Why I’d Relive 2018: My Most Memorable Year Of Travel

2018. We lived in Qatar. That year we travelled to Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Georgia (the country), island hopped in Greece and travelled across Canada. Our time in Canada involved an adventure across Ontario – from Toronto to Timmins to Kapuskasing to Peterborough – that included planes, trains, automobiles…ferries and buses. We volunteered at the…

Indiana Jones Inspired Travel Locations

Indiana Jones movies inspired me to want to visit some of the countries this famous archeologist explored to keep antiquities out of the hands of Nazi’s, and bring them where they belong – in a museum. I’ve been to India, Italy, Germany, Jordan, Egypt and Hatay (Türkiye). I cried the moment we turned the corner…

Comfort Foods: A Global Pastry Journey

Pastries. Of any kind. Sweet or savoury. Filled with chocolate, cinnamon or cheese. A fresh chocolate croissant. A warm, tangy, chewy cheese croissant. A fluffy butter croissant topped with homemade jam. A cinnamon bun smothered in icing. Nutella Crepes. A sticky pecan butter tart. Flaky layers of a Millefeuille Alle Fragole . Spanakopita pie. And…