fighting force
59 Walk on Wapta
Story and Photography: Natalie St-Denis One family puts their summer vacation on ice—literally—by taking their 10-year-old on a four-day glacial traverse
69 World Writes Books for the beach, bedside table and beyond
70 Backpackerz Buzz News from Hostelling International
78 Wright of Way Ian Wright sees the Turks and Caicos in Technicolor PHOTOGRAPHY: COVER, ROBERT J. BRODEY; THIS PAGE, (TOP, HINDU WORSHIPPERS) ROBERT J. BRODEY, (BOTTOM) TYLER STIEM.
WALK ON
WAPTA A mountaineering family gives their 10-year-old her biggest backcountry adventure yet—a glacial traverse in Alberta STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY NATALIE ST-DENIS