Once the flurry of engagement parties, rehearsal dinners and wedding activities is over, it’s time for the honeymoon. Here are four romantic island destinations to fit the needs and preferences of newlywed couples.
Beached on Mexico’s Pacific Coast
Featured in Dreamscapes, Fall/Winter 2015. The 274-room Occidental Grand Nuevo Vallarta is located on Bahía de Banderas, a beautiful stretch of sand on the Pacific coast. Behind me people are chatting and splashing around in the pool. And in front, there’s the ocean at my feet. A soft late afternoon sun shines down on my Continue Reading
Pet-Friendly in the Kawarthas
Featured on vacay.ca, November 9, 2015. Viamede Resort is a favourite with people and pets. PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO — A resort holiday usually means stealthily heading out the door with our suitcases—leaving our dog Juno lying gloomily on her day bed in the corner of the living room with her sitter. I tell the kids to Continue Reading
Where, What and How in Turks & Caicos
Featured on airmiles.ca, October 2015. How to be a traveler not a tourist in these idyllic islands. The holiday begins midair, with that first glimpse of neon turquoise. Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI), located south of the Bahamas and east of Cuba, are famous for those azure tones – providing the perfect contrast to powdery Continue Reading
Quiet roads and a vibrant city: Biking in Peterborough and the Kawarthas
Featured in Canadian Cycling Magazine, October 2015. The prime road routes and trails of Ontario’s Peterborough and the Kawarthas aren’t well-known, but that will change. We followed our guides on a rainy day in June. We were travelling over rolling hills in Ontario’s Kawarthas on road bikes against soft winds and under grey skies. Grazing Continue Reading
Rural retreat: Into the country
Featured in Just for Canadian Doctors, Fall 2015. Norah Rogers and I meet in the parlour room of the Waring House, a country inn on the edge of Picton in Prince Edward County. She arrives slightly out of breath, coming straight from her private practice as a family doctor in town. But Rogers is no Continue Reading
Three ways to enjoy Ontario and Quebec this summer
Featured on Parents Canada, August 11, 2015. As the kids age, we constantly refine our family holidays to maximize parent relaxation, and kid fun. With our kids now 10 and 12, the need for the all-inclusive plan with child care provided is less vital. But we do still want places that offer lots of kid Continue Reading
A trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake combines arts with activity
Featured in Parents Canada, July 28, 2015. Magic “star stuff,” pirates and mermaids in coconut bras have invaded Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Specifically, the Shaw Festival, which for the first time in its 53-year history is staging a play geared to children: Peter and the Starcatcher. Charlie Gallant as Boy in Peter and the Starcatcher. Photo by Continue Reading
A different side of Orlando
Featured in Taste & Travel, Winter 2015. Explore the headwaters of the Everglades. When people think of Orlando, they tend to think crowds, Disney, gaggling children, long lines and overcrowded theme parks where not-so-healthy food is consumed on the run. What they don’t necessarily think of are the gastronomic offerings of this Central Florida city. Continue Reading
Travels with Mum
Featured in Forever Young, January 2015. Mother and daughters bonded in Montreal and Quebec City, following in the footsteps of author Louise Penny and ending a stimulating journey with a toast to dad. Daphne and Mom at Montmorency Falls. With cobblestone streets, outdoor markets, great restaurants and galleries, and handsome French men, why leave the Continue Reading