On Canada Day, we arrived in PEI via the Confederation Bridge after a long drive from Halifax, which also included a detour to Hopewell Rocks. Stepping foot in three provinces in one day was a cool way to celebrate this damn-fine country of ours.
Walking the ocean floor at one of the most beautiful and unique places in the world is not a bad way to celebrate Canada’s birthday. Hopewell Rocks in the Bay of Fundy is really something to see, one of those places that makes you “ooh” and “ahh” the entire time you’re there.
Peggy’s Cove is like a landscape on steroids. It’s an absolute gem of a place, what with its smooth rock terrain, historic lighthouse and quaint fishing village full of rustic charm and character.
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!
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 Fish Tales event. The morning was chilly, but everyone was heatedly anticipating getting out on the Red to reel in a few feisty channel cats.
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 lifetime. In part because what happened there was absolutely horrific and wrong. In another because you can remember the day … [Read more]
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 eloquently), so I will keep this short: I LOVE it here!
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 more often than not lately). We have one agenda: fine food, fine wine, and most of all, a lively conversation.
So there’s this guy I like and one day I found out that he has a hankering for this thing where gigantor men chuck each other around and yell and pound their chests and yell some more, then break chairs on their noggins. No, it’s not a weekend of male bonding in the Appalachian backwoods, … [Read more]
The editor of Bird Watching magazine contacted me recently for permission to use one of my photos in an upcoming issue. I was thrilled! This is the first time one of my photos has been featured in an actual print publication.
Yesterday, the family spent an amazing morning touring Providenciales by boat. And what a boat! The Kitty Kat Cruise is a gorgeous 65ft catamaran run by Island Routes.
Here we are again in Turks & Caicos! Our family thought it was so nice, we visited twice. We couldn’t have come at a better time too. We left -30°C to arrive in +30°C. That’s a 60 degree upgrade!
“You need to see Old Quebec.” is what I heard from a few people before our trip to Montreal this summer. So on a very early Tuesday morning, Chuck and I rode the rails to spend a day exploring Quebec City — one of North America’s oldest cities. The train was a treat, it’s not something … [Read more]
Montreal and the Rogers Cup treated us to five fabulous days of live tennis and a lively atmosphere at Uniprix Stadium this August. I’m hooked — tennis tournaments are so much fun! All in all, we ended up cheering on some great players in 10 matches, including Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Marinko Matosevic and … [Read more]
While in Montreal, le Chuck and I spent an afternoon walking through the Botanical Garden and looking up, way way up, at the larger-than-life masterpieces of Mosaïcultures Internationales. We were enthralled. Definitely a huge highlight to a vacation that had so many. The Mosaïcultures exhibit brings together horticulture artists from around the world to create living … [Read more]
