With the beautiful Spring weather here, the call of the wild is upon us, singing her siren song to come out and play. And under normal circumstances that is what we'd all being doing right now - gathering on the beaches, hosting barbecues, and hitting the trails, as we enjoy the Great Outdoors. This, the Spring of 2020, is not a normal Spring however, as we - the World - find … [Read more...]
Virtual Travel Adventure Round-Up: Week of March 28th, 2020
E² - Entertainment & Education Newsletter & At Home Entertainment Magazine With many people around the world in self-isolation or quarantine at the moment, we are starting to publish a regular E² - Entertainment & Education Newsletter & At Home Entertainment Magazine, focused on sharing fun, calming, and educational distractions of things that we create and … [Read more...]
Wild for the Wildlife Rescue Exhibit at the Royal Botanical Gardens Burlington, Ontario, Canada
I love the travelling nature exhibits that the Royal Botanical Gardens Burlington, Ontario, Canada puts on every winter. They are something that I enjoy visiting both on my own with my 70-something year old Mom and with my grade and middle school nieces and nephews. Wildlife Rescue Exhibit at RBG Canada This winter's exhibit, Wildlife Rescue, is my favourite yet. I … [Read more...]
The Canadian Soldiers in Deauville, France in World War II
Research for a new documentary project gave us the opportunity this past Spring to spend an afternoon in Normandy, France with Gilbert Hamel as he shared stories from his youth in Deauville during World War II. Over the coming months we will begin to share stories with you from that afternoon - the first of which from age 14 is below with Monsieur Hamel’s memories of the … [Read more...]
Celebrating Swiss National Day in Canada
For those of you that follow our adventures across social media platforms, you might have guessed that I was fortunate enough to spend April exploring Switzerland. Those are adventures that I will be sharing in the weeks and months ahead. And while I love Vancouver in the summertime, I have been missing my adventures Switzerland, especially with the Fête des Vignerons in full … [Read more...]