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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.
Kitchener. Not so sexy, you say? I beg to disagree.
As the birthplace of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the U.S., the Roycroft Campus just outside Buffalo is a place where handcrafted workmanship is privileged over mass production, and where you will find beauty without the excessive ornamentation of the Victorian era.
The most buzzed about travel trends for 2017
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
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.
If I had three words to describe Vancouver Island, they would be green, rugged and wild.
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 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.
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