Staying Places: Muir Celebrates The Spirit of Halifax’s Historic Waterfront
My ‘favourite-hotels-around-the-world’ list has a new member. The minute I walked into the intimate, stunningly modern lobby of Muir (Gaelic for sea), and was received with a warm, Nova Scotia welcome, I felt at home.Halifax’s first five-star hotel opened in...
Above and Beyond: Celebrity Sets a New Standard
IT WAS SHAKESPEARE’S JULIET who asked “What’s in a name?” She would never have asked that question had she been aboard Celebrity Beyond, a ship whose name describes her guests’ experiences perfectly. Take for example, her magic carpet. Until Celebrity introduced their...
Staying Places: The Crane Resort
STEEPED IN HISTORY, The Crane offers guests old-world charm and incredible natural beauty. The resort is perched on a cliff above spectacular Crane Beach, renowned as one of the world’s finest. Cascading pools are scattered throughout the lush grounds, as...
Celebrity Chef Giada De Laurentiis Named Godmother of Oceania Cruises’ New Ship Vista
Oceania Cruises has named celebrated Italian-American chef, author, restaurateur and Emmy Award-winning food personality, Giada De Laurentiis, as godmother of its newest ship Vista, debuting May 2023. Multiple Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer, pianist and actor Harry Connick Jr. will...
Onward to the Horizon: Changing the Way We “Sea” the World with Azamara’s Newest Ship
THERE’S ALWAYS a sense of excitement when a ship is named, and we see a giant Champagne bottle smashing against a dark blue hull. So, it was for the naming ceremony of the Azamara Onward. As a cruise lover, perhaps...
STAYING PLACES: The Langham
IN A CITY FAMOUS FOR the sparkling and the spectacular, the Langham Sydney provides a super-refined retreat from the hustle and bustle. While very close to can’t-miss sites like the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, stepping into the lobby...
Staying Places: Naramata Inn – The Okanagan’s Renowned Restaurant with Rooms
I WAS HEADING WEST on the Trans-Canada highway after a hot and buggy holiday in Alberta when I got an email that made my day. It was from Fred in Guest Services at BC’s Naramata Inn where I would be...
Paradise Found
DEPARTING DENAREAU and sailing into the blue, en route to Sacred Island in a catamaran, we find the welcoming committee ready for us. First is a school of playful dolphins, keeping pace off both the port and starboard sides. They...
Greece Off The Grid
THE CITY RISES ON TWO HILLS, buildings of white and pink and orange and blue, climbing away from the sea. One is crowned with a Catholic Cathedral, the other, an Orthodox church. Settlement on this island dates back more than...
Classic Canadian: Alberta’s Rocky Mountains Have an Endless Appeal
THERE IS BOTH majesty and serenity in the mountains. Perhaps that’s why so many of us are drawn to places like Banff, Jasper, Lake Louise and the Columbia Icefields. No matter how many of our fellow travellers we encounter, there...
Staying Places: Hotel Britania, A Delightful Boutique Hotel in Lisbon
AN ART DECO GEM, conveniently located in Lisbon’s heart, just around the corner from the Avenue da Liberdade, the city’s grand main boulevard, the small and delightful Hotel Britania was our pre-cruise Lisbon choice. Good friends had given us a...
Dispatches from the Galapagos
I AM HELD CAPTIVE by the beauty of the Galápagos Islands and the wildlife that inhabits them. It reminds me that one of the reasons to travel far and wide is to see and experience remarkable events, life-changing moments, and...
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