This time last year, I was preparing to travel to Havana for the first time. I was excited and a little apprehensive about the trip because even though I’d read all the travel guides and seen the photos, there was still this aura of mystique surrounding travel to Cuba that … Continue Reading...
Having been to Paris (and some other French cities) a couple of times, I occasionally get asked for advice and recommendations for visiting Paris. While most of these requests are for vegan/vegetarian restaurants (Gentle Gourmet, L’Abattoir Végétal, Hank Burger or Arpège if you really want to splurge), over the years, … Continue Reading...
In what feels like a lifetime ago – some two decades past – I grudgingly found myself in Copenhagen. This was my first time in the city and I was mostly holed up at the basement apartment below the Ghana Embassy in Hellerup, a nearby suburb. I spent all my … Continue Reading...
One sunny weekend in midwinter, we took a short ferry ride to Victoria, BC because it had been almost a decade since my last visit!
Off the BC coast on Vancouver Island, Victoria is also the capital city of BC (my home province).
I’d almost forgotten how perfect this gem … Continue Reading...
[Lisbon]
Our first stop last fall on my maiden trip to Lisbon was the Copenhagen Coffee Lab.
Tucked inside the charming hilltop neighbourhood of Principe Real, we trekked our way through steep sloping sidewalks, vibrantly tiled and pastel-hued buildings and beautiful little parks to get to this cosy and … Continue Reading...