Every woman has her secrets. But there are times when spilling the beans is the right thing to do. In fact, your very health and happiness could depend on it.
Exploring the South Shore of the St. Lawrence
Although I grew up in Montreal, I was never introduced as a child to Quebec’s rich geography, history and beauty that spreads itself like a rich tapestry across the rest of the province.
It’s Your Move
I tried not to read into it when my sister gave me Marie Kondo’s The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up for Christmas.
Charlevoix: Between steep mountains and deep blue sea
Charlevoix is a place you can go to be seduced by beauty, immersed in culture, inspired by the art, and sated by its bounty.
Among the Poppies and Quiet Roads of the Loire Valley
Cycling the Loire Valley is like entering into a kaleidoscope of colour. You pass shivering fields of orange poppies, sail along paths hugging the deep blue Loire River, and past the pale warm yellow of limestone buildings.
It’s Harvest Time in Prince Edward County
On an uncharacteristically warm weekend for late October, people are pulling all-nighters in Prince Edward County. But people aren’t losing sleep because they are partying. This is harvest time.
Trapp Family Lodge: The hills are alive and open for skiing
The Trapp Family Lodge began welcoming guests to what was originally a 27-room family home in 1950. Later the lodge expanded, establishing itself as one of the oldest Nordic centres in the United States and the largest in Stowe.
Fireworks: Canadian restaurants creating innovative menus around wood-fire ovens
Featured in Travel Life Magazine in April 2017 Acclaimed chefs at restaurants across the country are literally playing with fire. This is not so much a new trend as it is an old tradition. Inspired by the mystique, the romance and the warmth of open flames, chefs are casting aside traditional gas and electrical appliances Continue Reading
Pastry School in Old Montreal
Staring through a patisserie window at a fancy cake draped in fondant with chocolate shavings and ribbons of icing is like gazing at a Botticelli.
The New Rules of Overcoming a Sports Injury
Riding the waves off the shore of Tofino on Vancouver Island had always been a fantasy of mine. And for a while — well, maybe for a few moments — I realized that dream. Moving with the strength of the current, against the backdrop of blue water and sky, I actually stood up on the board—felt myself gliding forward.
That was until I fell.