The most buzzed about travel trends for 2017
Get the Sugar Shack Experience in the Chaudière Appalaches Region of Quebec
Featured in travelife.ca in March 2017 After a long drive along quiet back roads and a darkening sky, we finally turned off the pavement, and into the gravel driveway of a small cabin off to the side of the road. A warm yellow glow ushered us inside, like fireflies seduced by bright light. We had Continue Reading
Grieving the Loss of a Spouse
Writer Joan Didion documents this unspoken state when one loses a partner in The Year of Magical Thinking (2005): “We do not expect this shock to be obliterative, dislocating to both body and mind.
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
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.