Like a Local City Guide: NOLA Musts
Ahhh the Lady NOLA: think you know all of her sultry, sexy charms? Mark Twain writes about the word ‘lagniappe’ (pronounced “lan-yap”) meaning ‘a little something extra’, in a chapter on New...
In Toronto: Explore West Queen West!
I jump on the clanging 501 Queen West streetcar and join the worker-bees buried in their phones, the mothers with their over-sized strollers and the noisy, pre-drinking bar hoppers and hipsters, all clamoring for a red seat on...
The Inevitable Travel Fatigue
It is inevitable that on all great trips, big or small, extended or not, one begins to feel a little fatigue from the actual process of travelling. Our story and our travelling so far have been a sweet success – we have so many...
FSTravels NEWS 2.10.2018
Our travel news roundup is coming to you on a very snowy and grey February Detroit day. We are here doing a little homework for a three-day, early spring adventure that we are putting together. Detroit is a city brimming with...
3 Books That Will Inspire Travel to Italy
I have never been to Italy, but most of those who have spent time within her borders seem to have developed quite the love affair. “She is a bewitching mistress full of electric charm, beauty, culture and irrepressible warmth,”...
PHOTO: Sunset Ice over Trout Creek
The sun was just beginning to set over the historic Water Street Bridge, a seven-panel pin connected Pratt through truss bridge crossing Trout Creek and further beyond, the short cascade of Little Falls on the Thames river...
FSTravels NEWS 1.14.2018
This mid-January cold snap has us inside and feeling a little cabin fever. Perfect time to catch up on all the latest travel news! Stay warm everyone! TripAdvisor Reorganizes Business Units in Attempt to Revive Its Prospects...
Views From Our Campervan: South West Rocks
Today is the 25th anniversary of the day that we met. We were introduced by friends, Dan and Lisle, at a bar late on a Sunday afternoon. Who knew that all these years later we’d still be talking to each other, happily ensconced...
FSTravels NEWS 10.5.2017
Here in Canada we are counting down to our annual Thanksgiving familial feasting; the beautiful, warm early October weather encouraging us to grab one more outdoor meal on our dining porch in beautiful St. Marys, Ontario. Where...
DaiLo: Chef Nick Liu’s #sickasianfood
We ran into Chef Nick Liu a couple of nights ago at trendy DINE and Destinations launch party and got us thinking of our first great evening savouring Chef Liu’s fabulous ‘New Asian Cuisine’ appropriately hashtagged,...