After seeing another news story about a minority tribe being forced to perform for tourists, I wondered whether it was all true or whether it was media embellished. I wanted to ask this question to someone who had visited with minority tribes. That’s when I thought of Caz and Craig of y travel blog. They […]
Small Town Fun in Massarosa
Your night’s entertainment What do you do when you’ve been in a small town for a while, have seen all the sights, tried all the restaurants and think there’s nothing left to do? Find an interesting building with a spotlight and you’ve found your night’s entertainment. Massarosa After a month in Massarosa, we […]
A Cook Not Mad: The Prequel
The prequel It was one year ago today that we handed over the keys to our baby. But before I get to that let me give you a bit of background story (for those of you who don’t already know it). We moved to Vancouver from Ottawa via Manhattan. Our plan was to visit friends […]
Drinking Tea in North America’s Tea Capital
Victoria Tea Festival We aren’t tea connoisseurs by any means but we do enjoy a good cuppa once in a while and if you want to learn anything about tea, what better place than the Victoria Tea Festival in Canada’s tea capital, Victoria, British Columbia. North America’s largest public tea exhibition The Victoria Tea […]
On Oysters, A Dive Show And A Chance Meeting
Victoria Tea Festival It was raining and the fog was thick when we drove into Victoria. The Trans-Canada highway going right through the downtown core made the drive easy. Our first stop was the Visitor Centre to pick up our information package. Followed by checking into our hotel. The Gatsby Mansion is comprised of three houses and the main hotel. […]
The Time We Were Surprised In The Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso, Riomaggiore, the Cinque Terre have been through a lot over the years. Attacked by Turkish pirates, been through a war, a resistance, naked hippies and lately, a devastating flood. Through it all, the grapes have grown along this beautiful coast known as the Italian Riviera. 5 Terre Card Whether […]
The Magic Isle
Sovereignty Around this time last year, we were on a plane on our way to Maui. Maui reminds me a bit of Quebec in that it’s struggling to keep its cultural identity while being part of a larger entity. Like Quebec, there’s a sovereignty movement here but this isn’t a political blog so I won’t […]
Dumpling, Pot Sticker, Gyoza
Dumpling Call them what you will, dumplings are delicious! According to Beijingservice.com the dumpling “dates back 500-600 years. As the Spring Festival marks the start of a new year, people choose to eat dumplings to connote their wishes for good fortune in the new year. Perfection China has been perfecting the art of dumpling making since […]