When you think of an oasis, what do you picture? For us, we think of mountains of sand towering over a small puddle of a body of water, surrounded by palm trees. We didn’t see that mental image come to life when we went to the Al Ain oasis in the UAE. But then, we…
We weren’t able to fit the Galapagos Island into our Ecuador adventures based on our budget, so we were delighted to make it to the Ballestas Islands in Peru which are colloquially known as the poor man’s Galapagos. The Islas Ballestas are islands off the coast near Paracas and have neat formations, including little arches…
We went to ‘Dirty Bingo’ at a local pub in our neighbourhood. We live in Toronto’s Village and so bingo always has a twist 🙂 Anyway, it was an entertaining experience and we even won a few times!
Last night was Ewan’s office holiday party. He works in the tv industry and his work throws pretty big lavish bashes (compared to my work hour festive lunches). The elements of this year’s party included: After coat check, a red carpet including 3 photographers, one cameraman and an interviewer complete with a microphone stopping every…
Yesterday we had a pub night in our neighbourhood with our friends at what is likely to be the start of several good-bye get togethers.
When we first moved to Toronto, we thought it was interesting to be living in a city that has several travel tours, including the typical hop on-hop off double-decker bus tours that seem to be the standard in major touristy cities (this comes from our experience growing up in Calgary where most visitors to the…
1) Have friends with a cottage connection. 2) Bring a crapload of food. Have a gluttonous meals all day every day. Eat outdoors whenever possible. 3) Have provisions and entertainment for bad weather. 4) Fireworks, especially for national holidays, are a must. 5) Enjoy the lake. 6) Participate in the annual ‘beer croquet’ tournament with…
So often we get caught up in wanting to check out new countries, new cities, new sights, and new sounds that we sometimes forget about what great things are in our own backyard. We’ve lived in Toronto for four years and tend to do most of our sightseeing when we have guests. And this trend…