… through a third floor office window… I’m writing this on the way back to the hotel after a good and productive day. The A/C hasn’t yet been switched on for the building – or any of the government buildings, we are told – so the wi…

Day 7… forgot to take melatonin edition. Dammit! Up since 4 am so it’s gonna be a loooonnnnggg day… oh well… last full day of meetings and discussions. We have a half day (hopefully) tomorrow to wrap up and then leave on Thursda…

 A short vid of the drive through Tiannemen Square Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario

Some pics… I’ll post more later this weekend after some sight-seeing. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario

Sweet-talk your way to a friend’s cottage with these tips, courtesy of Penny Caldwell, editor of Cottage Life.

It’s time to getaway for the weekend. Muskoka anyone? The countdown to cottage season is quickly coming to a close, and when the clock strikes Victoria Day there may as well be a federal mandate to trade in martini glasses for mason jars. The summer se…

For decades Venice Gondolas have been romanticized in the movies and ever since seeing Katherine Hepburn cruising through the canals in Summertime, people have flocked to Venetia to listen to That’s Amoré while being slowly pushed through its famous waterways.

Day 2 – sleep, or a lack thereof… The amazing thing about sleep pattern shifting is that you can achieve an almost altered state of reality without having to resort to pharmaceuticals! This is especially noticeable during the first couple o…

I always knew I was a bit of an oddball. According to a SkyScanner poll, six out of ten people preferring the window seat to the aisl…9 Zoom(s)

Day one. Well, that wasn’t so bad, really… yeah, it’s about 22 hours in travel mode door to door, but the flights were uneventful and I had a half-decent sleep last night. Melatonin rocks! After checking in and dropping our stuff off …

To China… Bye all. Watch the shop while I’m gone. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario

And it’s back to the Middle Kingdom. True, the anticipation is not what it was the first time I traveled to China, but being that this is likely my last journey to those parts, there remains a noticeable sense of slight giddiness. In the meantime…

With the Olympics and the Queen’s Jubilee dominating the London tourists’ itinerary this summer, anyone not interested in them can make the most of the rest of the city. When the sun’s out in England’s capital city it’s the best place to be in the world and there’s loads to do away from the tourist [...]

On America’s biggest bank losing $2B in six weeks, cashing in on your home and money-saving summer travel tips.

Attention adulterers, teens who live with their parents, and Kensington lovers who occasionally find themselves in sudden fits of passion. There is a hotel in Toronto that will rent you a standard, temporary room for $50. Because sleeping over is for l…

Cottage rentals near Toronto this summer are quickly getting snapped up as we get closer to the Victoria Day long weekend. With popular weekend water destinations within a 2-4 hour drive of the city, renting a cottage for a few days or a week each year…

We took a road trip to check out the Sunday brunch at Montebello. And this is what we found.

I am very fortunate that I get the opportunity to travel a lot and much of the time I get to bring my family. In my opinion, having a vacation or even a short break together as a unit is…

For many-many years the Island of freedom was on the top of the list of my must-see places. All these colorful pictures from travel blogs and magazines just kept teasing my imagination on and on. Needless to describe the degree of my excitement when all the tickets were finally booked to Cuba.

We first were introduced to apartment rentals as an alternative to hotels last year during the Mongol Rally. It was a couple of days later that Roomorama became our official sponsor of the whacky rally.