Holiday Gift Guide 2020: 7 Books for the Armchair Traveller
From exploring the oceans to journeying through time, these books would make the perfect holiday gift for the armchair traveller in your life.
Visit Canada: The Ultimate Winter Wonderland
Coming from sunny Australia, I fully understand why some of you may dread the idea of traveling to this snow-laden kingdom in the middle of winter. You’re surely wondering if it’s way too cold for you to enjoy the sights, too...
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...
Winter in Ontario: Get Out and Play!
A followsummer post in collaboration with Expedia.ca Suffering a bit of post-holiday winter cabin fever? You may want to get out and enjoy what we ordinary winter-loving folks in Ontario love to do other than shoveling the white...
The County in 48 Hours
Ten things to do if you only have 48 hours in Prince Edward County: Friday 12:00 pm: Enjoy lunch and a couple of bottles of rosé on the back deck at Marshlands, a beautiful County summer rental, minutes from Sandbanks beach and...
Eyal Liebman’s Sweet Dreams: Food Beyond This Point
When last I hooked up with Chef Eyal Liebman, he was tempting my senses with a chocolaty Beef Wellington: locally sourced beef loin, wrapped in chocolate crêpe and house made puff pastry with sauce poivrade and wild mushrooms....
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...
Suffering ‘Heavy Baggage Jokes’ Enroute to Adelaide, Australia
And now for a quick word on followsummer.come usage: while we love and certainly appreciate all your kind and supportive comments on our travel escapades, please be advised that your thoughtful, insightful and colourful comments...
Campervans and Kangaroos in Yamba, Australia
S29° E153° Ahhhhh, the campervan life. Who knew about grey water, or sullage, as they call it here. Or as they may call it in Canada too. I don’t know. We aren’t campervan people. And the overview and walk-through...
Last Day in Canada: No Coincidences, Good Omens For Our Journey.
Tuesday, June 15th, 2004: Stratford, Ontario, Canada We are tired and emotional from seeing everyone during our two weeks at home. We both admit to each other that we will both be happy to be on the road again, without the...