Spend a Day in BrĂĽhl, Germany

BrĂĽhl is super easy to get to from Cologne, and is on the route to Bonn. It is so ideally located between these two cities, that I would recommend considering staying in BrĂĽhl as your base for a few days in the area.

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Where to Eat & Drink in Windsor, Nova Scotia

Windsor is a small town about 40 minutes from Halifax in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. This little town has come a long way in the last ten years, and is now not only a spot young families choose to make home, but also a great destination for travelers. If you’ve come to Windsor, and perhaps are staying at my AirBnB, you’ve come to a great spot – especially if you’re keen on good food and fancy cocktails!

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Ugly Door? No More!

Back in February, I finally closed on my house purchase. This 127-ish year old home needs lots of care and attention that it…

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Visit St. Michael’s Mount

It was surprisingly difficult to exercise the patience required to wait for the tide to go out completely. And so basically no one did. We all lined up on the beach and as the tide drifted slowly away from shore, we would all inch forward. But of course the tide doesn’t go out linearly, and so quite often a wave would come back, soak the causeway, and dampen everyone’s footwear/ankles/pant legs causing much ruckus. My traveling companion did not find this as amusing as I did.

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Winnipeg is worth it!

Go to visit the Forks, the indoor market and food court that is lively and full of young people and single people and families spending time together. Have a donut and a coffee at Fools and Horses. Have an amazing meal at Passero and eat everything.

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