Three Hot Books to Leave the Cold Behind
These three books will help you leave this sudden blast of cold and winter far behind you. All it would take to say goodbye to the cold – and the multitude of layers I have been forced to wear – would be an airplane...
Find a Destination to Travel Again – With a Book.
Rediscovering armchair travel and the idea of Pura Vida - to be happy and rooted.
20 Travel Books That Will Give You Serious Wanderlust
We are hopeful 2021 is a year of travelling again - and these books will help you pick a spot or two.
Summer in Stockholm or Bainbridge Island with Two Books
Summer brings a time to lift yourself from your armchair and return to travel. But this month’s books offer more than inspiration to travel to a different location; they also help you escape your living room and help you...
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.
Touring France and Germany with These Two Books
“Despite everything, Ruby had loved living in Europe. She loved having history envelop her as she strolled the streets; she loved the French word ‘flaneur’ – to amble along or to hang around. It applied here...
The Culture and Beauty of Japan and Venice
The more I read about Japan, the higher the country – its history, culture, and beauty – inches up on my travel list. The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns ($33.50, HarperCollins Canada) sweeps readers back to Japan to the...
Travel to Norway and Sweden With Two Books
Let’s leave Ontario’s frosty weather and go…to equally cold climates? This month, I am traveling to Norway and Sweden, taking a bit of a Scandinavia tour to countries that may be as cold as our own, but their beauty makes it...
Two Books to Read on a Beach
Canada’s summers are far, far too short so when the weather gets hot, the only place I want to be is on a beach, eating potato salad, slurping watermelon and of course, reading. Here are two books that will inspire you to...
Four Books to Inspire You to Travel to the Beach
One of the best things to do during Canada’s short summer is to spend lazy days at the beach, either playing in the sand or being in the water. These four books will inspire you to travel to the beach, whether to a family...