Travel

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

Vancouver Island Food Adventures

Success! The twins loved Vij's curried coconut beef, and curried pork. At $14 a package, it might seem a bit steep, but I had enough left over for two more portions the next day. Both curry dishes were rich in flavour, and the meat was surprisingly tender. I served...

"More Risotto, honey!"

Well, my culinary skills are definitely being put to the test out here on Vancouver Island while I take care of the twins. It was a cold rainy day, a day that just begged for home made soup. At home, my kids' favourite soup to have on cold days is Company's Coming...

The Wine Route of Alsace

We need a wine route in Alberta. Everybody should have the pleasure of meandering through the country, exploring quaint little spire-happy towns that offer samples of local wine. Alsace is home to amazing white wines. Succulent Rieslings, spicy gewurtztraminers, crisp...

Strasbourg, oui? Ja!

Our phrase book really got a workout here in Strasbourg where French and German cultures don't so much blend as collide with such force that you're never sure which country you're in. Historically, Strasbourg has seen more than its share of ownership and it shows in...

Natzwiller (Natzweiler) in Alsace

After sampling the products of Champagne, we continued on our journey towards Alsace, the fourth smallest region in France. It abuts Germany to the east and Switzerland to the south. The drive was an easy four hours and we took our time dipping into villages along the...

Life without Champagne? Inconceivable!

The flat landscape of Normandy gave way to hillside vineyards as we headed east into the Champagne region towards Reims (pronounced "Rance"), the capital of the region and home to several Champagne Houses. What a thrill to find our room at the Best Western de la Paix...

A Snippet of Normandy

We rented a car and headed to the town of Courseulles-sur-Mer, where Juno Beach, one of five Allied forces landing sites, is located. Doing a little more than the "suggested" speed limit of 130 km/h, the 250 km drive from Paris went quickly. The countryside is bucolic...

Paris: City of Lights, Sights and Offal Delights.

I've heard alot of different things about Paris: it's beautiful, it's dirty, it's romantic, it's grey, it's exciting, it's over-rated. Everybody has an opinion about Paris. No matter how much research you do or how many travel articles you read, you will never know...

Spruce Meadows. Finally!

I've lived in Alberta for 26 years, I'm an avid horse lover and one of my daughters helps train lesson horses for show jumping. Despite that, I've only been to Spruce Meadows once, and that was for a craft show, not a horse show. Two weeks ago I noticed an ad for The...