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I flew to NYC for Easter Weekend – a quick, but food and fun filled trip. The only glitch – we lost a day in Calgary as we missed our connecting flight. As a result, no lunch at Jean-Georges for me, but my friends went and said it was fabulous. Our lost day meant pretty [...]

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I had a fantastic, memorable weekend recently when my hubby, friend, and I headed to Eugene, Oregon for the fifth annual Oregon Truffle Festival. The entire festival was an adventure based on a whim. I saw a link to the festival on Twitter, told a friend about it and we bought tickets. Then, we mentioned [...]

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The final stop on my Italy trip, I did not have high expectations for Venice. Many people told us to expect a dirty, expensive, tourist trap, but we experienced an incredible, beautiful city that I’d return to anytime. The base There’s only one place to stay in Venice, and it’s Hotel Al Ponte Antico (Calle [...]

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My Italy trip summary continues with the amazing city of Florence, which has it all. A walkable city with beautiful art galleries and shopping everywhere. While it’s filled with tour groups and buses, it still manages to keep its Tuscan charm. The base I stayed at the Hotel Tornabuoni Beacci (Via Tornabuoni, 3). The rooms [...]

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Bologna is a beautiful and under-visited Italian city with an incredible food scene. I stayed in Bologna for 3 days and look forward to returning. The base The Al Cappello Rosso Hotel has been serving guests since 1375, so they know how to treat guests. Rooms here are beautifully updated and luxurious and the staff [...]

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Leaving Rome, we hopped a train down to Naples, with some trepidation. Naples was a mildly controversial stop on my Italy itinerary. Books and forums emphasized it was a dirty city, full of crime, pickpockets, and graffiti. People I spoke with told me to skip it and stay an extra day in Rome. Despite this, [...]

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Part 1 of my Italy trip is done – I’m writing this on a train headed to Naples, happy to have a few moments to remember Rome as my aching feet get a much deserved rest – I think we walked 10+ km (mostly on bumpy cobblestone) every day were were in Rome. As a [...]

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On this blog, I am including my trip itineraries when I travel outside of Vancouver because…. 1) I like having a record of it 2) I spent a lot of time finding places and things to do. So, even though I am no local, I might as well share what I know! Chicago An awesome [...]

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I recently wrote about my trip to Seattle but we also stopped into Bellingham on the way to and back from Seattle. Bellingham is a lot more than Bellis Fair! In fact, I find Bellis Fair quite over-rated and do not understand the draw, but I had a lovely time at our Bellingham stops: Avenue [...]

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