A Day On Angel Island – San Francisco Bay
With a beautiful day forecast there was no way that I was going waste the day. After a hearty breakfast I walked down to Pier 41 and purchased my ticket for the ferry to Angel…
Salmonier Nature Park of Newfoundland
I cannot think of a better way to spend a lovely fall day than walking through 3 kms of enclosures, known as Salmonier Nature Park, that are set up to help rehabilitate injured animals. The forests…
Glacier Hunting in Wild Alaska by Jet Ski
Our family is lucky enough to visit Alaska every year. My husband grew up in Ketchikan and currently sits on the board of an Alaskan Native Healthcare Facility in Anchorage called the SouthCentral Foundation. Every…
Ice Wine Tasting – Lakeview Wine Co, Niagara-on-the-lake, Canada
What better way to finish off a tour of the Niagara region, than a wine tasting session at a local winery. Lakeview Wine Co is a local producer and retailer of a speciality, ice wine, a sweet dessert wine. Ice wine, or Icewine (Eiswein, German,) is produced using only grapes that…
Niagara-On-The-Lake – Photos and More
A picturesque little town in Canada with its colonial style buildings, often nicknamed the loveliest town in Canada, Niagara-on-the-lake is located beside Lake Ontario where the river Niagara flows into the lake. The border with…
Niagara Falls, an Experience with Memories to Treasure
This was to be or last day in Canada, so I think we left the best till last. Niagara Falls as they are collectively known, which are in fact three falls. The American falls are 323 Metres/1060 feet across including the…
A Weekend Guesthouse Stay in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A short round up of a special mum and daughter trip to Canada and our booking experience in a relaxing and beautifully presented guesthouse in Toronto. Our journey began just before the UK’s end of…
Shark Diving in Oahu, Hawaii
I’ve always been an adrenaline junkie, so when we took a family trip to Oahu, Hawaii I immediately googled ‘shark diving.’ Now, if you do this you will find a long list of ‘cage diving’…
Amazing Alaska in the Winter
Most visitors come to Alaska in the summertime to see ‘the land of the midnight sun’, enjoy a temperate climate, and perhaps catch some salmon along the way. It’s a beautiful place, but the beauty…
Majestic Giants – Icebergs Around Newfoundland
Welcome to the breathtaking landscapes of Newfoundland, where nature showcases its most spectacular masterpiece: icebergs. I am very lucky to live in this part of the world and can take in this visual feast. Let’s…
A Tour of RMS Queen Mary
The Queen Mary arrived in Long Beach, California in December 1967. She was put into dry dock for four years whilst being converted in to a hotel. But, for now, let me tell you a…
Newfoundland – East Coast Trail
I am very fortunate to live in Newfoundland. I’m surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean with miles and miles of wilderness to discover. One of the trail systems I have been exploring is called The East…
