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Michael Visontay

Michael Visontay

Michael Visontay is the commissioning editor of The Jewish Independent

Stanley Park on the edge of downtown Vancouver.

The city where you can ski, swim and visit a film set in one day

Vancouver is renowned for its outdoor destinations, but this adventure playground also has plenty of indoor riches.

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Host with the most: The FIFA World Cup Trophy on display at BC Place Stadium, Vancouver (composite image)

Ultimate travel guide to World Cup 2026 (with must-do city highlights)

As world happenings go, nothing surpasses the FIFA World Cup. Here’s a guide – from a five-times attendee – on how to make a dream trip of next year’s event.

  • Michael Visontay
Vancouver is endowed with a large, scenic harbour, a temperate climate and a vibrant outdoor lifestyle.

City of perfect size is surrounded by a stunning array of nature’s gifts

Few cities offer the chance to drive up a mountain and see grizzly bears, ski for a couple of hours, then return for a swim at the beach all in the same day.

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Pali and Ivan Visontay in the Minerva Delicatessen, 1955.

I thought I’d pried every last secret from my father’s past. A locked red box proved me wrong

An old legal document led me to discover an unlikely connection with the world’s greatest book.

  • Michael Visontay
Ben Macintyre has written more than a dozen books about World War II and the Cold War.

Rivalries, class conflict, anti-Semitism: The inside story of the Colditz prisoners

Ben Macintyre’s most recent book reveals hidden insights into World War II’s Colditz POW camp.

  • Michael Visontay
Nick Kyrgios and Ash Barty.

Barty v Kyrgios: As Ash smashes it, Nick flicks switch to vaudeville

Nick Kyrgios, like Ash Barty, has all the talent in the world. But her relative success exposes the difference ’tween perseverance and posturing.

  • Michael Visontay