A Southwestern Ontario Road Trip
Growing up, my family did not pack me up with my two older brothers and Fuzzy, our cat, to embark on the typical family summer odyssey of drive, pee, sleep and keep-the-kids-from-killing-each-other-in-the-backseat road trip kind...
The Big Red Travel Tour Bus
A recent travel article by Plansify’s Mike Snowden, “Travel Like A Local” Is Broken. Here’s How We Fix It about ‘ having an authentic local experience that is the very definition of good travel’ generated an...
A Feasting Week in Palm Springs, California
If you are acquainted with any budding mid-century Desert Modernism Architectural Enthusiasts or Retro Hipster Rat Pack followers than chances are you have heard about the many charms of Palm Springs. Rated one of Frommers...
Good Friends in Laguna Niquel
We arrive early afternoon to our good friend Bill and Bruce’s house in Laguna Niguel with a fabulous view out to the ocean…still chilly by California standards and we must admit, by ours, too! A simple supper and lots of catch up...
Good Friends, Good Wine Weekend in Prince Edward County
East Lake is rough and choppy this morning, pulling low grey clouds across its early summer shores. So too are our heads from a rowdy, raucous, wine-filled Friday night as day two of our weekend in Prince Edward County begins....
The Very UN-Pub(ish) Saint John Ale House
When I began my research for our Saint John, New Brunswick overnight, pre-Princess of Acadia ferry ride to Digby, Nova Scotia, I readily admit my skepticism when the Saint John Tourism Rep sent me a list of potential dining...
Arriving in Quebec’s Picturesque Bas-Saint-Laurent
Our GPS is aptly named Jean-Francois after our two good Parisian friends John and Francois, is flashing 4:40 pm as the designated arrival time at the southern entrance to the Gaspé Penninsula in Quebec. Our destination is the...