Travel

ALL ABOUT MY PHYSICAL {AND PHILOSOPHICAL} TRAVELS THROUGH LIFE.

Lip Smackin’, Finger Lickin’, Carolina BBQ

I've learned something about us Canadians: we don't know how to barbecue. We think we do, and we certainly have heart when it comes to grilling (who hasn't shoveled a path through the snow at minus 25 (C) to get to the grill?) but compared to our neighbours in the...

Stratford: A Sweet Surprise

Stratford is a picturesque city with tree lined streets flanked by Victorian houses and where snow white swans glide down the Avon River. It's a city where restaurants have names like Othello’s, The Elizabethan and The Old Prune. Most notably, it is home to the...

Sun, Sand & Tacos in Hand: The Riviera Maya

Spring break on the Riviera Maya: far enough away from college kids going wild in Cancun, but close to Xcaret, Tulum and Playa del Carmen, places we could travel to during the day and still let the kids get some swim time in at the resort. We left Edmonton when it was...

New Orleans…don’t think about it, just go!

New Orleans: the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, the site of the famous Battle of New Orleans, home to the infamous Mardi Gras, the French Quarter (FQ), ghost sightings and voodoo lore, and where above-ground cemeteries and courtyard gardens evoke visions of...

Vegas, Baby!

We've been to Las Vegas seven times which gives you some idea of how much we love the place. And every time we go there, we discover something new. That might be because the hotels are constantly changing and reinventing themselves in order to stay alive. A bit of an...

New York City – hot days, hot dogs and hot spots!

Nine days in New York: When we weren't eating and drinking our way through Manhattan, we did the mandatory touristy things: went to the Top of the Rock for an unobstructed 360 degree view of the city at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, toured the Guggenheim Museum, strolled...