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A Macaron In Vientiane
It began with a love for French pastries. Vientiane, the capital of Laos, is a city that seems comfortable embracing its French colonial past, traditional Lao roots, and the current headlong push into...
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A Taste of Burlington: Summer Edition
One of the benefits of living in a diversified region like the Greater Toronto Area — GTA for short, because seriously, the alternative is a mouthful — is access to great restaurants. It used to be...
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Gone Camping
Who here loves camping? Who here loves camping in the rain? We’re packing the vehicle and I’m doing the anti-rain dance because I woke up this morning to a backyard swamp instead of a garden. The...
View ArticleHidden Treasures: Statues Above A Paris Police Station
Like in many great cities, some of the most unique treasures in Paris are found in unexpected places; these giant statues are based on Michelangelo’s sculpture the Dying Slave, housed in the Louvre....
View ArticleEssentials: The Perfect Travel Journal
Our phones are great for all kinds of things — and if you’re like me that’s primarily for taking photos and to text my near and dear ones — but they’re lacking the appropriate weightiness and romance...
View ArticleGermany celebrates 25 years since the Berlin Wall fell
Do you remember where you were when the Berlin Wall came down? It’s a moment seared in my memory. I was between classes and sitting with fellow students; we were discussing politics in a way that only...
View ArticleDiscoveries: Buddhist Temples In Laos
There are many well-known and frequented Buddhist Wats — monasteries and temples — in Laos, but countless more that nobody visits. The wealth and reach of a wat is dependent on the wealth and...
View ArticlePhoto Escape: Mont-Chiran
Where should we escape to today? I’m in the mood for clean air and open spaces — it happens a lot — so let’s take off for the mountains and the observatory of Mont-Chiran in the Alpes de Haute...
View ArticleThat Time Jason Priestley and I Went to Dominican Republic
In October 2014 I travelled to the Dominican Republic with Proctor & Gamble Children’s Safe Drinking Water program and, oh yes Jason Priestley. (Yes! THAT Jason Priestley for you 90210 fans.) We...
View ArticleHôtel du Temps in Paris Stands Out as a Favourite Address
It began when a friend sent me a link for a photography contest that offered two roundtrips flights to Paris. I brushed off the idea and left the contest to the pros. But friends are persistent. She...
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