Travels With Stacey

There was a time when I kept all the places I wanted to see on my phone. But now, I cannot see the areas I am going to; these get buried under the avalanche of stars, flags and all the other icons I have used…

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…

Let’s Play Hooky, Cleveland Style had one of my favourite stops: FLOWERS! Many of the botanical gardens host an orchid show this time of year. Orchids Forever, at Cleveland Botanical Garden, is an excellent display of various types of orchids, some of which are rare. This…

Often, waterfalls are overlooked, ignored, or even blocked. During the research phase of my trip planning, I cannot list the number of times I found a waterfall to explore, only to discover that someone built a road and bridge over it. I have always wondered…

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 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 had been wanting to visit Cleveland for some time now, and we finally had the opportunity to have a weekend visit to this Ohio city on the shores of Lake Erie.  Although there is plenty more to do in Cleveland, we only scraped the…

Being in the presence of greenery, especially flowers has a measurable effect on people. I, for one, enjoy looking for and looking at flowers of all kinds. When I was a kid, there was only one type of daffodil. Slowly, a new variety arrived. Then…

Who doesn’t love flowers? Who doesn’t love paying admission to one place and getting free admission to hundreds of other locations? I have wanted to get a membership to Royal Botanical Garden for some time now.  We pass by it almost all the time whenever…

In my travels around Ontario and now into Quebec and the States, I have been to thousands of places over the past years.  The one thing that I have learned in all of this is that there are so many places to visit and see.…