I have 90-year-old feet. At least that’s what my foot surgeon told me in 2004 when he opened me up to remove floating bone fragments from an old break, arthritic spurs and cysts around my ankle. I was told that I needed to get orthotics and treat my feet with more care. Did I listen?…
Mont-Tremblant in the summer
(This Mont-Tremblant in the summer post was updated Feb. 2, 2022; but you will also find an additional, comprehensive guide for all of your Mont-Tremblant summer activities planning here.) If it wasn’t enough that we fell in love with Tremblant this past winter, we’ve now experienced Mont-Tremblant in the summer and are more smitten than…
Springfree Trampoline review
You’re going to have to picture this: I’m in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake having dinner at a winery, wearing a bamboo jean chemise dress with sky-high Michael Kors snakeskin heels. Full makeup, hair freshly blown out. And then there are two Springfree Trampolines just outside our dining tent, primed for our group of full-grown humans to review…
Make it a Skechers summer for the whole fam
When I got my first pair of Skechers three years ago, I instantly fell in love. My Go Walk3 slip-ons have been well-loved, and although they’re a bit dirty around the edges these days, they’re still a go-to pair of shoes for me when I need guaranteed comfort. (For example, I just took them with…
Signatures Restaurant’s new look at InterContinental Yorkville
A couple of years ago, my travel-blogging team had its annual retreat at the InterContinental Hotel in Yorkville. We were treated to a lovely meal in the hotel’s restaurant, Signatures, and I walked away feeling deeply satisfied with the food but overwhelmingly disappointed in the ambiance. The decor simply didn’t rise up to the level…
Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario
My family never “cottaged” when we were growing up. We didn’t really do anything nature-inspired either, except for that one time we did a road trip to Pukaskwa National Park so we could camp with my cousins from Winnipeg and meet halfway. Although that would be my first and last time in a tent with my…
Road trips & back health: what you need to know (sponsored post)
So you’re going on a road trip. Yay! Packing went well. And you’ve thought of everything: your route, snacks and drinks, boredom busters like car games and movies, and awesome things to do at your destination. But wait — have you considered how taxing a road trip can be on your back? Or even on…
Petite & Posh Vaughan
Have you ever been to a standalone American Girl store? I mean one of the big ones, like in Chicago or New York City? They have full-on salons and restaurants for your little doll to share with her little doll. For real. And it’s apparently amazing in the most purposely obnoxious way (and, yes, I’m…
Good Samaritan & Air Canada Cargo to the wedding rescue
By now, whether you live in Canada or not, you’ve probably heard about the devastating forest fires in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Known as “Fort Mac” far and wide, its fires began last month — spreading too quickly for people to pack more than the bare necessities. Worse than losing one’s home, people lost photo albums and…
Canada’s Wonderland thrills the kid in you
When’s the last time you went to Canada’s Wonderland? I mean really went. Without your young children who prevent you from really doing the park’s biggest rides? For me, it had been a couple of years since we’d been to Wonderland with kids, but about 10 years since I’d gone with grownups and was able to take…