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Venus in Morocco
By Liam Rockliffe, Staff Writer Venus is a fascinating planet. It’s a gigantic volcanic structure, which means it is mostly igneous rocks— rocks formed from lava. Venus’ composition gives us more information about igneous...
A return trip twenty-five years in the making
By Emma Duke, Staff Writer This past June 2022, my family traveled to Portugal for 16 days. Twenty-five years prior, my parents made Portugal a two-day-stop on their honeymoon, but my dad got sick...
My trip to B.C.: Traveling and the sublime
By Taylor Charlebois, Staff Writer My sleepy eyes are fuzzy, blinded by the street lights. Maybe I’m tired because I was surfing all day, or maybe it’s because I’ve been smoking marijuana cigarettes. Maybe...
The Solo Female’s Guide to Backpacking: Christmas market must-do’s in the United Kingdom
By Mackenzie Mason, Staff Writer With Christmas just around the corner (and my return home after three months of travelling through Europe), I’ve been able to stop by a number of Christmas markets all...
Kenzie’s travel guide to southern Europe
By Mackenzie Mason, Staff Writer I’ve been quite on the move recently as I continue my travels on my solo trip through Europe. After travelling throughout Greece for a month and doing ALL the...
Three things I have learned backpacking alone
By MacKenzie Mason, Staff Writer A month and a half ago, I dropped all of my classes at Mount Royal University, packed my life into a backpack and got on a one-way flight to Athens,...
Canadians travelled in droves over the holidays despite COVID-19 — including those in positions of power
By Noel Harper, News Editor After it was first discovered in December 2019, the COVID-19 virus was spread throughout the world, in large part, through travel. In response, many travel-related recommendations and restrictions have been...
How international education at MRU has adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Christian Kindrachuk, Web Editor While the COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily halted the physical experience of international education, it has not stopped students from seeking international opportunities. The international education office at Mount Royal...
