It had been a long day. I had been up for 30 minutes shy of 24 hours & traveling (or mostly just sitting in airports) for 19 of those. As I struggled to pull my suitcase out of the trunk of the cab which had just whisked me across town from the train station, I…
Canada
Vancouver: You Stole My Heart
After my experience there, I am officially ready to officially change Vancouver’s motto from “By Sea, Land, and Air We Prosper” to “Vancouver: Nicest People, Prettiest Scenery & All Around Great Place.” Because it’s absolutely true. I have never been to a city with nicer people. True story: I was trying, rather unsuccessfully, to hail a…
Foto Friday: O’Canada
Happy Canada Day to all my friends up north! Canada is so many things to so many people. I’m totally enamored with the country that borders America to the north. Canada is…
Narrative, Local Beer & Hockey: What I Learned at TBEX
This past weekend, I flew out to the west coast to attend the Travel Blog Exchange (aka TBEX) conference – a full two days of workshops, lectures, & networking with all my colleagues in the travel blogging world. Since I work in PR in my “real job,” I’ve attended a lot of conferences, but this…
Canada: Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia
Last August, on our fabulous New England & Canada Royal Caribbean cruise, one of our stops was in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The city surprised us both & ended up being one of our favorite ports. After spending the morning exploring up & down the hilly streets of Halifax, we boarded a charter bus & made…
