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Hôtel Le Germain Québec: A Boutique Dream Come True
In planning my first visit to Quebec City, I decided to try two highly rated hotels. I love older properties and boutique hotels, and began with a lovely boutique hotel in the historic Old Port of Quebec. Hôtel Le Germain…
Read MorePostcards from DC: The Tidal Basin
Washington, DC is impossible to capture in a single post, or visit. Fortunately, I’ve been able to visit the US Capitol a few times in recent years – and always find something different to explore. In the US Capitol last month,…
Read MoreHow My Travel Planning Mistake Turned Out to Be A Good Thing
Generally, the best thing about making mistakes is that we learn from them. However, I’ve not only learned from my recent travel planning faux pas; I’m benefitting from it. How so? Simple. Planning conference travel to the DC area for myself and…
Read MoreA Spring Weekend in San Francisco
I thought of describing this visit as a Spring Break for, although I was in town for business, and even though it rained much of the time, I came home refreshed and feeling thoroughly spoiled. That may have had something to…
Read MoreSpoil Yourself in Hong Kong
Visiting Hong Kong at the tail end of a month away from Vancouver, it was time to put away the sunscreen we’d needed in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The late February weather offered a marked transition from the sunny islands we’d visited, and was much more like home. Staying at the InterContinental Hong Kong was the best choice I could have made for this visit.
Read MoreLooking for Quiet in a City of 8.5 Million?
We were, while visiting Bangkok. It’s a wonderful place to visit, but sometimes it’s nice to shift pace a bit. Where to go? We chose Lumpini Park; click here to see more of our visit to this urban oasis.
Read MoreThinking About This Year’s Travel? Think Palma de Mallorca
If you’re looking for holiday ideas and love sunshine, history, shopping and a stretch of sand, consider Palma de Mallorca. I’ve published a few shots and comments on our visit there; click here to see the article.
Read MorePark Your Car, and Explore Seattle by Foot
When you think of Seattle, what comes to mind? The Mariners, Seahawks, Microsoft and Starbucks? Or perhaps it’s Pike Place Market and the Sky Needle? While my Seattle readers could no doubt think of dozens of spots to tap in to for…
Read MoreSummer’s Kiss Farewell
Summer has now officially ended on Canada’s west coast, and what a summer we’ve had. Here are a couple of September shots from one of my favourite spots, Spanish Banks. I love the combination of silhouettes against sand stirred up by…
Read MoreOn the Waterfront – San Francisco
It occurs to me that most of my posts this summer have been reflections of life on North America’s west coast. You’ve seen a series of images from Spanish Banks, which is my favourite home town beach. We did make…
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