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New Experiences in Montreal 21 Aug 2013 | 03:51 pm
Earlier this month, I went to Montreal for two new experiences: The Chihuly Exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art and the International Mosaiculture Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens. Those two ex...
Two Art Exhibits in Montreal That Will Blow Your Mind 14 Aug 2013 | 03:49 pm
Montreal is one of my favorite destinations for a quick weekend getaway: Just two hours north by car, it has everything I want in a major city: A variety of activities, fantastic dining options, loads...
Solo Travel: The Unfiltered Experience 7 Aug 2013 | 04:13 pm
If you’re on Instagram, you know all about filters—the popular photo app applies filters to photos to make them look more artistic. You can tint a photo, strip out the color to make it black-and-white...
Toronto’s Distillery District in Photos 31 Jul 2013 | 04:13 pm
I’d like to say that visiting the Distillery District in Toronto is like stepping back in time, but that wouldn’t be quite true. It’s a little too touristy for that. The shops are high-end. The prices...
The Protagonist’s Trip: Solo Travel For the Author 24 Jul 2013 | 04:04 pm
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always wondered how mystery writers do their research to get all the details “just right” for their stories. Surely they can’t have traveled to all the places they wri...
The Two Faces of Niagara Falls 10 Jul 2013 | 05:08 pm
I have never felt Nature’s raw power quite the way I did standing at the edge of the 167-foot high Horseshoe Falls. I trembled with a mixture of awe, fear, and excitement as I watched the greenish-bla...
The Buckhorn Saloon and Museum: Freakiest Attraction in San Antonio 3 Jul 2013 | 03:29 pm
Have you ever had a nightmare where you were in a carnival funhouse, surrounded by bizarre creatures, and you couldn’t find the way out? Where you wandered through room after maze-like room with tilte...
Google Reader’s Demise 30 Jun 2013 | 07:17 pm
And now for a bit of non-travel news, but relevant to all regular readers of this and other blogs: On July 1, Google is shutting down Google Reader. Many of you may already know this. Some of you may ...
Drury Plaza Hotel Riverwalk: A San Antonio Bargain You Can Bank On 26 Jun 2013 | 04:26 pm
Several years ago, when passing through Nashville on a business trip with my former boyfriend, we stayed at a Drury Inn & Suites. That was my first encounter with the Drury hotel chain, which is prese...
How To Survive a Long Solo Road Trip 20 Jun 2013 | 05:23 am
Is there some aspect of travel that you find daunting? Something you dislike so much you’d do pretty much anything to avoid it? For me, it’s always been the long, solo car trip. I don’t enjoy driving....
