The rush to the outdoors that was spurred by the coronavirus pandemic last year saw quite the incredible jump in RV sales. And, as a recent RV Industry Association survey indicated, that rush will continue this year.

If you're hoping to mix pleasure with work during your national park escape, there are some parks where you definitely shouldn't expect powerful mobile reception for downloading or uploading information. Sequoia National Park in California just might be the worst "hot spot," with a median download of 1.43 megabytes per second and a median upload of 1.38 mbps.

The RV boom that rolled across the United States last year, as Americans sought a way to get outdoors and protect themselves from Covid-19, will continue this year, with a survey indicating that 56 million will take an RV trip this year.

For author Moira Dann, the challenge was to consider more than 8,500 treasures in the Craigdarroch Castle collection and then whittle it down to 21 favourites that told important stories in her new book.