Vermont: Nature’s Playground Julie Kalan March 1, 2012 6823 Shortly before sunset, up atop Sterling Mountain, beyond the fogs of condensation that cloud my view with each exhalation, the perfectly snow-frosted trees stand out against the pale whisper pink sky. After enj...
Wouldn’t It Be Nice Julie Kalan February 1, 2012 6510 Like sparkling gem on a golden necklace, beautiful cities line the Côte d’Azur. The center jewel of this Tiffany-box coastline is France’s fifth largest city, Nice A Nice Walk After grabbing a chocolate cro...
Family activities in Albany, New York’s state capital mikecohen February 1, 2012 5625 ALBANY - My family and I recently spent a few days in Albany, the capital of the State of New York, on our way to the Big Apple. Albany has attracted visitors for 400 years with historic sites, fabulous attract...
Exploring Northeast Florida donnacarter January 3, 2012 5155 Historic St. Augustine, Jacksonville, 70+ golf courses and the magnificent Ponte Vedra Beach For the past five years I’ve been on a mission to explore the Sunshine State’s every nook and cranny. Faced with a b...
Visiting the Olympic Village of Lake Placid mikecohen January 3, 2012 6426 LAKE PLACID: Over the course of many years my family and I passed the exit leading to Lake Placid, New York off Highway 87 and wondered when we would actually visit the former Olympic Village. Well, over the...
Mirror Lake Inn – “It’s a labour of love” The Montrealer January 3, 2012 7942 Ed and Lisa Weibrecht share a love of owning and operating Mirror Lake Inn, providing their guests with first class and unique Adirondack-themed accommodations, sports facilities and superb cuisine. A member of...
A Toronto Tour de Force-Part 2 Julie Kalan January 3, 2012 7642 Toronto is made up of a patchwork of distinctive neighbourhoods. The entertainment and financial districts reside in the core of the city, to the east is Old Town Toronto and a little to the west is the art ...
Petra – a monument to nature’s beauty and man’s ingenuity Julie Kalan December 13, 2011 7024 We all oohed and aahed at the site of Petra’s Treasury, when Indiana Jones took us along on his third adventure. Mesmerized by the beautiful facade, I hoped that someday I would be lucky enough to live out my o...
New York’s Finger Lakes Region has plenty of winter activity donnacarter December 1, 2011 4621 With winter holiday plans now in full swing, the Finger Lakes region, which takes its name from eleven vertical, parallel lakes spanning the center of New York State like a giant handprint, recently came to my ...
A Toronto Tour de Force Julie Kalan December 1, 2011 7172 The first of a two-part feature on Toronto the Fun Toronto is often thought of as a 9 to 5 city, a bastion of business that slumbers outside office hours – but nothing could be further from the truth. Restaura...
