Happily charmed by Halifax
It's a rainy and windy day today in the Maritimes due to Hurricane Arthur making his way up the Atlantic Coast, which makes it a great time to write a post. We've been [Read more]
Author: Kirsten Neil
Bring on the Maritimes!
Forget soon, this is now. On our quest to discover all of Canada, this year's vacation is taking Chuck and me to the East Coast. We are both first timers!
Hooked
This is the best way to spend a work day. Our fishing and hunting guru, Shel Zolkewich, invited me to join her, local anglers and a bunch of media to Travel Manitoba's annual [Read more]
The views will make you feel brand new
It might not have the finest of dining, nor does the band play music from a recent decade, but the views on a New York City dinner cruise cannot be beat. For three hours on a [Read more]
Treasure hunting in New York
Like all travel lists, some of the items you put on it start to fall off once you arrive at your destination. For New York, I had a list of museums to visit as long as my arm. [Read more]
White Lilies
The Lily The modest Rose puts forth a thorn, The humble sheep a threat'ning horn: While the Lily white shall in love delight, Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty [Read more]
Harry Potter Night III: The Chamber of Snacks has been Opened
Ok, so we are getting pret-tay darn good at this Harry Potter Night (HPN) thing. For the third instalment, we brought our A-game. I think we leave each party with our creative [Read more]
Long dining is where it’s at
Whimsical. That's the word that instantly comes to mind when I think of last weekend's dining event Table for 1200. The words I heard the most from my dining companions [Read more]
Cheers to food, glorious food!
Springtime in New York and the eating was good. So, so good. Spending six days in NYC gave us plenty of chances to taste what the city had to offer, and boy, did we leave [Read more]
A place of remembrance
It's a hard place to describe. It's lovely, yet tragic. It's quiet and peaceful, but not long ago it was far from that. It's one of those places that will stick with you for a [Read more]
An assault on the senses
That's what New York City is. And it's a delightful assault. There's not much I can say about this place that hasn't been said a million times before (and much more [Read more]
A tapas delight
There's nothing like an evening out with my mom and sister. Every couple of weeks or so we try to plan a night out for just us girls (unless someone is out of town, which is [Read more]
Harry Potter Night II: The Hippogriff takes flight
After our first Harry Potter Night (HPN) was a great success, I was looking forward to the next. Part II took place at Lindsay's lovely home. For [Read more]
It’s Game time
Oh, hello there. http://i.imgur.com/fntVrAG.gif Game of Thrones is back and I'm pumped. http://i.imgur.com/WI8IKO1.gif The show's so good, it's like worth two [Read more]
A culinary love affair
When my sister asked me to join her at this year's Taste of the Nation, I readily accepted, and I'm glad I did. It's not very often you get a chance to savour dishes and [Read more]
