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…
I really like this image. It is one of contrast. In front, a starving Ukrainian girl who represents the oppression that Ukraine suffered from a forced famine. In the background is a poet. Tara Shevchenko is considered to be the founder of the modern Ukrainian…
Family Day was born in Canada when there was a need for a long weekend to celebrate something. For my wife and I, we have this time off. And what better way to celebrate Family Day than with family? We invited Mom to come along. …
Washington, D.C. has been on my travel hit list for some time now. But, it is a little far for us to make the drive worth the effort. That changed when our plans to visit New Brunswick fell through and there was no way I…
I was innocently driving my beloved wife to work when she asked me if we were going on a trip. I was completely taken by surprise. I had never even thought of it. I have a doctor’s appointment coming up in Toronto, the kind of…
I remember Andy Warhol when I was growing up. I saw him on Fashion Television, a show that was popular in my childhood home, even though we did not care about fashion, haute couture, or anything remotely related to those things. It was that the…
We were introduced to it as The Palace of Art. This is a rightful title given to what the tour guide described as the most beautiful government building in the United States. Charlene and I travel a lot. We love art and architecture, and when…
I love planning trips, especially when I get lots of time to research and see what I want to do. Virginia Beach is not a place to visit during the final days of winter if you want some rays of sunshine and to start early…
One of my favourite things to do is travel. My second favourite thing to do is plan on the itinerary to travel. My third thing to do is researching all the places that we can go and see. My job has me off this March…
The northern city of Kenora was our last major Ontario stop on our recent travel of the continent and, ultimately, to Alaska. Although we could only afford to spend a few hours in this great town by the lake, we captured as much of it…
