Archive for the ‘CANADA’ Category
Balm Beach Sunset
Photos Copyright © 2010 Brian Williams & Milli Thornton
IT WAS OUR last night of a fabulous B&B getaway on Georgian Bay (Ontario, Canada). We wanted a low-key, low-budget way to round off our 4th of July long weekend trip, so we asked our Beacon Shore B&B hosts for a recommendation.
Bob...
July 25th, 2010 | Beaches, DINING, ONTARIO, TRAVEL BUMMERS | Read More
Big Chute!
BRIAN IS ALWAYS reading boating magazines and dreaming of cruising the pleasure-boat waterways of the world.
He’d love to do the San Juan Islands in a Nordhavn 62-footer (around $2 million pre-loved, including VIP stateroom). Or, for those moments when the budget calls for something a little more...
July 17th, 2010 | Boating, Conservation, FEATURED ARTICLES, ONTARIO, Wildlife | Read More
Beacon Shore on Georgian Bay B&B, Midland, Ontario
Photos Copyright © 2010 Brian Williams
The 1901 lighthouse on the front lawn, night shot
WE ARE LUCKY to be within reasonable driving distance of this B&B because we can’t wait to go back.
We’re not strangers to a good B&B. But this one truly is paradise from all angles: the gorgeous...
July 11th, 2010 | BED & BREAKFAST, DEALS, Lighthouses, ONTARIO | Read More
Best Ever B&B Breakfast
Photos Copyright © 2010 Brian Williams
Travel writer’s note from Milli Thornton: I reviewed this B&B as a paying guest.
BEACON SHORE ON GEORGIAN BAY BED & BREAKFAST is located in Midland, Ontario on the southeastern end of a stunning body of water. The wonders of this Canadian B&B...
July 10th, 2010 | BED & BREAKFAST, DINING, ONTARIO | Read More
Gallivanting in Halifax
By guest blogger Roona
All photos copyright © Roona 2009
THANKS TO THE United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, in the summer of 2009 I took a solitary trip to Nova Scotia. After renewing my work visa in the country, I had to go to a consulate outside the country to get it stamped in my...
July 7th, 2010 | GUEST BLOGGERS, Lighthouses, NOVA SCOTIA | Read More
Amarula: One Jazzy Beverage
AS ONE WOULD expect, the Montréal Jazz Festival is held largely outdoors.
The festival layout includes stages for the performers, food and beverage stalls, sports cars on display, an alfresco restaurant serving mainly wine and appetizers and a playground for the kids. Stalls devoted to related fun...
July 11th, 2009 | COFFEE, EXOTIC BEVERAGES, MUSIC, QUEBEC | Read More
Chinatown in Montréal
CHINATOWN IN MONTRÉAL is a bustling slice of street life.
From the happenin’ waterfront, terrace restaurants and cobblestone streets of old Montréal we progressed to Chinatown on foot. The narrow street that turns the corner at Chinatown’s Imperial-looking gates was clogged with Jazz Festival...
July 10th, 2009 | FEATURED ARTICLES, HEALTH, QUEBEC, STREET LIFE, VIDEOS | Read More
Niagara Falls from the Canadian Side
Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND was fast approaching. Living in a new city—no family here, no circle of friends yet—meant it was shaping up to be a boring, lonesome weekend if we didn’t think fast.
That’s when Brian remembered we’re less than four hours drive from Niagara...
June 20th, 2009 | ACTIVITIES, FEATURED ARTICLES, ONTARIO | Read More
Bonnybank B&B, Twenty Valley, Ontario
Bonnybank Bed & BreakfastBONNYBANK BED & BREAKFAST is a gem set in the vineyards of the Twenty Valley, about twenty minutes from Niagara Falls on the Canadian side.
Owner Carla Carlson has lovingly preserved the history of this venerable old house, both in the house itself and by gathering...
June 19th, 2009 | BED & BREAKFAST, ONTARIO | Read More
About Thyme Bistro, Vineland, Ontario
Milli Thornton at About Thyme BistroVINELAND IS TRUE to name: the countryside’s covered in vineyards and wineries. What else could you possibly order with your gourmet dinner at About Thyme Bistro but a bottle of wine from a local winery?
And gourmet it was.
At first I was disappointed that the...
June 18th, 2009 | DINING, ONTARIO | Read More

