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An impromptu road trip to Erie, Pennsylvania made for a wonderful weekend getaway this past weekend. Just a three-hour drive from Toronto, Erie is picturesque along the lake and puts on quite a show when the sun goes down if you’ve got the right view. Here are some highlights:
Hitting the open road!
A little rest after the drive.
Hot dogs, curly fries and milkshakes – the perfect summer fare.
The show’s about to start.
Enjoying the view.
Sunset in Erie: Worth the wait.
From the Athenaeum in Athens to the Athenaeum in London – what are the chances? But it just so happened that the next hotel we checked in to was called the Athenaeum as well, but this one was, well, in London and not an InterContinental property. We flew British Airways from Athens to London in [...]
Stand at any baggage carousel at any airport around the world and you’ll see an endless parade of small black suitcases coming down the line, one by one, each one looking just like the last. I understand why; black is classic, it won’t clash with what you’re wearing (if you’re worried about such things) and [...]
After some careful consideration, I think it’s safe to make the following statement: I’m a germaphobe. And I think I have an increasingly severe condition. I can’t help it. Especially when I travel, I am constantly washing my hands, dousing them with Purell or using anti-bacterial wipes to wipe down everything from my seatbelt on [...]
I love lists. Top 10 lists of the world’s best beaches; the best 100 movies of all time; New York City’s top 25 restaurants. I like running my way through these lists and seeing how many I can check off. So I was excited to see Conde Nast Traveler’s list of The 69 Greatest Fiction [...]
I traveled to California two weeks ago and I carried a heavy old hardcover in my shoulder bag. I could honestly feel it weighing me down as I made my way through the airport but I had no choice. An avid reader, there was no way I was going to go away for a week [...]
I’m busy, busy, busy, trying to get through the 143 unread emails that are demanding my attention and threatening to ruin my day. I’m trying to prepare for my next trip. But busy or not, I couldn’t resist the urge to take a few moments to update you on where I’m headed: {photo via skyscanner.net} [...]
It seems hard to believe but Switzerland just keeps getting better and better. Just when you think the landscape couldn’t possibly get more beautiful … it does. Right before your very eyes, it continues to transform from one stunning vignette into another. Yesterday, I had the thrill of visiting Chexbres. It’s a municipality in the [...]
I just got off a British Airways flight from Toronto to London’s Heathrow Airport. Chilling in business class or Club World, as British Airways calls it, was fantastic from beginning to end. My lie-flat bed made the seven-hour flight speed by; I slept for most of the flight but enjoyed some snacks and a movie [...]
Sometimes the places you have the lowest expectations of turn out to be the most wonderful. When Seabourn Odyssey deposited us off in Navplion, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Surprisingly, Navplion, the port I knew nothing about and, quite frankly, had never heard of, was perhaps the highlight of the entire cruise. From the [...]
OK, before I bring my reporting on the Seabourn Odyssey cruise I just did to an end, I want to share some pictures from one more incredible place I visited. Ephesus (or Efes, as it’s known in Turkish) is a huge historical attraction and is easily accessed from Kusadasi, which was one of our ports [...]
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