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Warmer weather breeds restlessness, itchy feet, or maybe just the desire to do something with all

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For many of us that means…golf. and there’s no better place to practise your swing than in North Carolina, where you could play course after course over the summer months and still be navigating new holes. Our neophyte golfer yet accomplished writer tries his hand at driving, pitching and putting on some hallowed (read PGa) ground (page 17). Followed by some classic barbecue…it is summer fare, after all.

Not all of us know the difference between a nine iron and a wedge (is there one?), so for the less sports-minded and more spiritual sort, we suggest a sojourn to northern BC’s storied land of Haida Gwaii to commune with weathered totems, living giants (that’d be towering trees), soaring eagles, breaching whales… and even here the sports-minded are catered to with what might be golf’s equivalent on water: fishing, and lots and lots of it. think of it as the best of both worlds (page 33).

summer’s also the go-to time for European trekkers, but instead of the usual tourist-choked spots (save Paris and London for another time), explore Flanders in Belgium, where the almost-too-pretty cities of Ghent, Leuven, antwerp, Bruges and Brussels beckon with beer, fries (Belgians invented this manna), chocolate and waffles (page 21). Be sure to visit the more sombre parts of Flanders, as in “Flanders fields” near Ypres, where various commemorative sites and events are going on until 2018 for the 100th anniversary of world war I (page 5).

Or go really off the beaten track in east-ern Europe to Georgia. Yes, Georgia. More than stalin’s birthplace, it’s home to one of the oldest wine-making traditions in the world (page 6). You can say madloba (thank you) to us later…

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Last year was the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI, the Great War that was meant to end all wars. How little

we seem to learn from history. “ComingWorldRememberMe” (CWXRM) wants to change that.

This bold and innovative proj-ect began in 2014, near Ypres (or Ieper in Flemish), the epicentre of WWI, and continues throughout the same four-year length of the

war until 2018, when the land-art installation will be erected in no-man’s land to commemorate WWI’s 600,000 civilian victims.

The non-profit kunst or art project has a meaningful mes-sage without being high-brow or exclusive. It’s participatory, and you—whether artsy or not—can have a hand in it, literally.

Participants—young or old, multi-generational family or corporate team-building group—

can come to one of the project’s workshops and create a clay (evoking the epic mud of Flanders fields and a mix of actual clay from Ypres and Germany) figurine (curled up in a fetal position yet with a visible spine of strength) from a mould. Each figurine is the same yet not (with each participant’s individual touches), and each creator is the godfa-ther/mother of the figure, a link between the past and present,

and will be named on its dogtag alongside an actual victim. Chills.

It’s just one of the remark-able commemorative things going on in Flanders between now and 2018. Much of WWI played out on the soil here, from Ypres to Passchendaele, and to visit is a chance to reflect on the past and yet marvel at the present. History matters. comingworldre-memberme.be/en (For more on Belgium, see page 21.)

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You’re relaxing in Vino Underground, a wine cellar in Tbilisi, the capital of

Georgia, and sipping a glass of Rkatsiteli, a deliciously acidic am-ber wine with exotic notes. Before coming here, you had no idea that this romantic Black Sea country in

the Caucasus has a wine tradition that goes back an esti-mated 8,000 years and draws upon 525

endemic grape varieties. Yet now that you’ve had a taste of Georgia, you want more.

Georgia became independent in 1991, and it has survived a war-torn history to become the latest desti-nation for adventurous, ahead-of-the-curve travellers. Granted, you might have to explain that it wasn’t the setting for Gone With the Wind or the inspiration for Ray Charles’s “Georgia on My Mind.” But Georgia is a recipe for excitement.

The Great Canadian Travel Company arranges tours around the nation of 4.6 million, shepherded by experienced, multilingual Georgian guides. The tours are de-signed to satisfy all your appetites.

For instance, in addition to sipping traditional vintages at the Azarphesa Wine Restaurant in Tbilisi, you’ll devour a vast spread with dishes like chicken with sweet Cornelian cherry sauce and chest-nut soup with ginger. Family-style dining is traditional in Georgia, often accompanied by heartfelt toasts with drinking horns and strangely entrancing polyphonic singing.

The capital offers multiple ways to relax. You can check into the surprisingly upscale Tbilisi Holiday Inn, or check out (mentally, that is) while soaking and getting scrubbed down at the central sulphur baths, under red brick domes that date to the 17th century.

The Georgian language and alphabet may look perplexing to Western eyes, but it’s easy to appreciate the architecture, both new and old. Since the peaceful “Rose Revolution” of 2003 ushered in increased democracy, strikingly modern landmarks have sprouted around Tbilisi, like the 2009-built glass-domed President’s Palace and the Bridge of Peace. Ride the cable car up to the Narikala Fortress for a superb view of the Mktvari River winding through the city.

Fascinated by the solemn iconography of the Orthodox Church? Travel to the Alaverdi Monastery, where ancient frescoes and flickering candles adorn the cathedral—the second-highest religious building in Georgia after Tbilisi’s new Holy Trinity Cathedral. (Unsurprisingly, the monastery is adjacent to a lush vineyard.)

Alternatively, explore the pictur-esque, mountainous wilds of Upper

Svaneti, where medieval towers dot the hillsides. The rambling drive to Ushguli, Europe’s highest village (2,200 metres above sea level), is an unforgettable odyssey.

For a glimpse of Georgia’s 20th-century darkness under Communism, visit the capacious Stalin Museum in the infamous dictator’s hometown of Gori. His luxurious green train carriage, Kremlin office furniture, and bronze death mask are among the displays. Strangely, the museum has hardly changed since Soviet times. The gift shop sells Stalin coffee mugs, T-shirts and wine.

The Georgian word for “thank you” is madloba, and you’ll use it repeatedly, filled with gratitude for the chance to freely visit this extraordinary land today.

— Lucas Aykroyd

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images with less depth. therefore, if you want to separate a subject like mushrooms or leaves from their background, try adding natural back- or side-light or a bit of fill flash. also, diffused light is cooler (bluer) than bright sunlight, so if you shoot in jpeg mode set your white balance control to cloudy to add a bit of warmth (orange/red).

My best piece of advice for shooting on grey days is to use a tripod. “No, not the tripod again,” I can hear you saying. well, cloud cover can reduce light levels by as much as six f-stops. that means either shooting wide open at f 2.8 (a very shallow depth of field), increasing your IsO (causing more noise) and/or using shutter speeds much slower than is practical for handheld shooting.

On grey days I typically shoot rainforest scenes at 1/15, portraits at 1/60 and waterfalls at 1/10 of a second with a tripod (review some slow-speed tips in my col-umn in the september/October 2013 issue).

also, avoid including too much grey sky in your im-age. In most cases it’ll be overexposed and stark. If you must include grey skies, try using graduated filters (see “Gear up”). a graduated neutral density filter will darken the sky without darkening the rest of the scene, while a graduated colour filter tints and darkens the sky without adding colour to the rest of your scene.

so, the next time the grey clouds gather, skip Gilligan, grab your tripod and go shooting.

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colours will lift your spirits.> Grey days are perfect for shooting shiny antique cars, but use a polarizer

filter to reduce reflections.> Think small. Diffused light is perfect for macro subjects like small flowers,

insects, leaves, etc. > Overcast days are great for shooting wildlife (birds are less active so

you can get some good portraits), as well as black and white (especially seascapes, dark cars and old architecture.

> Always use a lens hood to keep stray drops of moisture off the front glass of your lens.

> Wrap your equipment in plastic wrap from the dry cleaners. It keeps the gear dry, and its softness makes it easy to adjust your lens and controls.

GeAR uP Tripods and their associated heads (the part where your cam-era connects) are an essential part of photography especially on grey days, but selecting one can be a daunting experience. Carbon fibre tripods are lighter and less susceptible to cold than those with metal legs. I recommend ball heads for simplicity and ease of operation. Vanguard offers a full line of tripods and heads starting at $150.

Graduated filters are rectangular pieces of tinted glass/plastic with coat-ing on one end that gradually fades to clear at the other end. They come in a variety of colours from pinks, oranges, reds, blues and neutral densities. I use a glass sunset graduated filter (orange) to give grey skies a warmer look. All filters reduce lens sharpness, so make sure you buy the best you can afford. Glass Tiffen graduated filters start at $100 while plastic Cokin filters start around $40.

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It was the dull apathy of the Cambodian children that was so gut wrenching, and Dr. ken siemens wondered if they had

been abused for so long they had ceased to feel anything at all. “they were almost dead in a sense,” says siemens. “Or, they would be very fearful. None of this was normal; they didn’t have the usual emotions that kids have.”

siemens, a partner at the river Dental Clinic in Medicine Hat, aB, and his wife Deanna siemens, a former nurse turned dental assistant, travelled to Cambodia for two weeks last year with alberta-based kindness in action (kIa). the NGO organizes missions to the developing world to provide dental care to the poorest and most vulner-able. the kIa team travelled to rural villages throughout Cambodia, providing oral care to the victims of the child sex trade who had been rescued by the Catholic Church—kids whom local dentists refused to help. “who knows what hell they’d been through,” says Deanna, who often found herself holding back tears.

the team worked out of temporary dental clinics that the priests and nuns had set up in schools, churches and orphanages. Not all their patients were victims of the sex trade, which is fuelled in part by Cambodia’s thriving tourist industry. some were land mine survivors. One patient was a five-year-old boy who had come by himself. speaking through an interpreter, he said that his parents had left Cambodia to find work in thailand, and he was living with a relative. the boy was in dire need of help—all his teeth had rotted. “so here we have a five-year-old giving consent to pull his teeth out and he’s not going to have any teeth now until he’s about 12,” says Deanna. “It was heart breaking.”

the poverty, neglect and exploitation encountered by the kIa team are rooted in Cambodia’s brutal history and exacerbated by the country’s high levels of government corruption. starting in 1975, the khmer rouge slaughtered the Cambodian people in a genocide that lasted three years. the ultra-communist group was then ousted by Vietnam, and the country became immersed in war until 1991. since then, Cambodia has been wracked by poverty

and the people suffer from a lack of educa-tion and jobs. women and children are es-pecially vulnerable to internal trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. UNICEF reported in 2012 that from 14% to 30% of both boys and girls in the region had experi-enced forced sex. “People go to the villages and tell the parents that they will take their child into the city to get them an education and a job. But they take them to the city to sell them. It’s disgusting,” Deanna says.

the Cambodia trip was the seventh of siemens’ international dental missions that began in 1982 as a new graduate of the University of saskatchewan College of Dentistry. the first adventure involved being “dropped off in the middle of nowhere” with a fellow student in Honduras. Here, the poor diet and lack of health care meant that siemens did mainly extrac-tions and little in the way of restorations.

In the ensuing years, siemens fo-cused on establish-ing his practice. It wasn’t until 2010 that he thought about doing more international mis-sions. His teenagers were nearly grown and independent and his practice was thriving. Perhaps, he thought, it was time, once again, “to help others around the world.”

travelling to places like Mozambique, siemens and Deanna bore witness to the impact of an encroaching western diet. In Central america, sugar cane and pop are key factors in the development of caries. In Mozambique, however, it was the introduc-tion of bread and white-flour pastries, which get stuck to the teeth, that was causing a dramatic decline in oral health. However, travelling with well-funded NGOs like EMas

Canada in Haiti or Guatemala with wells of Hope meant that siemens had the proper equipment to restore teeth—not just pull them. Back in the 1980s, during siemens’ Honduras mission, a cavity on the front tooth meant extraction, as it would likely abscess and the patient “could die.” Now, “we remove the decay and actually save teeth,” siemens says.

the siemens couple is just returning from a three-week medical excursion with the world’s largest charity hospital ship, africa Mercy, a refurbished Dutch freighter, which is docked at the port city of tamatave along the eastern coast of Madagascar. the modern floating hospital has beds and surgical theatres as well as up-to-date dental equipment, a vast improvement over the makeshift clinics in Cambodia where wooden tables were turned into ersatz dental chairs. “I’m just so grateful that I can still do this,” said siemens. “and I hope that I can do it for a long time.”

crisis in CambodiaNGO kindness in action (kIa) organizes missions to provide dental care to the most vulnerable

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Roberta Staley is an award-winning magazine writer and the editor of the Canadian Chemical News, published by the Chemical Institute of Canada. She is also a magazine writing instructor at Douglas College and a graduate student at Simon Fraser University.

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The ranchers in Nebraska never realized the hidden wealth buried in their farmland until fracking

technology made them oil barons overnight. similarly, many dentists are unaware of the juicy tax shelter hiding in the goodwill of their practice.

suppose Dr. sue carries on a thriving family dental practice in her BC Corporation (Dentalco). she started the practice from scratch, and it now has a goodwill value of $1 million .

to access the tax shelter in the goodwill, Dr. sue sets up a new dental corporation (Newco). Dentalco sells all the dental assets, including goodwill for $1 million to Newco. and that’s a realistic figure. the value of the goodwill of dental practices has been increasing steadily—$1 million in goodwill for a single owner practice is not uncommon today.

when the goodwill is sold by a corporation, only 50% of its value is taxable. the other 50% is non-taxable and can be paid out as tax-free or capital dividends to shareholders of the corporation. when Dentalco sells the goodwill for $1 million to Newco, only 50% or $500,000 is subject to tax at 26% which equates to $130,000. In this scenario, Dentalco is able to pay $500,000 of capital dividends tax free to Dr. sue and her family. as a result of reporting the sale of the goodwill to Newco, about $360,000 of “eligible” dividends will be available to be paid to Dr. sue. the significance of receiving “eligible” dividends for Dr. sue versus “regular” dividends is that the top personal tax rate on “eligible” dividends is 29%, whereas the full 38% tax

rate applies to “regular” dividends.Even better, the tax benefits don’t

stop here. Because Newco purchased the goodwill, it can now depreciate $375,000 ($500,000 X 75%) at 7% per year. this transaction translates to tax savings over a number of years totaling $97,000 ($375,000 X 26%).

Below is a summary of the tax savings Dr. sue can enjoy by selling the $1 million practice goodwill to Newco.

the tax savings relative to $500,000 and $750,000 of goodwill is $95,000 and $140,000, respectively. (Please note that

these calculations are based on BC tax rates, so the tax benefits will vary by

province.) the big attraction of the

above strategy is obtaining $500,000 worth of tax-free

corporate cash. By doing so, you have the advantage of minimizing

your personal taxes over a number of years by taking a mix of taxable and

capital dividends to avoid paying tax at the highest personal tax rate. alternatively, for an immediate benefit, you can convert your personal home mortgage into a tax deductible practice loan by arranging a practice loan for your corporation of $500,000, which is paid out as a capital dividend. You use the cash to pay off your house mortgage. the bank will likely use

your home as a collateral security for the corporation loan, but it will not change the tax consequences. the loan interest is now tax deductible and you will receive the additional benefit of having your dental corporation pay off the loan principal with lower after-tax corporate dollars as opposed to paying down the principal at the much higher personal tax rate.

another benefit of implementing the above tax-saving strategy is that you can combine the two corporations after selling the goodwill, and thus you will be able to continue practising with just one dental corporation, as you did prior to the sale.

so, while “fracking” may stir some controversy in the oil industry, in the case of the dental industry, think of it as a good thing—and consider fracking your practice goodwill to reap all of the above tax benefits.

frack your goodwillturning your practice goodwill into a juicy tax shelter

Manfred Purtzki is the principal of Purtzki & Associates Chartered Accountants. You can reach him at [email protected].

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Dr. Kelly Silverthorn is Just For Canadian Dentists’ automotive writer. He tries to keep one convertible and/or one track-day car in the family fleet.

Look south from Victoria, BC, across the strait to the Olympic Peninsula, and intrigue is guaranteed by the

eponymous snow-capped mountain peaks that seem to rise right out of the water. that intrigue met opportunity when a new Boxster from Porsche Centre Victoria fell into my hands for a few days. a spirited three-day circumnavigation of those Olympic Mountains ensued.

taking the ferry from downtown Victoria to Port angeles, I started my route northwest through sequim (pronounced “skwim”), known for its annual lavender festival each summer, before following Highway 101 to trace the Peninsula. touring motorcyclists with cushy seats can make the loop in a day, but the western half is less than sporting. so, if you have the good fortune to be in a sporting car—as I did—and are not pressed for time, alternate and more-sporting parallel routes exist. Closer to the north coast are Highways 112 and 113, and edging the west coast are Highways 109 and 110—all of which fit my leisurely purposes nicely.

regardless of time and inclination, all circumnavigation routes take you past kalaloch on the west coast, and more inland at Lake Quinault. stop for a bite at kalaloch Lodge and a beach stroll along the adjacent breakers. the beaches are wide, long and driftwood-strewn.

the seattle-based local chapter of the Porsche Club suggests overnighting at Quinault Lake, but my plans took me

through the north beaches communities of Pacific Beaches and Ocean shores. I then kept going to the outskirts of Olympia, washington state’s capital, where I spent the night, before going slightly off-course, southeast of the Olympic Peninsula, to tacoma to check out the Lemay Museum (“america’s Car Museum”).

this must-see for car fans was always on my itinerary. the building itself is amazing, as are the “special exhibits,” and the main collection is ginormous (although sometimes quantity outshines quality or significance or accompanying information).

this famous main collection has only been in this architecturally attention-grabbing home for a few years, and I’ll have to revisit when I’m next in tacoma-auburn-kent (kent is the home of the still-operating racing track made famous from the glory years of Can-am and trans-am).

From tacoma, the Porsche Club recommends Highways 16, 302 and 106 to get back on the Olympic Peninsula Highway 101 eastern loop going north. the bulk of the north-south traffic sticks to Highway 16 on the kitsap Peninsula, which leaves the farther-to-the-west 101 scenic, twisty and relatively traffic-free. some of my stops along the way included a couple of isolated antique shops (to please the Mrs.), as well as authentic Puget sound seafood sampling at the Hama Hama and Geoduck.

My three-day circumnavigation of the peninsula ended in historic Port townsend, a gem of a town, with both a historic uptown and downtown, including lively water street and some interesting 1890s-era establishments.

Moored at the Port townsend landing I noticed a small cruise ship, the american spirit, with 20 or so cabins. For those who don’t happen to have a Boxster, this mode of transport, by water with stops in Puget

sound and the san Juan Islands, might just be the next best way to travel the region.

From here, it’s a one-hour drive to complete the loop to Port angeles and

return by ferry to Victoria. My timeline was a little more indulgent, so I took the

ferry from Port townsend to whidbey Island, then across the bridge at Deception Pass and onto Fidalgo Island to anacortes. Ferries also leave through the Us san Juan Islands to the sidney, BC, ferry terminal, a 30-minute drive from Victoria. another side trip: Lummi Island, where the willows Inn’s restaurant has been named one of the best in america (definitely on my next visit).

Having spent a few days with the Boxster, it’s clear why this sports car is the darling of the automotive press. Great styling, performance, build quality, engine sound, gas mileage, trunk space and user-friendly top. Like the Olympic Peninsula itself, it promises intrigue—and delivers.

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Last summer, when I was sitting on a patio in whistler, BC, sipping a beer in the late-afternoon sun,

I noticed that people were drinking massive margaritas with Lilliputian-sized bottles of beer inverted inside, like some oversized garnish. what the …? a little research menu gave me the answer: it’s a beerita. Of course.

what’s wrong with a well-made margarita? Or a crisp and refreshing beer? why marry such strange bedfel-lows and expect that the union will be better than the sum of its parts? the beverage piqued my interest and I starting wondering about beer cocktails —beertails—an unfortunate portmanteau if there ever was one.

I consider myself a bit of a tradi-tionalist when it comes to sipping suds. Hold the fruity flavours, skip the seasonal pumpkin-spice ales and please: no orange wheel floating on top. But I’ll happily quaff a number of mass-market brews. a creamy Guinness hits the spot on a quiet evening, especially when it has been poured in a proper Irish pub. If I happen to be loung-ing beachside in Mexico, I skip lagers like Corona or Pacifico and go for the darker Negra Modelo (it’s a Munich Dunkel lager, in case you were wondering), whose caramel character seems to somehow cut through the heat. Of course, it’s hard to resist beguil-ing Cascade hops that flavour my fave — Deschutes Brewery’s Mirror Pond Pale ale. For me, the malty, floral and not-too-bitter flavour hits the sweet spot.

why mess with a good thing? as it turns out, we’ve been mixing other ingredients

in our beer for some time. Europeans have been drinking versions of shandies or radlers (lager and “lemonade”—sprite or 7-Up in Canada) for decades. It’s not technically a cocktail, but it’s lower in alcohol, making it a refreshing choice

on a blistering day. then there’s the Black and tan, made with half Bass ale (tan) and half Guinness (black) poured over top. when crafted carefully, the two layers stay

separate for dramatic effect. Plus the stout and ale balance each other

beautifully.Europeans haven’t cornered the

market on blending beer. Consider Mexico’s cerveza preparada (the Michelada is one variation), a 1940s-era

beer cocktail that’s “prepared” with toma-to juice, freshly squeezed lime juice and

salt. If it sounds like Mexico’s beer-based answer to the Bloody Mary, you’re spot on. added worcestershire or Maggi sauce give it that appealing hit of umami.

If your taste leans more to something less salty-meaty, you’re in luck: there’s the classic Black Velvet, where stout is floated over champagne in a flute glass. Back in 1861, when Queen Victoria’s Prince Consort died, the bartender at the Brooks’s Club created the cocktail to commemorate his death. Popularity of the drink spread and years later, in 1910, it also became known as the Bismarck, after the German chancellor who had a penchant for it.

two decades later, British novelist richard Hughes introduced a drink called Hangman’s Blood in High Wind in Jamaica, his 1929 novel about a group of children

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beer makes it betterwhy beer is the latest unlikely (and, yes, tasty) cocktail ingredient

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aFicionado3. Black Velvet, aka Bismarck // Fill a champagne flute half-way with champagne or sparkling wine; float stout over top by slowing pouring it over the back of a spoon.

4. Michelada // Rub the rim of a collins glass with fresh lime; rim with salt. Pour 0.5 oz fresh lime juice into the glass; add a pinch each of black pepper and celery salt. Add in a couple dashes Tabasco sauce and Worcestershire (or Maggie sauce). Top with chilled lager beer. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

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captured by pirates. It’s unclear whether the mix of porter, rum, gin and brandy was authentic or fic-tional, but in 1960, anthony Burgess, who penned

cult-favourite, A Clockwork Orange, was quoted in the Guardian as actually inventing the potent drink:

“Into a pint glass doubles of the following are poured: gin, whisky, rum, port, and brandy. a small bottle of stout is added, and the whole topped up with champagne or cham-pagne surrogate.” a cautionary note: don’t drink this alone.

Beer drinkers who want less of a knockout but still want a kick can take inspiration from Charles Bukowski. the writer of the semi-autobiographical film, Barfly, drank Boilermakers, a pint of beer accompanied with a shot of whiskey. adding that shot right to the beer makes it a Depth Charge, and plenty of interesting experimentation can be had by changing up the style of beer and spirit. One example is the unfortunately named Irish Car Bomb, where a shot glass filled with half Irish whiskey and half Irish cream is dropped into a glass of Guinness.

a more elegant beer cocktail is the Beers knees, a modern take on the Prohibition-era Bees knees (basically a gin-based sour made with honey syrup) but with a couple of ounces of wheat beer. sounds refreshing.

that beerita I mentioned? It still doesn’t appeal, but then next time I’m having a brunch-time beverage, I’ll be tempted to order up a Michelada. and if there’s a patio or beach to be had, even better.

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it had been a very long day on Leopard’s Chase. a beautiful course, it had confounded me at every turn. I shanked shots deep into the southern pines. Doglegs frustrated, and bunkers beckoned my ball into their expansive confines on several occasions. time and again, I failed to carry the water, my ball rising—then, falling, far too early, tracing a

steady and heart-breaking course, with a plop and a splash, into Carolina ponds and streams. But on the eighteenth hole, it all turned around—if just for a moment. I stood there, one club in each hand, and I faced a choice. I could play it safe and swing my wedge, laying up and living to play another day. Or I could go for it. the bent grass green spread out before me, guarded by a series of lovely—but potentially treacherous—waterfalls. throwing caution to the wind, I used my 5-iron, hitting my best shot of the day, landing the ball just a few feet of the pin. In that moment, all the bad shots were forgotten. Probably overdoing it a little, I dropped the club and raised my hands in victory.

I am not a good golfer, but I absolutely love the game. My play is so bad, I usually choose to golf alone, lest my poor play rubs off on anyone else. But I was here in its heart-land—North Carolina—to test my mettle on some truly fabulous courses, including Pinehurst No.2, 18 holes that are known around the world. North Carolina is home to more than 400 golf courses, many of them created by some of the game’s greatest designers, their fairways and greens spread across this truly varied state—spread out below big mountains and across green piedmont valleys and diving deep into lush seaside lowlands.

and I was here to explore the food, culture and attractions that make this state more than just a golf destination—which is why I began my adventures in the charm-ing city of wilmington and neighbouring

wrightsville Beach. after walking along the atlantic and trying my hand at some fishing in wrightsville, I headed into wilmington for a little antebellum history. set on the Cape Fear river, wilmington has long been one of the south’s great ports. It’s now home to the largest historical district in the state, which I toured in a horse-drawn carriage, clip-clop-ping down brick streets and past grand old homes, many of them passed down through the generations and still owned by the same famous families—which often included governors and captains of industry. I finished up at a charm-ing waterside

restaurant called Elijah’s, where I chowed down on southern staples like fried catfish and seafood chowder.

then I went to work it off at sea trail Golf resort, which is home to not just one—but three—courses that bear the fingerprints of golf’s most legendary design-ers. they also bear their names. the Jones Course is named after rees Jones, son of robert trent Jones, arguably america’s greatest course designer, who earned a degree from Harvard’s Graduate school of Design and became a legend in his own right. the Maples Course is named after Dan Maples, a North Carolina native whose beautiful designs dot the

south. and the Byrd Course is named after the late willard Byrd, who created more than 100 courses during his half-century of designing.

I tried my hand at the Byrd Course—and didn’t do so well. But that didn’t necessarily diminish the experience. Mindful of the sign near the first tee warning of potentially ag-

gressive alligators, I wound my way through old pine forests and past lakes and streams—water plays a part on eleven different holes. while the broad, mounded fairways were forgiving, it still took me awhile to duff my way to the 18th hole—recording far more strokes (or, in my case, purposely not recording) far more than the course’s par 72.

walking back to the clubhouse, I struck up a conversation with a retiree—and course marshal—named Joe McIlroy. a golfer all his life, he told me he moved down here for the love of the game—which is without parallel anywhere else in the nation. “we have 34

courses in this county alone,” he said with a smile. “there’s no congestion—it’s

not busy. and you’ve got everything from courses for a beginner and recreational golfers to top-of-the-line ones like the Jones Course.” and he noted that nothing is far—the beach is just a mile from where we

stood, and plenty of great spots are within close driving distance.

I left the lowlands, headed in the general direction of Pinehurst No.2,

stopping first in raleigh, the state capital. there, I toured the North Carolina sports Hall of Fame and the North Carolina Museum of History. the city is home to a burgeoning craft brewery scene, and I downed some distinc-tive beers at the very cool Lonerider Brewery, then finished up the day with a plateful of southern barbecue—pork shoulder and ribs and brisket, roasted low and slow, at a place called the Pit.

and then, it was time for Pinehurst No.2. I wasn’t actually playing it, obviously—not a course that has hosted seven major cham-pionships since it opened way back in 1907. the masterpiece of Donald J. ross, a legend and pioneer, whose courses remain some of america’s greatest, it plays a ferocious 7,565 yards and, on the occasion of my visit, was hosting the very best players in the world at the Us Open, bearing the badge of honour of being the first course to ever host both the men’s and women’s tournament in the same year. striding along the side of the fairways and hanging out near the tee boxes, I watched a full day’s play, taking notes on swings from the likes of Bubba watson and rory McElroy—fully cognizant of the fact that I could never replicate them.

at the end of the weekend, a German golfer named Martin kaymer would walk away with the Championship trophy, beating his closest opponent by an astonishing eight strokes. I knew I’d never hoist the trophy—or beat anyone by eight strokes. But I would always have that remarkable shot on 18 at Leopard’s Chase.

if you go +golf & glory swing Part of the Big Cats Golf Courses of Ocean Ridge Plantation, Leopard’s Chase (bigcatsgolf.com/leopards-chase) was named one of the finest new public courses in the nation by Golf Digest and Golf magazines when it opened in 2007. sTAY Set up base in the town of Wrightsville Beach at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort (blockade-runner.com), set right on the sandy beach of one of North Carolina’s best stretches of Atlantic Coastline. swing + sTAY In addition to 72 holes across three distinctive courses, Sea Trail Golf Resort (seatrail.com) offers fully contained villas, complete with a separate living room and a full kitchen, set just steps from the tees. FLY in Air Canada offers direct flights from Toronto to Raleigh-Durham International Airport. FLY A KiTE The fun extends past the heyday of summer with the annual Cape Fear Kite Festival is held the first weekend in November at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach (see cover). MORE For more information on the golf and glory found in North Carolina: VisitNC.com

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in Flanders fields, the poppies blow…” It’s the unforgettable first line of the poem written by Canadian physician John McCrae on the battle-

field during World War I. It’s become synonymous with Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. Near Ypres you can see these fields, this Flanders that’s been irrevocably tied to and marked by WWI (and is commemorating its 100th anniversary from now until 2018; see page 5). But Flemish Belgium is also firmly in the present—vibrant, flavourful (oh, the beer, waffles, moules et frites!) and enchanting.

In the film In Bruges, Colin Farrell’s character describes the town as a “f---ing fairytale.” Indeed it is. A rather touristy one. But the BRUGES Markt or main square and its multi-coloured and -gabled buildings certainly does charm. And there’s some rather impressive art and artifacts within Bruges’ old walls—from the serene visage of Michel- angelo’s The Madonna of Bruges sculpture to the twisted and tortured figures in The Last Judgment triptych by Hieronymus Bosch in the Groeninge-

museum. There’s even a relic said to contain Christ’s blood at The Basilica of the Holy Blood…

Similarly pretty yet thrumming with hip locals—all on bikes—is LEUVEN, where students still register in the same building as when classes first began at the University of Leuven in 1425 (the library’s archives are recognized by UNESCO). The Gothic-era Stadhuis or town hall, dating from the mid-15th century is the city’s pride, as well as the 1232 Groot Begijnhof (Grand Béguinage), a sort of single women’s non-convent residency. And, if you haven’t had a Belgian beer yet (there are thou-sands), then a local Domus brew is in order.

In GHENT, there’s more beer to be had (some 260 varieties at de Dulle Griet pub alone) before gaz-ing upon more art, like the 1432 Ghent Altarpiece by Flemish painters/brothers Jan and Hubert Van Eyck. Or spend the afternoon navigating the medi-eval alleys and canals and trip even farther back in time at the 1180 Castle of the Counts of Flanders.

ANTWERp is a marvelous mash-up of old and

new, with a cathedral that houses Rubens trip-tychs (Rubenshuis, his house-cum-artist-studio, is another to-do) alongside avant-garde fashion designers with flagship stores in centuries-old warehouses (the Antwerp Six includes Ann Demeulemeester and Dries van Noten). This is Europe’s second-largest port, its container-dotted waterfront referenced in the MAS Museum’s striking architecture. Here, a Bolleke beer from De Koninck brewery—in a proper bowl-shaped glass—is a must, preferably with fries topped with a generous dollop of mayo. Yum.

Of course, BRUSSELS, the capital of Belgium (and EU), has it all: art (Magritte, for just one local legend), architecture (hello, still-audacious Atomium from the 1958 World Fair), artisan choco-late (try Neuhaus or Mary) and yet another beer and moules et frites (go to Chez Léon for the full-on touristy yet still authentic experience). — B. Sligl

For more on Flanders, Belgium, go to visitflanders.com.

FaNCY FlaNDers? The Flemish part of Belgium has oh-so-pretty towns, fab food, even better beer and too much to see and do… (CE events in Flanders + just beyond are highlighted in blue.)

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I recently read an article by Gene Marks that was published in Entrepreneur Magazine in april of this year. the gist

of the article is that Marks, a small business owner, is very busy and many people ask him to have a coffee. these people are likely to be sales people or people with business ideas that they want to share with him. Marks came up with a great suggestion—”Let’s have a coffee, but let’s do it over the phone.” He continued, “I will have a cup of coffee at my end and you can enjoy one at yours and we can meet over the tele-phone.” I also promote the same concept because I believe that telephone meet-ings are underrated and can be highly productive, even though the benefits of the face-to-face meeting are lost.

Marks further stated that he priori-tizes his time, spending it with clients or bonafide business prospects first. all busi-ness owners should follow this principle. However, since hiring a senior manage-ment team, I find that I have substantially more free time and I’m now having coffee meetings with just about anybody who asks, assuming they have a legitimate idea, business plan, interest in my business or an opportunity for my business to expand—and I am loving it!

I got so busy in the past decade that I started to avoid in-person meetings because the time and travel became a psychological burden, and the result was that I was not meeting people face-to-face enough.

all small business owners, including all the professional practice owners that I know, have incredible demands on their time. someone once said, “If a task can be delegated, delegate it.” some of us do that very well, but most of us do not delegate enough of the repetitive, day-to-day tasks and many of the business owners become burdened with what I call administrivia. Fortunately, it has become easier for me to trust my staff to do what has been delegated while I interact with people on a more personal level.

I read a book years ago entitled, Never Eat Alone, by keith Ferrazzi. the premise of

the book was why not take the time to have a person-to-person meeting—share food, ideas and feelings and see what comes of it.

It’s been my experience that more often than not the face-to-face meet-ing has led to bigger and better oppor-tunities. whether these meetings include a coffee

or cocktail, lunch or dinner, they should have a genuine enthusiasm, thoughtfulness and ease about them—but also be to the point and productive.

a few years ago, a dentist reached out to me about having lunch together. Our schedules were difficult to coordinate because of his unique work style and my travel plans. It took three weeks to finally set a date to meet another three weeks later. I did not recall meeting him in the past but he told me he had spoken with me at a convention a few years back and that he

had attended one of my seminars and even purchased my book. at that point I should have realized that his desire to meet was genuine and should have made every effort to do so. as our luncheon date approached

my schedule changed and I had to set an alternative time to meet

him. then as the second luncheon date approached

he had to cancel due to a patient emergency

and we set a date for the third time. Finally, we were

able to meet for lunch almost three months after he had first invited me to

join him. what he never

told me throughout this process was that he had been preparing for his retirement for years and that he was ready to sell his practice. all this time he had been waiting to meet me in person before making the commitment. Eventually my firm sold his practice. as a business-person, I should have listened more carefully and made myself more available to meet this person for lunch. I’m glad he remained patient and waited to actually have a sandwich and coffee with me.

today, social media has connected us in exciting, innovative ways, making it easier for people to stay in touch, and yet all that “connection” can still leave us wanting something more. texting, to mention but one form of social media, has an addictive quality and has created a new and abbreviated language that often lacks the subtle nuances and feelings found in face-to-face discourse.

Call me old-school, but there is some-thing very valuable in maintaining regular, personal, one-on-one contact with friends, family, colleagues and clients.

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why you should still be having face-to-face meetings—or at least phone conversations

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Dr. Holly Fong is a practising speech-language pathologist with three young children who’s always trying, adapting and creating dishes.

Pacific wild halibut is an extremely versatile meaty white fish that is not only tasty but environmentally

sustainable. It can take strong marinades and be grilled, steamed, baked or fried, making it one of my family’s favourite fish. and as the warm weather starts in earnest, the inherent sweetness of the fish comes out in lighter dishes that evoke the freshness of spring and summer. simple does it. Panfry the fish and put it in on a bed of mildly bitter greens with a warm mango or pineapple-citrus salsa-like dressing for a healthy yet satisfying meal. For lunch, go with individual servings of 60–75g; for dinner, plan servings of 100–150g. when buying halibut, I ask the fishmonger for a whole piece that is uniform in thickness and

have it divided into indi-vidual servings for easier cooking. to obtain a golden brown crust, use a large non-stick pan, big enough that the pieces of fish do not touch—otherwise it’ll be steamed not panfried.

rieslings, especially the drier ones, pair well with halibut. the 2012 riesling from Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken has just enough sweetness to not be overpowered by the mango dressing. It’s well-balanced with a refreshing mouth feel and long finish with floral notes, grapefruit, peaches and honey. Enjoy!

Divide the salad amongst four plates and set aside.

Trim ends off green onion. Thinly slice, cutting along the diagonal. Separate white parts from green. Place green parts in a medium size bowl along with mango, red pepper, and cilantro. Mix to combine and set aside.

Pat fish dry on all sides with paper towel so that it will brown when fried. Season both sides of fish with salt and pepper. Set a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Coat bottom of pan with a tablespoon of olive oil. When oil is shimmering but not smoking, add fish pieces so that they do not touch each other. Let cook for about three minutes before turning over so that fish develops a rich brown

crust. Turn and cook for another three minutes so that fish cooks for a total of six minutes per inch of thickness. Remove from pan, placing a piece over each plate of prepared greens.

Add a tablespoon of olive oil to same non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add white parts of green onion. Stir fry until translucent. Turn down heat to medium to avoid burning. Add Dijon mustard and citrus juices. Stir to combine and cook for another minute to thicken slightly. Turn off heat and add mango mixture, stirring to combine well. Spoon dressing over the fish and salad greens. Serve.

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eyes peeled, peering into the impenetrable woods. what lay beyond those towering red cedars, western hemlocks and sitka spruce, we knew already, was one of Canada’s most

remarkable historic sites. Given the go-ahead, Pederson piloted us to a small dock, and we disembarked at skedans, ready to walk among the totems.

I was in Gwaii Haanas National Park reserve and Haida Heritage site, a mas-sive, magical place that includes 138 islands wrapped in mist and mysticism. the site covers the lower section of Haida Gwaii, a historical and beautiful archipelago that was once known as the Queen Charlotte Islands. Part of a four-day zodiac trip operated by homegrown outfitter Moresby Explorers, I was here to ride the waters and explore its remotest parts.

set about 130 kilometres off the northern British Columbia mainland—within sight of the alaskan panhandle—Haida Gwaii is the traditional home of the Haida people, whose coastal culture pervades every part of this place. Once, the villages of the Haida covered

the full length of Haida Gwaii but, beset by disease

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now preserved by Gwaii Haanas. Created thirty years ago, first as a Haida Heritage site, the reserve protects everything in the desig-nated area, from the tips of the mountains to the bottom of the sea, the world’s first and only national park reserve that’s co-managed by indigenous people and a federal govern-ment.

skedans didn’t disappoint. Once a flour-ishing village, we learned that the site was abandoned in the 1880s during a smallpox epidemic that killed some 90 percent of Haida Gwaii’s inhabitants. Each historic site employs a pair of Haida watchmen, who are charged with its care and protection, and we first met

the two young women who were midway through several weeks at skedans, before tak-ing a tour of the site. Pederson, wearing her tour guide hat, showed us grainy black and white photos that showed a series of wooden buildings lining the shore, beneath an impos-ing cliff. Each one was seemingly paired with a pole, and these remain to this day, albeit in a diminished form. this, Pederson explained, is intentional—like all living things, totems are traditionally left to death and decay. However, although leaning and sometimes fallen, I could still feel their power, testifying to a strong people and a compelling culture.

From there, we roared south on the zodiac. riding in that giant rubber boat was

a thrill in itself, as we skimmed past stands of old-growth forest, towering mountains, and, more than once, pods of humpback and orca whales. Clad in full-length raincoats and sturdy rubber boots, we were insulated from the elements while at the same time being a part of them, enjoying the occasional shower almost as much as the sun that glinted off the bays and inlets all around us.

soon, we arrived at the quirky community of rose Harbour, which boasts a permanent population of just two inhabitants, and two businesses—a guesthouse and a small restaurant, both of them firmly off the grid. after settling into my comfortable but spare

previous page Ancient totem poles at nan Sdins llangaay (ninstints) on Anthony Island in Gwaii Haanas national Park Reserve, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands). this page, left to right Weathered carving in Haida Gwaii. > Bird’s-eye view of an island in Gwaii Haanas national Park Reserve. opposite page, clockwise from top longhouse and totem pole in Haida Gwaii. > A humpback whale breaching in Gwaii Haanas national Park Reserve. > Among giants. Hiker in a moss-covered forest in Gwaii Haanas national Park Reserve.

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Can’t believe I’ve never been to: Australia

Dream vacation: To go to Australia and arrange a series of photo shoots with local connections I’ve made. Such a beauti-ful place.

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I always travel with: A camera and music

Favourite city: Whichever one I’m in

Favourite book: Kerouac—Pomes All Sizes

Favourite film: La Dolce Vita by Fellini and Lost in Translation

Must-see TV: Ghost in the Shell

Favourite band/album or song: Prince for favourite band but Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division for favourite song

My first job: Paper boy

Gadget or gear I could not do without: Digital x-rays, so much better for everyone

I’d describe my home as: A mid-century bungalow

Most-frequented store: Henry’s (camera store)

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Favourite spectator sport: Basketball

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If I wasn’t a dentist, I’d be: Likely very bored. I’ve only ever wanted to be a dentist.

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