Skye We spent a short 10 days visiting Scotland this past winter, a few of those days were devoted to the Isle of Skye. The Isle of Skye is one of those places with a beauty that is difficult to convey in photos. Its jaw dropping scenery and ever changing weather and landscapes left us speechless more […]
Europe
Our stories and recipes from our travels through Europe.
48 Hours in Glasgow – Day 2
Day two After our first 24 hours in Glasgow, we were up early, well rested and stoked to see more of this invigorating city. Our stay at the Malmaison Hotel was perfect so far and continued with a great coffee and light breakfast to hit the road. Glasgow Miracle Our first stop was Glasgow’s School […]
48 hours in Glasgow – Day 1
Day One Continuing on our off-season themed travels, we headed over to Scotland in mid February. We arrived in Glasgow under the cover of night, having planned to stay a quick 48 hours before heading out on a road trip to the Isle of Skye. We had a carefully curated itinerary to get through after […]
A Day of Butchery at Casamonti – Part 1
Cinta Senese During our first trip to Italy, we met Ray and Anna Rita, owners of Casamonti estates, an unbelievably beautiful property in the Chianti region of Tuscany. Their operation offers a triple threat of sensational wine, olive oil and prized Cinta Senese pigs. It was the Cintas that originally drew us to Casamonti, to sample the sublime […]
48 Hours in Rome
Rome, you can love it or hate it but you can never call boring. We partnered up with Expedia Canada to highlight some of the great food spots we recently discovered in this bustling city. We opted to hang out near Termini and the funky neighbourhood of Monti, rather than the better known areas near […]
A martyr, a miracle and coregone
The martyr The town of Bolsena is the sister city of Orvieto and just a short drive away. We decided to investigate this medieval fishing and vacationing village nestled on the shores of lake Bolsena for a couple of reasons. The first was to eat a special fish, called coregone, that is stocked in the […]
3 months in Italy – a pictorial
Thousands of photos Since returning to Canada I’ve been sorting through thousands of photos taken over the three months we were in Italy. I wanted to share some but it’s so difficult to pick just a few since I have many favourites. I’ve done my best to pick just ten. This first one, of a […]
One Day in Florence
Well, we’re finally back on Canadian soil after almost a year of travel and housesitting. It’s incredible how fast the time flew and looking back at our adventures we consider ourselves very lucky to spend time in parts of the world we love and to discover new, inspiring places. Returning home was a bit of […]