If you would know Ireland, you must read its poems and stories.W.B. Yeats The stories that Dublin shares of its past are part of what makes this city so rich in history and art, and help to shape its future. Read on below as Jacqueline Swartz continues her adventures in Ireland, exploring the stories of history and art in Dublin. Then it was on to Dublin. I had been … [Read more...]
Swiss Breakfast Dreams
One of my favourite indulgences in Switzerland is the Swiss breakfast. I dream about these and get excited to discover the breakfast spread in each new hotel or lodging that I stay at. After seeing my friend Kelly recently getting even more excited than me, I decided to write about this great pleasure in my life. For me, my typical Swiss breakfast involves Bircher … [Read more...]
Tacotopia – Silly Fun Popping Up Across the United States
An Unexpected Bit of Pre-Dinner Fun ... Sometimes the best fun is the 'out of the blue' completely unplanned kind. My family and I went to the Tempe Market Place in Phoenix, Arizona for Korean BBQ at Gen. The wait was going to be an hour and a half but we wanted it so bad that we accepted the challenge to keep ourselves busy. When we turned around we saw an astonishing … [Read more...]
A Taste of Guatemala
Everybody knows that grandmothers like to feed you. They say, "you're too skinny," and stuff you 'till you literally can't stomach any more. Due to the fact that my abuelita (grandma) lives in Guatemala, she has been robbed of this grandmotherly right. So you can imagine her delight, and my impending weight gain, when I showed up at her doorstep in San Pedro Pinula to visit for … [Read more...]
Indulging in a Secret Russian Bathhouse in Southern Ontario
Before you let that thought go any further: no, this is not a 'bath house', it is a very respectable spa and tea room (get your mind out of the gutter). Located in Mississauga the South Western Bathhouse, also known as Banya, is an incredibly relaxing and fun cultural activity to do with friends, family, or a significant other. And for my fellow Greater Toronto Area dwellers it … [Read more...]
