Travel Blog
A quaint coastal town, once a bustling port that served many of the pacific shipping routes, Valparaíso is a beautiful hidden jewel on the Chilean west coast. The streets and houses are painted with many works of art and everywhere you look there is something new to discover. The houses and shops scattered throughout the …
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 …
Twinkly lights, snowy nights and a warm cup of Christmas cheer. That basically sums up Distillery District’s annual Christmas Market. I know it’s rare that I post something about the city I live in but a walk through this historic neighborhood at Christmastime is not unlike making a short but sweet pit-stop in one of Europe’s …
I know I put a lot of emphasis on the magical draws of summer. And really, who doesn’t love the warm patio nights, the shorts and swimwear lifestyle, the resulting socially acceptable tan lines, and the cliché of “rosé all day”? But even summer’s biggest fans will admit that the first day that refreshing breeze …
On my last excursion to Paris, I spent some time in the most charming little neighborhood called Montmartre. This dreamy cobblestone and quaint-housed district is located on top of a hill in Paris’ 18th arrondissement. Montmartre’s most prominent feature is Sacré-Cœur, a Catholic basilica constructed in the Romano-Byzantine style and completed in the early 1900s. …