Archive for the ‘Travel stories’ Category

Surf’s up!

Surf’s up!

Music is to surf what cards are to poker—you can’t have one without the other.

Immortal beloved

Immortal beloved

My last scheduled trip for this year involves spending four days in Frankfurt and another four in Munich, as part of a great two-city stay.

Once in a lifetime

Once in a lifetime

Once-in-a-lifetime experiences are as exhilarating as they are enriching. Unique, one-of-a kind events that create a lasting memory are one of the great reasons to travel.

A Day in THE LIFE

A Day in THE LIFE

I’ve just woken up in the most comfortable bed in the world. I can barely hear the kids’ soft breaths in the distance. They’re dreaming, no doubt, about the turtles, iguanas and monkeys we spotted at the resort yesterday. There’s still an indent in the pillow next to me, left by Ben, who is surely [...]

The Fast Life with a European Flair

The Fast Life with a European Flair

When most people think of Europe, they think history, culture and food. When I think of Europe, I think of art, but not the art that you’re thinking of. I love cars, and I like them fast.

Stories of love from the city of love

Stories of love from the city of love

I first saw the movie ‘Paris, je t’aime’ a few years ago, in Montreal. I developed an instant love affair with the city and told myself that I’d have my own Paris story to tell one day.

Nothing Doing

Nothing Doing

So it’s early in the morning – sun rising, gilding the sea in colours every bit as beautiful as the Larimar stone they sell in the jewellery store down the road in Puerto Plata – when two things happen almost simultaneously.

Pack your bags Kim; you’re taking off in 48 hours

Pack your bags Kim; you’re taking off in 48 hours

Hi! This is Air Canada Vacations. You’re leaving on vacation the day after tomorrow!

China feeds the senses

China feeds the senses

I wasn’t prepared for Beijing’s lack of bicycles. Twenty years ago, before the 2008 Olympics were thought of, a few cars laboured through a sea of bikes.

The Sun Catcher

The Sun Catcher

Much like a dream catcher, meant to filter out the bad dreams and catch the good ones, Isla Mujeres, the most easterly point in Mexico, is like a giant sun catcher that is the first part of the country to see the sun and catch its rays.