Hello again! It’s been a while, yet I’m delighted to bring you this photo from my recent travels to England.
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Category: England, farming, featured, Nature, rabbit, Vancouver, yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales
Tags: allcreaturesgreatandsmall, burnsall, drystone, drystonewall, farm, grassington, hebden, nature, northyorkshire, photography, travel, yorkshire, yorkshiredales, yorkshiredalesnationalpark
Putting February 2019 behind us: It was the coldest February Vancouverites have encountered in over 80 years, and among our top 10 snowiest months
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Category: beach, snow, Travel, Vancouver, winter
Tags: Kits, Kits Beach, Kitsilano, Kitsilano Beach, snow, snow at the beach, travel, Vancouver, winter, Winter in Vancouver
Visiting Victoria, BC this Spring, we found that a walk along James Bay is a great way to start the morning. We stayed at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, in a room overlooking the city’s inner harbour. The downtown views are…
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Category: BC, beach, Birds, featured, Travel
Tags: BC, Canada, crab, crabbing, James Bay, Olympic Mountains, Pacific coast, Pacific Northwest, seagull, travel, USA, Victoria, west coast
Vancouver, Canada is also known as the “wet coast”. That makes this public art installation all the more fun as we enjoy gorgeous summer weather.
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Category: art, Travel, Vancouver
Tags: BC, British Columbia, Canada, explore Vancouver, exploring Vancouver, public art, raining umbrellas, travel, umbrellas, Vancouver, Yaletown, Yaletown-Roundhouse Canada Line Station
London has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to architectural treats, but Belgravia is in a field of its own.
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Category: Architecture, England, London, Travel
Tags: Belgravia, Buckingham Palace, Central London, England, gentrification, London, luxury, real estate, SW1, symmetry, travel, UK, Upper Belgrave Street
I was back in London a few weeks ago, and spent much of my time there exploring the city by foot. It’s not that I had any reservations about taking the Tube; it’s simply that London is a highly walkable…
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Category: Architecture, England, London, Travel
Tags: autumn in London, Big Ben, England, London, London Eye, Pimm's, South Bank, travel
For my first visit to Budapest, known as the “Paris of the East”, I lived like a very pampered local in this two-bedroom penthouse suite.
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Category: Architecture, Budapest, Hungary, Travel
Tags: B&B, Budapest, Europe, Hungary, Kapital Inn, Liberty Bridge, living like a local, top Budapest B&B, travel
New Orleans. Think heat. Think about a climate that has you carrying tissues to dab your face every block or so, because it’s not just sunny; it’s muggy. You can understand why you don’t see the fast-paced hustle that you…
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I’ve just returned home from my first (and hopefully not last!) visit to New Orleans. I was there to speak at the Summit 2017 conference hosted by IAAP, the International Association of Administrative Professionals. While I was highly focused on delivering…
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Category: New Orleans, Travel, USA
Tags: Carousel Bar, French Quarter, historic hotel, Hotel Monteleone, IAAP, International Association of Administrative Professionals, luxury hotel, New Orleans, Pontchartrain Hotel, travel, unique bar
Oh, Canada! – July 1st is our national holiday, and we have a great deal to celebrate. Here’s a look across the land.
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Category: Animals, BC, beach, Canada, featured, mountains, Nature, plant life, Polar Bear Swim, Québec, summer, sunset, Winnipeg, winter
Tags: BC, Canada Day, Canada's 150th birthday, Canadian inventions and innovators, national pride, nature, Niagara Falls, scenery, the arts in Canada, travel, Weekend Poll