After spending time in the Canadian Rockies, we drove 6hrs west to Kelowna, BC. A beautiful town in the Okanagan valley with a microclimate perfect for wineries. We spent 3 days here at the Delta Grand Okanagan hotel overlooking the lake while unfolding for some true R&R. Our days were filled with lake activities: kayaking, jet skiing, pedal boating and just lying by the beach sipping cocktails with a good book in hand. On the second day of the trip…
Visiting the Canadian Rockies has always been on my bucket list. Well I guess me and 900 gazillion other people and I now know why. This place is utterly breathtaking. We had an easy 4hr direct flight from Montreal to Calgary and then got a rental and drove west straight into the mountains. On our first night we stayed in Canmore, a quintessentially Rockies town just a half hr south of Banff. We couldn’t find a hotel right in Banff…
We had yet another beautiful weekend getaway in the scenic gulf of Saint Lawrence just 4 hours northeast of Montreal. The region is mostly known for the scenic ski slopes at Le Massif but there is so much to do here over the summer. Aah where do I start:). Sea kayaking, hiking, horse back riding, paddle boarding, whale watching, it’s outdoor activities heaven. We drove from Montreal to Quebec City along a boring highway, but from Quebec City all the…
So we decided to go to Quebec City for our first trip of 2018. The drive was thankfully not too long – a bit under three hours from Montreal – because it’s a bit of a boring drive, nothing scenic. It seemed shorter to me as I got to nap most of the way :-). We spent two days and one night here, a quick weekend getaway, but it was worth it and very beautiful. The city of Quebec is…
So this is my story, up close, personal and under the magnifying glass. I left home just before I turned 20 to attend college in America. It was a very emotional event for me and my family, a young and naive lil’ girl going to a far away land alone. My parents were very hesitant about this decision but supported me anyways and I will forever be grateful to them. Living in America was a huge culture shock in the…
This November we spent a week in the Emirates and I must say, this trip was a definitely one for several books. After a long 13hrs flight from Montreal via Frankfurt we arrived in Abu Dhabi in style. We were met at the gate by our hotel concierge who wisked us through customs and then put us into a BMW 740i with our driver for the trip to the hotel. I thought “HOLLYY COWW” as we pulled into our hotel,…
So this past weekend we took a short trip to spend time with our friends in Roswell, a quaint suburb 20min north of Atlanta. We had a quite few things on our itinerary: Stone mountain, the CNN Center, Coca Cola museum and the Georgia aquarium. For many good reasons we could only fit in the aquarium and Coca Cola museum, as we also wanted to spend time with our friends in their area and check out all the good work…
Who doesn’t love summer? Summer is (no surprise) my favourite season of the year. It’s delightful, the warmth and lightness banishing the cold and darkness, everything is better over the summer(well, most things). It’s no wonder William Shakespeare compared youth and beauty to a beautiful summer’s day. In youth, like summer, the possibilities are endless. And for me, this summer was the best one yet. I feel very grateful and blessed to have my love alongside me to sake my…
So I am not much of a yogi, I used to practice yoga but not anymore.Yoga or not I love going to the wanderlust festival.I first attended the festival last year, when a friend invited me and I had so much fun, so this year I decided to go back.Wanderlust festival is a summer festival which includes 5K runs, Yoga(Acroyoga, aerial) and meditation sessions. The event is held in different cities around the world including New York City. In NYC,…
Every February and September each year, the streets of New York turn into runways for fashionable men and women during New York Fashion Week. From street styles to runways everyone is looking their best and out to see and be seen. Historically the official NYFW show sponsored by Mercedes Benz was held at Bryant Park. A few years later it moved to Lincoln Center and this year it was held at Skylight Clarkson Sq in downtown Manhattan. Usually the high…