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nother new year…means another year of amazing adventures! Far and wide, as we travel the world each issue, and closer to home, within this vast and diverse country of ours. It seems fitting to start 2012 by visiting the far north and the even farther south— from Arctic to almost the Antarctic. We get pretty close sailing past Cape Horn, the very edge of Southern America— and just about 800 miles from the Antarctic. It may not be the South Pole, but it’s still a world away. With seasons reversed and landscape so haunting and desolate, it gets under your skin and lingers (see page 32). A similar feeling is found in the Arctic, where you can follow in the wake of longgone adventurers, minus the trials and tribulations (no scurvy!), and get a glimpse
of a vast other world of the Inuit, polar bear, narwhal and snow and ice (page 10). And then somewhere seemingly inaccessible but within easy reach by train: the top of Europe. The Jungfrau Railway celebrates 100 years in 2012. Ride it and revel in Swiss engineering (page 5). And, post-holidays there’s work to be done…in the posh eco environs of the Vancouver Convention Centre at the Pacific Dental Conference (page 8). Call it work if you must, but we see it as a great excuse to explore beautiful West Coast architecture and living. We welcome you to our city! Let us know where you’re going this year—keep the feedback coming and please subscribe at justforcanadiandentists.com (or page 26). feedback@InPrintPublications.com
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happy new year
Signpost in Punta Arenas, the port of departure in southern Chile, en route to Cape Horn; chapel at Cape Horn; and sea-gazing, Cape-Horn style.
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