a week of serious reflection
This has been a week of serious reflection for me — and I’m sure for most of you, in view of the horrible events that have taken place in Haiti. So much can change in the...
Category: Travel
Vegas comes through for the matchbook collector
Who knew? I thought I was one of the few remaining matchbook/matchcover/matchbox collectors around. Afterall, it’s a dying hobby, as since the downfall of public smoking in most parts of North America, collecting matchbooks...
City Center, Las Vegas
In a previous post, I focused on what impressed me during our most recent visit to Vegas (the amazing culinary offerings, the creative architecture of the theme hotels, the Classic Car Show at the Imperial...
Vegas never fails to impress
January, 1994 had been the date of our last trip to Las Vegas — until a long overdue return in December, 2009. How it has changed! I thought I had been prepared for the...
pure perfection in Puyricard, Provence
It was a bit of a challenge getting there (we’d taken the wrong train from Paris, received no help whatsoever from the staff on the TGV — French fast train) … but eventually we...
Paris: the good, the bad and the ugly
OK, I’ll admit it. There is nothing too ugly about Paris. It is truly a beautiful city. But at least I got your attention. I’ve been struggling with this post because I do have...
Salon du Chocolat in Paris
Salon du Chocolat features an amazing variety and the most innovative chocolate Attending the 2009 World Chocolate Masters Championships (WCMC) in Paris was the catalyst around which we planned the remainder of our trip to...
Belgian chocolate: exploring a nation of passion
What really fascinated me about Belgium was the passion of its people. As I’m writing a series of books about chocolate, maybe I was just lucky, and introduced to people who were even more...
Scattered Seeds Craft Show
Today, I had the pleasure of visiting the Scattered Seeds craft show & sale in Winnipeg. (For those of you in the Winnipeg area, the show continues tomorrow, April 19th from 10 am until...
warm hearts in Churchill, Manitoba
I remember the day that I heard on CBC radio that in Churchill, Manitoba, it was -51 Celsius (that’s about -60 Farenheit) with the windchill factored in. It reminded me of all the crazy...
