I was sitting at a table overlooking the Mediterranean, a glass of white wine in my hand, watching the sun go down. It was one of the most perfect moments of my life and I have never felt so at peace with life and love and the world around me.

On Sunday we ventured out into our city by foot to explore the surrounding neighborhoods. We had originally decided to head into the mountains again but as much as I love the nature hikes, I wasn’t in the mood for trees. I wanted solid concrete under my feet. After two years in Seattle, we barely [...]

I’m a listmaker. One of my favorite books as a pre-teen was The Book of Lists. I would carry it around with me everywhere and memorize the various lists of celebrity deaths, bizarre film titles, random lists about anything and anywhere. I would make lists of my own but usually of a more mundane nature [...]

Rome had been a dream. It was a place I fantasized about as a young woman watching Roman Holiday over and over. I was Audrey Hepburn having her hair cut and styled from an admiring hairdresser, then buying hand-made sandals from a street vendor while licking un gelato cioccolato. It would be wonderful and worldly [...]

If you like finding the unexpected when you travel then you will be thrilled to find the Bug Zoo in downtown Victoria, BC. After your high tea at the historic Empress Hotel, walk around the corner (no, seriously, just around the corner) and enter the tiny Bug Zoo. You can’t miss the signs. The front [...]