Châteaux-hopping dans Le Loire: Where is Sleeping Beauty?
The brilliant sun shines down on us as we start our second day of châteaux-hopping. We go the opposite direction (downriver) today as we head out of Tours, passing through little village after little village, all alive with life...
PHOTO: Guadeloupe’s Cascade au Écrevisse
The boundaries of the UNESCO listed World Biosphere Reserve, Le Parc Nationale de la Guadeloupe encompass a green and very wet area of 173 square kilometers and is one of the leading attractions of visiting the...
Eat. Sleep. Sydney. Repeat.
Planning a trip to Sydney anytime soon? If you are, have you thought about the best places to grab a bite or rest your head? Sydney is an amazing city that has a lot to offer and saying that your options are numerous is a bit of...
PHOTO: Lunch Time in Guadaloupe
Our favourite Ottawa Life Magazine gal, Anna Jonas working her way through her jumbo shrimp! Lunch at La Rhumerie du Pirate here in the Guadeloupe Islands. Have you visited yet?
Craving Sun and Warmth in Croatia
Vienna to Primošten: 713 kilometres Like seemingly everyone else in Northern Europe, we are craving some sun and warmth, and like seemingly everyone else in Northern Europe, we are heading to Croatia to find it. We are heading to...
Feeling Like Sultans at The Topkapi Palace
Topkapi is organized into 4 courtyards that go from most public to most private, which was the suite of the Sultan himself. Only the 1st and 2nd courtyards were accessible to the public, and the Sultan used to receive visiting...
At the Throne of the Gods, Atop Mt. Nemrut
Over 2,000 years after Antiochus died and almost as long after his tiny kingdom was conquered by and absorbed into the Roman Empire, Mt. Nemrut stands as a beautiful and powerful reminder of a brilliant, if somewhat egotistical,...
PHOTO: The Ancient Machinations of the La Rhumerie Bielle
The Ancient Machinations of the La Rhumerie Bielle, on Marie-Galante on Les Isles du Guadeloupe Take a short ferry ride to the charming island of Marie-Galante and spend the day exploring her three different municipalities: the...
Some Thoughts on India:
For our last outing in India, we are treating ourselves to a safari in Jim Corbett National Park, in the state of Uttaranchal, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, where we anticipate that the weather will be a bit cooler –...