WINTER HAS COME EARLY THIS YEAR so our fall – brief as it was – had to be savoured quickly and greedily. That meant a trip to Dundas, Ontario and the Spencer Gorge on an October weekend, just as the …
Beyond the Boardwalk: What to eat and see in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY IS NOT A NORMAL CITY. Built on the seashore for tourists and summer people, it’s easier to understand Atlantic City as a permanent carnival or a year-round festival. When your main drag is a seaside promenade, it’s safe …
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In and around the Boardwalk in Atlantic City
OF COURSE THERE WAS AN ATLANTIC CITY BEFORE ITS BOARDWALK, but for a first time visitor that Boardwalk – and the adjacent Steel Pier – is the essential iconic view of the seaside resort city. The sun was going down …
Instagramable: Toronto’s Railway Museum celebrates an anniversary
I’M ALWAYS AT A LOSS FOR WORDS WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME WHERE TO GO WHEN THEY VISIT MY HOMETOWN. I have a hard time looking at Toronto as a tourist, so when I try to answer that question, Casa Loma …
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Georgian Bay at sunset and through fog on the Chi-Cheemaun ferry
THERE’S NOTHING LIKE TRAVELING ON A SHIP. I’m not talking about canoes or dinghies or skiffs – I mean a ship, with decks and a crew. Stepping on board a ship feels like the beginning of an adventure. Before air …
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Elora Mill Inn & Spa and the Prettiest Town in Ontario
I HAVE WANTED TO STAY IN THIS HOTEL FOR YEARS. Built in 1832, the Elora Mill has been a hotel since the ’70s, but closed nearly a decade ago, and has been a construction site every time I’ve visited Elora. …
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Exercise Maple Guardian 2010: With the Troops in the Mojave Desert
MY WEEK IN THE MOJAVE DESERT WITH THE TROOPS wasn’t, strictly speaking, anybody’s idea of a vacation. There wasn’t much luxury to be found at Fort Irwin, where I spent a few days with one of the last groups of …
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Beach Life: Sun, Sand, Resorts and Spas on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera
I AM NOT A BEACH PERSON. Basking in the sun while waves lap the shore nearby might be heaven for many people, but I’m not one of them. Which made a recent trip to the Mayan Riviera on Mexico’s Yucatan …
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