About a month ago, I was hating the cold Canadian weather and took a mental vacation back to sunny days when we were in Lyon. I posted Lyon: 10 To See. Missed it? You can read it here. With any city, one of the greatest […]

Quick: What do you know about Torino (or Turin as the English call it)? There is a famous Shroud there? Juventus (and Torino FC) both play the beautiful game there? There was a Winter Olympics held there in 2006 where shockingly the Canadian men’s team did NOT medal in […]

In Jardim Paulistano, a pretty suburb of São Paulo, there is a house with wooden doors and trees in the front yard. The day we arrived, I thought we had stumbled into a private party, as there were lots of people outside on the front […]

We recently hiked Cinque Terre. I had heard a lot about the five small towns which dot the Ligurian coastline and form the Cinque Terre, but until recently hadn’t managed to make it there. There are tons of photos on the internet of the Cinque Terre. Travelling from […]

On our recent trip to South America, we started in Buenos Aires. The city has a European flair and is referred to as the “Paris of South America”. With its tree-lined streets, wide promenades and Parisian architecture, it’s easy to see why.  We wanted to […]

Last summer, Pete and I were in Marsala, Sicily to attend the beautiful wedding of our friends, Matteo and Giovanna. We were very excited to share our friends’ special day. As an added bonus, we had an “excuse” to go to Marsala, a town that […]

One year ago today, I was in Seoul, South Korea. We spent three days in total there last winter. We were heading to Bali to celebrate my birthday (Hey! Happy Birthday to me!). Now, while I admit that geography is not my strong suit, I […]