For the past few years, I’ve decided to skip the walking tour and see the city by bike. Given that I often trip over my feet walking straight, a bike tour is always fraught with potential danger (for me at least) – there are pedestrians, motor vehicles, curbs, trolley tracks […]
When traveling, I often take a “spa day” to relax and recharge but rarely use the hotel spa (usually too expensive) choosing instead to go to a local spa for a massage. Having arrived in Capetown at The Westin in need of a facial, due to a reaction of sunscreen […]
Everyone wants to see the flying fish, they are crowded around the fish stall at the entrance to Pike Place Market in Seattle. The school children are just waiting and watching – we all are. The one item missing is the customer – the fish stall needs a customer to […]
The Garden Route in South Africa is one drive that everyone tells you to do during your visit. As I did not want to rent a car and drive the three day trip alone, I signed up for a tour. The tour ended up being me, a pensioner from Australia […]
On a recent twitter chat, we were queried to name a few “travel gems” that people may not know about. I revealed a gem that I had just returned from – the San Juan Islands in Washington State. This was my third trip to the San Juan Islands, a group of islands […]
With only a day open in my conference schedule on my first visit to Portland, I asked the concierge for tour suggestions as I did not have a car during my stay. My initial plan was to visit the Willamette Valley wineries known for Pinot Noir but as she found […]
Visiting any city in the U.S. on July 4th (Independence Day) can be challenging as there will probably be fireworks on display somewhere after the sun has set but many (most) businesses and tourist attractions will be closed so what to do with your time? In Portland, Oregon, I would […]
Looking before you leap is the logical thing to do, at least for me. I, of course, take it a bit far though on the conservative side – rather than just jump – I will look, assess, over think it, work the pros/cons, etc. Sometimes you need to jump, take […]
Growing up in the 70’s in Philadelphia as one of two girls, my dad introduced us (me) to the thrill of hockey with the Philadelphia Flyers. Back then, the Broad Street Bullies were in their glory having won the Stanley Cup in 1974 & 1975, while I was too young […]
My last tour of Toronto would be a history walking tour with local historian, Bruce Bell. He loves the city of Toronto and wants you to fully understand it, this wasn’t just a regular tour of Toronto history to spout facts/figures, this was personal. Now for me, i tend to […]