Archive for September 2009

Did you ever see that movie, “Along Came Polly,” starring Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston, and the hilarious scantily clad Hank Azaria?
If you didn’t see it, this travel review on St. Barts reminds me of the movie.
The gist of the movie is that newlyweds, played by Ben Stiller and Debra Messing, go on [...]

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Take a stroll down Victoria Row in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and you might mistake it for Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The open air restaurants, the jazz music playing across the street, and the eclectic crowds of people are reminiscent of the good ol’ South.
Watch the video to see Victoria Row on Prince [...]

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This 3 bedroom, 2 bath Puntarenas, Costa Rica vacation villa goes for a mere $125 per night and it is just drop dead gorgeous!  Its close to the beach but also has a view of the lake and mountains and is set along the beautiful coastline of Costa Rica. This house is a perfect [...]

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Who doesn’t love lobster meat?  Mmmmm!  How about a lobster roll for $10?  Well, that’s what you get in in the fishing towns along the Bay of Fundy.  Cheap, fresh lobster!  Anywhere else in the U.S. a lobster roll will cost at least double!
We stopped in a lobster town – Alma, New Brunswick, which is [...]

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Did you know you could ski in Los Angeles?  Well, if you didn’t, now you do!
Who knew that skiing is easily accessible to all the beautiful people of La-La-Land?  I know what you’re thinking……”But Mammoth is 6 hours away.”
Well, I’ve got news for you.  There are ski mountains that are within a 2 hour drive [...]

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Did you know that 9 is a heavenly number?  And that lots of nines are especially heavenly?
If you had ever visited the Temple of Heaven in Beijing,  you may have probably been impressed by the number of of nines (and threes) used to construct one of the must-visit attractions in China.
Why is the number nine [...]

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Have you been to Miami?  Well, if you haven’t, you should definitely read this review before you go.
And if you have been, you’ll enjoy this review even more!
09/04/2009, Destination review of Miami

Got Vice?

It’s Deco, darling! Where else would they dare decorate with seafoam green? Miami’s sexy strip of art-Deco architecture almost distracts us from the [...]

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When I was a little girl, Anne of Green Gables was one my favorite books. It was a book that was perfect for summer reading while sitting on the deck of our family lakehouse in Lake of the Woods, Canada. I could read a book about a little girl, who was much like [...]

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Did you ever see that television series, Land of the Lost?” Well, if you didn’t, it was about a family that somehow went back in time to the era of the dinosaurs. This is what Hopewell Rock reminds me of. The rocks are massive. I felt like a teeny little ant [...]

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