All Entries in the "Travel" Category

Canadian Olympic Gold

The 2010 Olympics exceeded everyone’s expectations, including mine. It was an event for the ages and I’m so glad to have been a small part of it. Our athletes all did a killer job. It was one of the best Canadian hosted events I can think of – a thousand times better than Expo ‘86!

These Olympic Games were so well done – and for the first time in my life – I saw fellow Canadian display their love of our country in a way that I’ve never seen before: with unrestrained passion and bravado.

A Visit to Silk Scarf Winery in Summerland

This is one of those wineries that you could drive by and miss if you weren’t paying attention. And if you did see it, you might not even stop because compared with some of the other wineries in the valley, it flies very low under the radar.
And if you did miss it, that would [...]

New York by Helicopter

The next time you get out to New York and are looking for things to do there, seriously consider a helicopter tour. To fully get a sense of the scale of Manhattan and the surrounding areas, it’s best to see it by air [...]

New York in October

New York in October. Always a solid trip. How much has been written about this city? It is the most famous in the world. There’s probably more content in cyber space about New York than any other city. I am always excited about about travel, especially to New York. My grandfather got out there [...]

An easy hike up to Hardy Falls

There is a smell in the air when the leaves fall on the ground and start rotting. You’d think from reading that sentence the smell would put one off.
Not me.
I like the smell of rotting leaves. I like the smell of [...]

Boston in October

If you asked me to name one of my favorite places to visit – it HAS to be Boston. We had never been there before and this place is fantastic!
History, culture, great food, architecture and lots to do. It’s a good thing we walked a lot, because we ate and drank a lot.
We stayed [...]

Mountain Biking the Kettle Valley Railway

There are some outdoor experiences that start out a little dicey.  A little sketchy. You wonder if you made the right decision to be with mother nature.
Today was one of those days.  We made the decision to take in one of the last nice days before the cool weather really settles in here in [...]

A Beautiful Wedding In Montreal

I love weddings. This is a post about an incredibly well done wedding of some old friends. We combined the visit to Montreal with some vacation time.
Having been to many weddings and receptions, I must admit that this was probably the most beautiful and romantic wedding I can recall having been to.

Most of the guest list had flown in from western Europe – predominantly Holland, the UK and the Netherlands, since the bride [...]

A Week In California

A few of you wondered what happened to me last week. Well, it was the first week since I started the blog that I didn’t make one entry. This was deliberate. In fact, I was in California on business. I flew out of Vancouver to San Francisco and spent a few days there meeting with prospective clients. This visit was followed up by [...]

Hong Kong

Hong Kong in July.  Hot, humid and fun.  Hong Kong is a digital photographers paradise with all the light, textures and rich detail you could ask for.  Plus – it’s a great place to buy electronics because they are so inexpensive.
This is a photo and text summary of a recent trip with the top 5 [...]

A Visit to Hillside Winery in Naramata

Last weekend we took a drive down to the south Okanagan valley here in western British Columbia, where some great wine is made on the Naramata Bench. We love to get down there at least 3 times a year and taste wine. The scenery here in the Okanagan valley [...]

Things to do in Chicago

Frank Sinatra made a good point about Chicago.
It is a very fun town and it’s my kind of town. I’ve been there many times in just about every season and June is the best time to go. It’s like a mini New York, but with a slower pace and friendlier people.
The temperatures are just [...]

Ritz Carlton Laguna Beach Hotel Review

The destination of choice on a recent winter vacation was Laguna Beach, just south of Los Angeles.
Being huge fans of the arts, we’d heard that Laguna Beach was a great place to visit for just that. The hotel of choice was the Ritz Carlton Laguna Beach.
Actually – I think it’s called the Laguna Niguel. [...]

Couture for the Kids

This was a great night in so many ways. Especially the fashion show, which we need to do more often in Kelowna…
The fashion show took place on April 26 as a fund raiser and to showcase fashion designer JASON MATLO’s 2008 spring line.
Jason is a Kelowna boy who, while having travelled globally on behalf [...]