| While we’re all itching to travel abroad it looks like Staycation 2020 is the safest bet for a holiday this summer, so we’re featuring Linda Jones’ piece about the simple pleasures of braving the Canadian outdoors for a weekend of camping . We’ve also got some airline and international border news to keep you up to date when planning those (potential) future trips. For more, follow us on Twitter @globetravel – Claire Porter Robbins | | | | | | | | | | | Illustration by Drew Shannon | First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide.
| When I retired, I resolved to recapture my happy memories of camping, like lying warm in a sleeping bag, muscles tired after a day of paddling or hiking, listening to the night sounds of lake and loon, wind and rain. So Canadian, so romantic, I loved camping when I was younger. All I had to do was go again and it would all be exactly the same. Right?
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