Snowflakes are falling, hot chocolate is pouring and twinkly lights wrap around every tree. The magic of the season has taken over the city that never sleeps. And while the markets of Europe are traditionally known to take the cake, I would argue that New York City does the Christmas season best in North America. …
Tag: Solo Travel
Camping Solo in Muskoka
When it comes to swanky rooftop drinks I’m the first one in line. I’m all for summer dresses and I’ll even dig out some summery shade of lipstick. But when the city gets a little too crowded and the traffic just a bit too congested, nothing beats a weekend camping. Alone. I like spending time …
Dining in Old Quebec
I always promise myself that I won’t take any vacation days off work in the summer because I’m saving them all for the sad and snowy days of Canada’s winter, however, O proposed a music festival outing to FEQ that I couldn’t refuse with what was about to be the best crew I would ever …
Hosteling 101
Welcome to my declassified hostel survival guide. As you may have gathered from my past adventures, O is in charge of flights and I book the hostels as the plane pushes back from the gate so I tend to be pretty pressed for time as I make my decision. The thing about picking a hostel …
My Love Affair With Freehand Los Angeles
As per my annual Family Day long weekend tradition (which I started last year), I took off somewhere warmer than my current Toronto residence. You know, change of latitude for a change of attitude or what not. I dipped to LA to spend 60 amazing hours covering as much ground as possible. On the second …