Travel
ALL ABOUT MY PHYSICAL {AND PHILOSOPHICAL} TRAVELS THROUGH LIFE.
Vegas called to me…
and I went willingly into her arms. I planned the trip months ago knowing that I'd need a break after Northern Food Night was done. Nothing like stimulation overload to balance the mind and body. This was my 9th trip to Vegas and the first one as a girls trip with my...
Arviat, Nunavut: In Search of Tuktu, Muktaq and the Ahiarmiut
Before we left for Arviat, Nunavut, I took stock of the inventory in our freezer: umingmak (musk ox), tuktu (caribou), muktaq (whale blubber): three kinds - beluga, narwhal and bowhead; (We had deep-fried beluga blubber in Toronto and it was amazing!) and then there...
The Sanikiluaq Sea Urchin Expedition
Someone told me it's Spring. I don't believe them. Spring means tulips and lambs frolicking in meadows. I see neither. I see snow. Still, so much snow. But, not as much snow as what was in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut where we were a few days ago. So for that I can be...
Notes from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut
I'm starting to develop a very disturbing habit. It seems that when the weather in Edmonton even thinks about getting near zero degrees, I head north. Way north. Take right now for example. It is -1 Celsius in Edmonton so I hopped on a plane and headed 1300 kilometres...
Cooking School Holiday in Tuscany
If you're considering a unique vacation centered around food, wine and days spent under the Tuscan sun, consider La Petraia, an agriturismo near the tiny village of Radda in Chianti. Susan McKenna Grant, resident Chef and owner, sent me information about some upcoming...
Exploring Memphis, TN: Part 2
The rush of Christmas resulted in minimal planning for this trip. Research consisted of me reading the Frommer’s guide to Nashville/Memphis on the plane trip down. Total air time, 5 hours 15 minutes—speed reading at its best. With only five days on the ground, we'd...
The Quest for ‘Cue – Memphis, TN
While all y'all (yes, that's proper talk down here), are freezin' up North, I'm enjoying a balmy 16C down here in Memphis, Tennessee. And while all y'all are stuffing yourselves with leftover turkey, I'm at the Blues City Cafe getting my fill of barbecue--real...
Cambridge Bay – last day for me
9:30 a.m.: In four hours I'm supposed to be boarding a 737 and flying home. But the weather isn't looking to agreeable right now. In fact, it's worse than yesterday. Let's see what happens in four hours.... 12:40 p.m.: looks like we're flying! A big thank you to all...
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut – Day 4
I could hear the wind howling from 6 a.m. on and I worried about the Stratford group who, in a few hours, would be loading up in qamituks again to head out on the land in search of caribou. I had opted to take the day and stay in to catch up on some writing and by the...