This has been the strangest winter I have experienced since moving to New England seven years ago. Our area only saw one major snow storm — in October, while we were away in Peru. Phew! Dodged that one! We waited for four months anticipating the next major snow storm only to be met with mild [...]

Brewery: Brooklyn BreweryLocation: Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New YorkCost: Free tour, $5 token for each cup of beerThings to bring: Any food you’d like to snack on — and don’t forget your driver’s license! Things to know: the 4 main ingredients of beer – water, yeast, malt, and hops. On almost every brewery tour we’ve [...]

Guest post from Colleen Setchell of Write Around the World “I don’t think I can do it!” My voice sounded shaky, even to me. The rope pulling me was just so heavy. “No, come on Colleen!” I said to myself, “You ARE going to do this!” I stepped forward. The 35kg rope pulling me frightened [...]

If you had to sum up your most amazing travel experiences in just seven photos, could you do it? We’re talking narrowing down years — decades! — of travel into just seven shots? For the avid traveler, this is nearly an impossible task. You have thousands of photos, each carrying with it priceless memories. How [...]

We knew it would be fun, a great long-weekend getaway, but we hadn’t expected Montreal to be so … well, enchanting. Don’t get me wrong. We certainly encountered the unexpected and downright quirky in Montreal, including but not limited to Darth Vader, Predator, and some very creative and expressive street art. But overall, this city [...]

It’s known the world over as both the “city of festivals” and the “city of a hundred steeples,” with enough character and culture to compete with any European city. But did you know that Montreal, located in the Canadian province of Quebec, has quite the rich history as well? We’ll be the first to admit [...]

New York has its corned beef. Philadelphia, its cheese steak. But what to eat in Montreal, you may ask? That’s easy — smoked meat! What exactly is “smoked meat” ? Smoked meat is a Montreal tradition dating back well over 80 years. It’s pretty simple, really. It’s a kosher-style deli meat that is salted and [...]