If I had three words to describe Vancouver Island, they would be green, rugged and wild.
Club Med Ixtapa Pacific: A Tropical Playground
Featured on parentscanada.com on April 4, 2017 By Diana Ballon with Antonia Eckley on April 04, 2017 “Breathe in and out like the waves, with strength and energy,” says Mo, the fitness instructor who is leading the 9:00 a.m. yoga class here at the Club Med in Ixtapa on the Pacific coast of Mexico. “Respira con Continue Reading
The End of Monogamy: Real Couples with Open Relationships
The decision to choose consensual non-monogamy as a way to make a relationship work is experiencing a surprising uptick in popularity. As many as 10 percent of all committed relationships, including marriages, now identify as open.
Why Twenty Valley Should Be on Wine Drinker’s Travel Lists
Featured on lacartemag.com on June 7, 2016 Why Twenty Valley should be on wine drinkers’ travel lists by DIANA BALLON Twenty Valley, home to country roads that link the small towns of Grimsby, Beamsville, Vineland, Jordan and St. Catharines on the south shore of Lake Ontario, is a region that many consider a hidden gem — Continue Reading
A Desert State of Mind
Think of Tucson as a basin with steep edges. An urban desert, defined less by its architecture than by its natural beauty, benign climate, blue skies and the dazzling interplay of light and shadow.
Four Islands for a Destination Wedding
Featured in West Jet Magazine, February 2017 Get hitched in Antigua, Turks and Caicos, Maui or on Florida’s Amelia Island FEBRUARY 8, 2017 – BY DIANA BALLON There’s an allure to getting hitched on an island. What could be more romantic than saying “I do” in a secluded, seaside ceremony? If an island wedding is your Continue Reading
Four Spots for an Island Honeymoon
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