St. Augustine's skyline reflects centuries of architectural influences.

Exploring Northeast Florida

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...
One of the top attractions at the Olympic Sports Complex is the bobsled experience.

Visiting the Olympic Village of Lake Placid

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...
The CN Tower standing out against the night sky, viewed from the Thompson Hotel Rooftop Lounge Credit: Julie Kalan

A Toronto Tour de Force-Part 2

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 ...
The Toronto skyline, viewed from aboard the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport ferry. Credit: Julie Kalan

A Toronto Tour de Force

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...
The picture perfect western and southern fronts of Carcassonne

Carcassonne – part fortress, part fairy tale

Framed by a clear, blue sky and bathed in the glowing mid-morning sun, the fortified town of Carcassonne evokes a scene from the pages of a pop-up storybook. The town itself lies hidden behind two concentric st...
Mont Saint Michel

The Heavenly Heights of Mont Saint Michel

At the foot of the abbey, this peaceful lane follows the contours of the mount. Credit: Julie Kalan “Mont Saint Michel is to France what the Great Pyramid is to Egypt.” - Victor Hugo, January 1884 Rising a...