Four places. My wife and I have been to literally thousands of places. Big places like zoos, museums and other all-day attractions that attracts thousands of people. And little places like roadside statues, parks and waterfalls. I have taken at least one picture at every…
We toured the St. Catherine’s Doors Open Event on August 20, 2022. These Doors Open tours have quickly become our favourite and have it as a priority when one is happening. St. Catherine’s is only 90 minutes from home, and our first stop was a…
If ever there is proof of how much a tour guide enhances a location, it is here at Richardson Bates House Museum. We were privileged to have May Kay Stone, president of the Oswego County Historical Society, lead us on a tour of this beautifully…
Charlene was talking to her colleagues at her work when one mentioned doing the Grey Bruce Waterfalls Tour. She had been talking about the places we started to go to, but before September 11, 2016, we were doing just one-stop destinations. This waterfalls tour would…
We both like art. We like art so much that we will walk hours in a city or town in search of murals and sculptures and anything else that is beautiful. Yet, we have vastly different opinions of art museums. Very different opinions. We even…
Charlene and I have done a lot of hikes. The hikes must have some sort of destination—usually a waterfall at the end, some fantastic scenic view, or maybe an interesting geological feature. Occasionally we will hike to see ruins. Once, we hiked to look for…
Charlene and I like hiking, and we like art. At Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park, we could do both. Located within a ravine just a short drive from Ottawa, Ontario, is a place that celebrates the diversity of all of mankind and honours the equality…
It may not be the prettiest tree; I have seen maple trees that are much more pleasing to the eye. It is certainly not the largest or the highest. What this tree has for being famous is that it is the oldest maple in all…
Recently my wife and I travelled through West Virginia, and we stopped at the Mason Dixon Historical Park on the return trip home. This park was created in honour of the surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, who were tasked with settling a border dispute…
We were lucky. We applied for our passports just before the big rush on passports that had caused massive, months-long delays for so many Canadians. When the most extensive COVID restrictions were finally ended, Canadians became free to travel again and like us, and many…
