Music City – Nashville, Tennessee Julie Kalan March 14, 2018 6321 Like a musical Mecca, a trip to Nashville is a pilgrimage for music fans. Nashville’s most famous honky tonk - Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. Photo: Julie Kalan Found on the Cumberland River, in the center of Te...
RIU DUNAMAR – A resort by the dunes Beverley Kerr February 26, 2018 11847 So you want the “newest possible” all-inclusive experience – in the hot Caribbean sun, of course! RIU has just opened (December 2017) the RIU DUNAMAR, a newly constructed resort about 40 minutes north of the h...
Coastal Wisconsin – Visiting Sturgeon Bay and Green Bay Julie Kalan February 24, 2018 9287 Sturgeon Bay – A Segway to Artsy and Quaint Located on the Door County peninsula, Sturgeon Bay offers visitors a tranquil blend of small town main street shopping, art galleries and boating. With Green Bay in o...
Mont Grands-Fonds – skiing at its finest in Charlevoix Peter Kerr February 22, 2018 6599 When it comes to rating ski centres in Canada, the writers at Ski Canada have the decided edge, based on their first-hand experience. In the publication’s 2018 Buyers’ Guide, the writers gave top marks to Mont ...
The Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey exudes elegance mikecohen January 30, 2018 4641 MARINA DEL REY - Given some memorable experiences at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel here in Montreal, I was very eager to spend some time at the Marina del Rey location during my family’s recent visit to California. ...
Topnotch Resort – top choice for Stowe Matthew Elder January 26, 2018 7815 Venerable resort’s low-key luxury and world class spa offer a host of on-site activities – and a quick shuttle to Mount Mansfield’s ski runs Stowe, the queen of Vermont ski villages, has been a favourite among...
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu – magic moments in a Winter Wonderland Peter Kerr January 22, 2018 7997 Famous for summer holidays and its magnificent golf course, Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu offers a similar kind of magical quality for winter holidays; where guests stay in a castle and dine like royalty after a...
Norwegian Escape – sailing The Caribbean onboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s top-rated ship Peter & Beverley Kerr January 20, 2018 10394 The food was terrific, the service - excellent, but most of all we had a lot of fun on this cruise One of several beach bars on Great Stirrup Cay We’ve been fortunate to enjoy sailing with a lot of the maj...
Spend your last night or two at the Westin LAX mikecohen January 12, 2018 5939 Westin LAX LOS ANGELES - Rather than rush to checkout of our Santa Monica hotel to get to the airport for our return flight home, we decided to stay at the Westin Los Angeles Airport (www.westinlosangelesairpo...
Soaking up in the sun in gorgeous Santa Monica mikecohen January 11, 2018 5455 SANTA MONICA - After spending a week in San Francisco and five days in Beverly Hills, we decided to conclude our family trip with a relaxing five day stay in Santa Monica (www.santamonica.com), a mere eight no...
