Art

Why abstract art is not valid

  Some arguments never die. The question “Is abstract art valid” raised its head again over the weekend while I was in Windsor, Ontario, for the opening of my father’s exhibition The Optimism of Colour: William Perehudoff, a retrospective. Two other shows opened at the Art Gallery of Windsor on Friday …Read the Rest

Park Hyatt Toronto Masters of Food and Wine
Food

Park Hyatt Toronto Masters of Food and Wine

  I’ve never Frenched a lamb before, but there’s a first time for everything. Frenching, as I learned at Friday …Read the Rest

Putting on the Ritz … in video
Spa Reviews

Putting on the Ritz … in video

I have videos on the mind. I just teamed up with vacay.ca to check out the new Spa at the …Read the Rest

12 ways to tell when you travel too much
Solo Travel

12 ways to tell when you travel too much

1) Have you ever gone alone to a hotel bar in Paris, Seoul and/or Budapest and been mistaken for a …Read the Rest

North Korea – pig roast at the DMZ
Korea

North Korea – pig roast at the DMZ

Talk about big news! A new regime in North Korea! So, will North Korea open up its dark doors a …Read the Rest

My Hockley Valley birthday
Christmas

My Hockley Valley birthday

“Honey, there’s an elf at the bar,” I told Mark as we sat in Restaurant 85, the dining room at …Read the Rest

Christmas wish list
Christmas

Christmas wish list

Walking down the “Mink Mile” last night, that swishy swath of shops along Toronto’s Bloor Street, a rare thought struck …Read the Rest

Nicaragua, from farm to party
Nicaragua

Nicaragua, from farm to party

It’s not everyday you start collecting eggs from chickens and milking cows for breakfast but you celebrate your holiday in …Read the Rest

Nicaragua as you’ve never seen it.
Nicaragua

Nicaragua as you’ve never seen it.

My first day in Nicaragua and I can’t believe I’m here. And if I thought I was going to be …Read the Rest

Yorkville in Toronto still full of bull
Art

Yorkville in Toronto still full of bull

Is a landmark disappearing? I had a shock yesterday – I was on my way to get a manicure, walking …Read the Rest

The Groupon way to spa, is it a good idea?
Spas

The Groupon way to spa, is it a good idea?

As I lay on a treatment table, my face attacked by some incredibly painful pricks of a hightech facial machine, …Read the Rest

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