The Pros & Cons of Cruise Ship Travel
In honour of their (mid-Covid) 50th anniversary, my parents generously gifted our entire family with a group cruise to Alaska in August 2025. I’ve sailed the seas once before, and though I didn’t spend hours vomiting overboard, I admit that it wasn’t my fav type of travel. At that time in the Caribbean seas, whenever […]
People Watching Around the World 101: Cuba
(No, Not the Creepy Kind) “Well, I’m just people watchingThe other people watching meWe’re all people watchingThe other people watching we” Jack Johnson song from Curious George movie, 2006 Listen here Travel forces you to consider why you do things the way you do. Suddenly, you realize that not everyone does life the same way […]
Souvenirs and Escapades: Tales and Treasures From The Road
What do you collect while traveling? The author tells a quirky tale of her obsession with Christmas ornaments, stones, and treacherous back roads.
What Does a 70s TV Show Have to Do With Why You Should Visit Gibsons, B.C.?
A visit to Gibsons, B.C. is intriguing even for people who have never watched The Beachcombers. With gorgeous scenery, breathtaking hikes, and yummy food and coffee, Gibsons is well worth the ferry ride.
The Who’s Drummer Keith Moon & The Great Loon Rescue
Read on to find out what these two have to do with one another We interrupt the Cross Canada Adventure for the following bit of breaking news from the East Coast. Instead of Pacific seas of serenity, envision shores so rocky the seams are ripped from your bathing suit. Imagine a rugged beauty with breathtaking […]
A Must-Do Albertan Hike & A Surly Server
In part 3 of the series, a couple makes their way from Calgary to Gibsons, B.C. Many adventures are had.
Cross Canada Dog and Pony Show Part 2
A weekend in Alberta, a new car, and a speeding ticket Alberta, Here We Come I was retrieved at the Calgary airport by a high school friend. In our wee world, it turns out that she happens to be my partner Mark’s second or third or fifth-cousin-once-removed. Something like that. They share the same surname […]
How a 3-Day Trip to Alberta Became a Cross-Canada Adventure
Friends, family, and the unavailability of rental cars made for quite the holiday Image generated by author and copilot.microsoft.com Have you ever made plans that suddenly snowballed into something wilder than a mid-March ice storm? Maybe you meant to re-tile the bathroom floor and suddenly found yourself with a sledgehammer in hand, busting down the […]
Victoria Day Long Weekend How We Love You
Photo by Arthur Chauvineau on Unsplash The Victoria Day long weekend has come and gone. Or perhaps you shorten it to “May long”. Or call it May 2-4, possibly because this is what some of us Canucks call 24 packs of beer—and many, many of these are dragged along for weekend festivities. CBC claims that sales of booze […]
Travel Writing from Breakfast Tables in Vancouver, BC, Canada
The author deliberates whether she could write foodie reviews. While eating at three breakfast spots in Vancouver, B.C., she adds her tales of what she sees, hears, and smells.