Quebec City fave
You know this is the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, right? You know that the city is pulling out all the stops, with a...
Wild about wildlife
I never visit Jackson Hole, Wyoming, without visiting The National Museum of Wildlife Art. It's built inconspicuously into a butte overlooking the National Elk...
Wild about Spring Creek, Wyoming
Just a few quick thoughts--I'll post more later. I'm currently at Spring Creek Ranch, in Jackson, Wyo., a small resort of rooms, condominiums and...
Apres-ski bliss
Sometimes I'm so spoiled. During my recent ski trip to Whistler, the snow Gods weren't smiling. Hot temps, melting snow and rain meant little...
Whistler whirlwind tour
Within a mere 54 hours, or two and a quarter days, I traveled from Vancouver to Whistler, B.C., round trip aboard the Whistler Mountaineer...
Random pairings
Thanks to the tanking dollar against the rising pound and Euro, accents are plentiful on New England's slopes, from the Eastern Europeans manning the...
Soak without getting soaked
BANFF, Alberta, Canada–With good reason, the Willow Stream Spa at the castle-like Fairmont Banff Springs hotel gets most of the ink when it comes...
Say it with chocolate
I...am...a...chocoholic.
There, I said it. I've been known to crave dark (only dark, and the darker the better) chocolate at 8 a.m., so you know...
Spa bliss
Balnea. Go. That's all you need to know (yes, the web site is in French, but an English translation is promised soon). This Nordic...
A taste of royalty in the Canadian Rockies
Visiting Banff or Lake Louise? The Fairmont Banff Springs and Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, those two storybook hotels, may be out of your budget...
Reading across the lines
When entering the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, watch where you step. The historic structure straddles the border between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby...
Manoir Hovey: Heaven-in-Quebec’s-Eastern-Townships
This is my first destination trip to Manoir Hovey in Quebec's Eastern Townships, but it certainly won't be my last. After fewer than 12...
On the road again
Somewhat ironically, I'm starting this Maine travel and more blog with postings on the more. Rain, fog and simply yucky weather: Not the best...
