Staying Places: Oceana Santa Monica
LAYOVERS AND LUXURY don’t usually go together. Too often, we forfeit comfort for convenience. But the next time you fly through Los Angeles, or take a cruise from that southern California city, consider that you can have both at Oceana...
Nova Scotia Calling
WE MADE OUR FIRST VISIT so many years ago, there was no internet to consult! Instead, we wrote to the province’s tourism office and then pored over glossy brochures, wondering if everything could possibly be as great as it looked...
Rotterdam Rocks
IT’S ALWAYS A DELIGHT to sail on a Holland America ship, or as I affectionately refer to them, “another Dam ship.” The latest “Dam” for me is the Rotterdam, the newest ship in their fleet, which set sail last year...
Uncovering the Secrets of the Douro
LAST SUMMER, two weeks after we received our second COVID-19 vaccinations, Emerald Waterways announced that Emerald Radiance would return to sailing Portugal’s Douro River. Travel Karma! We were yearning to travel and an Emerald cruise in Portugal had oodles of...
Welcome Aboard… Odyssey of the Seas
ROYAL CARIBBEAN Cruise Line never ceases to amaze me. They go from strength to strength, offering innovation after innovation, with compelling and remarkable entertainment, fabulous dining and a commitment to excellence and consistency, ship after ship, year after year. They...
Belize: More Than Just a Pretty Beach
A NUMBER OF WORDS appear on the blackboard, but, even before I’ve checked in, only one registers: puma. Getting here took a while, the roads growing thinner and thinner as we made our way through the heart of this small...
Staying Places: Alaia Belize
BRAND-NEW AND SHIMMERING above a 1,000-foot stretch of sand, the white towers of Alaia rise over the blue of the Caribbean at Mar de Tumbo beach, in the heart of San Pedro, Belize’s favourite sun destination. The first Marriott in...
Rocky Mountain High: A Feast for the Eyes and the Soul
During the long months we spent tethered to our homes, unable to travel farther than the grocery store, we longed for escape. Now that restrictions have eased somewhat, it’s time for an immersion in the vast, glorious landscape of western...
NEW MOON: Silversea Shines Brightly as the Silver Moon Sets Sail
WE BOARDED SILVERSEA CRUISES’ newest ship, the elegant, intimate Silver Moon, in Athens in late July. We were sailing to some gorgeous Greek Isles for ten days on a marvellous itinerary – and it was heaven! We called at small...
La Belle Cuisine: A Taste of Wild-to-Table in Québec
FLOWING WITH MIGHTY RIVERS, filled with endless forests, covered in the rocky outcrops of the Canadian Shield, much of Quebec remains a wild place. Yes, of course there are farms. Plenty of them, providing milk and grains and meat. But...
Wild West Coast: SUP, Soak, Cycle, Surf. Tofino Is A Breathtaking Place That Has It All.
SWINGING MY BARE FEET over the side of our boat, I’m suddenly struck by how extraordinary this moment is. Just a couple of hours ago I was in my street clothes amongst the high-rise condos of downtown Vancouver. Now, I'm...
Go ahead…wander at will at Wander the Resort
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY’S newest four-season resort has a name that speaks to the traveller in all of us. Inspired by their own travels and experiences, the owners of Wander created a unique blend of modern accommodations with reflections of bucolic...
