The “backpacking year” is a particular rite of passage into adulthood that many young women embark on. This longstanding ritual requires this breed of traveller to forsake the creature comforts of home to venture off to some unknown land. Armed with little more than a cell phone, a half-decent roaming plan and just a few […]
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Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a food bloggers’ event at Cirrilo’s, a cooking school in Etobicoke. The event celebrated Canadian celebrity chef, Michael Smith’s new video series (who was in attendance), Lentil Hunter, where he travelled to five different countries, trying various lentil recipes. The countries were: France, Italy, India, Dubai and Morocco, […]
Normally, I think of cities as characters; London is a well-established gentleman and Paris is a pretty girl with surprising sophistication. Sydney, I can’t quite define. On one hand is a formal, conservative city. Common hearsay is that Melbourne is the cultural capital and Sydney the capital of business. On the other hand, Sydney is […]
“We don’t come here to be seen, we come here to disappear” is the motto of the Crane, the low-key resort set above the legendary pink-sands of Barbados’ Crane Beach. Distinguishing itself from the typical all-inclusive Caribbean resorts, which often appeal to the more extroverted traveler, the Crane offers a secluded and serene environment. Sure, […]
“Wow, that looks delicious”, I said to Maria, my aesthetician at Ste. Anne’s Spa, as she applied the seasonal “Chocolate Spaberry” scrub on me, “I’m almost tempted to eat it!” I laughed. “You can if you want,” she said, without missing a beat. “We make it using only fresh strawberries, natural cane sugar, shea butter […]
Facelifts are not an uncommon sight in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood – the ritzy area is known to attract the not-so-young and beautiful. Alas, little fixes here and there can improve one’s appearance only so much and sometimes one decides that a complete overhaul is necessary. Such was the case with the Four Seasons Toronto, a […]
I’m not too fitness-obessed, but I go to the gym in my building several times a week and also see a personal trainer. The workouts with my trainer are intense, and I usually shower after my session. I keep a make-up case with what I call “essentials” in my gym bag, mostly with sample-sized items […]
James Lohan and Tamara Herber-Percy, founders of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, a luxury travel specialist website, are launching their business in Canada, and they want you to know that they’re bringing sexy back to the world of travel. They’re here to provide what other hotel booking sites lack. While the majority of travel sites feed […]
If you recall, a while back, I wrote about dining at Scarpetta in Vegas, located at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Another restaurant in the same hotel is China Poblano, which features Chinese-Mexican fusion. This unusual version of fusion is only the second of its kind I’ve been to – the other one was Sidedoor in Ottawa, […]
