Travels With Stacey

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.…

Detroit is only a four-hour drive from our home, making it the perfect distance for us to visit this area for a weekend escape. It was mid-April, and the main attraction for us was the opening of Greenfield Village, but like everything we do, there…

A text message grabs my attention on my trusty cellphone. I read it, and it is from my sister. She wants a trip planned and ready to travel to Gaspe, Quebec.   She wants to leave in a few days. WOW! Generally speaking, planning a trip…

Don’t get me wrong, I love that there are community events that draw people together. But some community events force us to leave town.   Our town of Orangeville successfully holds a Jazz and Blues Festival each year. This is a great way to attract those…

For us Canadians, it was Victoria Day Weekend. This holiday celebrates the person who inspired the Victorian Era worldwide and is also the unofficial start of summer. Naturally, I had made plans for this celebratory festivity. Falling Head Over Heals for Waterfalls was the trip…

Something weird has happened to me when I take my wife on trips. An odd and often overwhelming sense of nostalgia fills me. This sentimental longing for the past, with positive feelings of emotion and even happiness, is happening more frequently. Only this year did…