Hoping to escape mundane domestic routines and find a luxury destination for you and your paramour? Or maybe you want to nurture a blossoming new relationship? Look no further than these bucolic Ontario retreats this spring—and summer and fall!
Taking Flight: Wine tastings go virtual
Drinking wine is part of an experience, whether conjuring memories of a place we once enjoyed that wine—perhaps on a piazza in Italy, or simply at home with the person we love.
Staycations mean you can stay — and get away
The idea for arranging staycations with each member of my family was inspired by a tradition my psychologist aunt initiated many decades ago. When she visited my cousins, she would meet separately with each child and let them direct how they wanted to spend their allotted time together. Fast forward about five decades, and I decided to make a similar arrangement with my kids – and my husband as well. The same sentiment applies — to make each person and each relationship special.
The Restorative Power of Cycling Ontario’s G2G Rail Trail
As a non-driver who loves to travel, being able to explore independently has had its challenges. I started long-distance running, but could only get so far. Then I took up cycling, and the whole world opened up to me:
Pedal, Paddle and Pause
Eastern Ontario lies north of New York State, in an area brimming with quaint heritage towns, lakes, canals and waterways. It
is also home to the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that extends 202 kilometres from Ottawa to Kingston, and is the oldest continuously operated canal in North America.
BOTH OFFBEAT AND OFF-THE-BEATEN PATH, THIS JAMAICA HOTEL IS A BIT JIMI HENDRIX, A BIT ANTONI GAUDI
Jakes Hotel is in a corner of Jamaica populated by cacti and acacia, black sand bays, rugged coastline and savannahs. To get there, you’ll navigate narrow winding roads en route to the south coast, an area of the island almost devoid of any other resorts.
COVID travel: What to know about your next hotel stay
Many of us are itching for the calm environment of a hotel room and a different environment, even if that is just an hour or two’s drive away. But is it safe? That really depends — on your own tolerance for risk, your willingness to take some safety precautions yourself while you are aware, and how much you can trust the hotel you are booking at.
Ontario getaways: Retreating into Wide Open Spaces
We’ve long known about the healing powers of nature, but now retreating onto water and into forest has the added benefit of offering safety amidst a pandemic.
For this story on Ontario getaways, I explored several areas of the province, all reachable within an hour to 2.5 hours from Toronto.
Resorting to Health and Wellness
Wellness travel may be temporarily on hold, but as travel bans lift, we will likely be seeking a healthy escape.
8 Best Water Bottle Brands 2020
Water bottles are no longer simply items you buy for a sporting event or backcountry adventure. They’re a craze.