Category: Blog

Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, oh my!

I’ve been asked to make recommendations for Must Dos  in all three cities. Toronto is easy because I was just there (CN Tower, Toronto Islands, Hockey Hall of Fame) but the others...

Twitter tasting Thursday

A wine tasting sponsored by Whole Foods Market is set for Thursday and those taking part will tweet their responses to the wines and the foods they think will go best with...

Johnnycake baking skills sought

The original johnnycake helped settlers survive, but today it’s a road and a race. Scouts and others who cook outdoors may wish to polish up their johnnycake making skills and enter a...

South of France coming Sunday

Lounging with a newspaper is a Sunday morning pasttime in the south of France, where this was shot at the Domaine des Clos. 8n Discovering why wine tastes how it does in...

Toronto’s CN Tower Edgewalk

Despite my best intentions to challenge my fears, I didn’t complete the Edgewalk around the top of Toronto’ s CN Tower. I am still trying to determine what made me chicken out at...

Orgasms on every page, she writes

John Palmer’s Bistro 44 has a new take on book talk. It’s a party at 8 p.m. Wednesday to discuss Fifty Shades of Grey, the runaway best seller by first time author...

Edgewalk atop CN Tower

Headed for Toronto on Saturday to check out the new Edgewalk, 1,168 feet above the street on top of the CN Tower. My appointment to walk the walk is at 11 a.m....

Overnight in the South of France

  David and Sandrine Ausset Overnights spent in the south of France can be a large part of the experience, especially if you choose a place such as Domaine des Clos, an...

New meaning for packing light

I fly with carry-on but discovered that packing light now has a new meaning for international travel.. On my recent AirFrance flights to and from Paris I was limited to 12kg in...