A Dandelion and a Daisy: Les Jardins de Métis
Yesterday’s Sainte-Flavie arrival-greeting fog has burned away and our morning breaks sunny, warm and inviting. We grab an early breakfast in the Motel: butter-basted eggs ‘over easy’, some lovely crispy...
10 Places You Should Really Visit This Summer
There are a ton of choices available to you when considering where to spend your summer vacation dollars. And as Canadians continue to struggle with a weakened dollar and creeping fuel prices, should we consider packing up the...
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...
Last Day In Primošten
Like the pension in Forster’s “A Room with a View” our little villa keeps changing personalities. We all meet over breakfast and exchange our pleasantries. I find that it is either John or I that make the initial attempt at...
Québec, THE Place Where You Can Let Go. For Real.
Experience pure, raw emotions while visiting Québec. Create an authentic story about this destination, featuring its spectacular landscape, creative culture and, above all, its welcoming people. That’s the type of experience that...
#FSTravels NEWS Weekend Edition
All Hail the Weekend! We are experiencing some very different weather this weekend compared to last in the sunny British Virgin Islands and very different from next weekend where we will be enjoying the ski and aprés ski...
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...
Change of Plans: ‘Turn West at Umea’
Saturday, July 10th, 2004: Dorotea, Sweden N 64 E 016 Kemi to Dorotea: 631 kilometres The weather is at least with us today as we spend another big day of driving. The sun is out and is a steady beacon as we head south and west....