Category: Destinations

  • A Visitors Guide to New Hope, Pennsylvania

    A Visitors Guide to New Hope, Pennsylvania

    New Hope, Pennsylvania is a beautiful country town, halfway between Philadelphia, PA and New York City, on the water, and filled with art, culture, theater, music, great restaurants, hiking, and water activities. Only an hour-and-a-half hour from New York City or Philadelphia, for years it has drawn city folks for a small town get-away. Famous For…

  • AirBnB Moncton: A Fabulous Find

    AirBnB Moncton: A Fabulous Find

    Update January 13, 2020: Nightly price is still accurate. AirBnB is often my go to accommodation provider, and I wasn’t disappointed when I searched AirBnB Moncton. I was attending Blog Jam 2018, and I wanted affordable accommodation close to the downtown core. My basic criteria was close to downtown, under $50.00/night, reasonable cleaning fees, clean,…

  • 23 Best Local Markets Around the World

    23 Best Local Markets Around the World

    Local Markets, brimming over with local food and products,  often play a huge role in any traveler’s itinerary. We love them because this is where the locals’ hangout, they personify the personality of the city or town, and they provide an opportunity to experience some of the best food around. At these markets, we often…

  • The Kilted Chef Delivers a Seafood Boil-Up

    The Kilted Chef, Alain Boose, in conjunction with Parks Canada at Kejimkujik National Seaside Park, recently hosted Savour the Seaside. The hero of the lunchtime event was a Nova Scotia seafood boil-up featuring fresh seafood caught off the coast of Nova Scotia. The two-hour drive to Keji Seaside was uneventful, and we arrived well in time for…