For us, it was the first Doors Open event of the year. I mapped out the places I wanted to take Charlene and made an itinerary. Our first stop was the Ontario Regiment Museum. I have been wanting to go here for years and we finally made it on the…
“When is your play coming out?” I was asked by this young woman who was very proud of her job at Theatrix Costume House in Hamilton. I replied with my usual confidence when I was pulling someone’s leg, “Next week.” She was excited by this and…
Last summer, we went to Alaska for our summer vacation. This year, we will drive the east coast of Canada and a small bit of the USA. This is a trip that I have always wanted to do. Three weeks of driving, hiking, sightseeing, camping…
Originally planned for just one night, I made this trip a full weekend. The purpose of the trip was to visit Greenfield Village on its opening weekend of the season. I was very impressed with it and spend most of the day there. Here is…
We love flowers, and one of our favourites is tulips. When I was a kid, there were only red tulips. Then yellow ones appeared one year, and now, there are over 3,000 known varieties of tulips. When planning a trip to see a tulip festival,…
For many Canadians, Queen Victoria’s birthday is the official start of the summer season. It is the first warm long weekend and is the busiest on the highways. Dubbed “May Two-Four,” it rarely is on May 24th due to the rules of when the celebration…
I have been trying to get to this location several times and was able to reserve a spot during the return portion of our Virginia Beach Road Trip. It is a popular destination that tells a unique story of a unique man. We have been to…
We have been busy travelling. We just came back from a week-long visit to Virginia Beach. Ten days before that, we were in Cleveland for a three-day weekend. Then, just days before Cleveland, there was Ottawa. And we are about to travel again. Fort Wayne,…
If you look at our Let’s Play Hooky, Cleveland Style travel itinerary, I had only allocated one hour at this museum. We have travelled enough that when I plan all the places to see, I have a good sense of how long we will be at a…
