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Poetry parades in Canada and literary marches in Moscow

  Okay, this is too freaky. I haven’t been in a parade since I was six, dressed up as a purple crepe paper flower on a garden float in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It rained and I came home wet and stained a dull shade of plum. BUT, on the weekend in …Read the Rest

Something strange is going on in Cobalt, Ontario
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Something strange is going on in Cobalt, Ontario

  This is a very strange time to be in Cobalt, Ontario. There are all these poets walking around. There …Read the Rest

Upstaged by Stillwater Spa – the video
Ontario

Upstaged by Stillwater Spa – the video

Someone get this girl some acting lessons. By this girl, I mean me. But hey – it was early in …Read the Rest

Get the most for your reward miles with Aeroplan
Air Canada

Get the most for your reward miles with Aeroplan

After I went crazy trying to book my upcoming Business Class flight to Rome on Aeroplan points (which isn’t actually …Read the Rest

My Aeroplan addiction
Air Canada

My Aeroplan addiction

Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a gambling addict. When I found myself getting up in the middle of the night …Read the Rest

Searching for a vacation rental in Tuscany – I give up!
Italy

Searching for a vacation rental in Tuscany – I give up!

  Which is more fun, planning a vacation or sticking your face in a blender? Hm, let’s see. It depends …Read the Rest

My tea cup runneth over
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My tea cup runneth over

With a Russian father and an English mother of course I’m a tea fanatic. It’s in my genes. I have …Read the Rest

Update on how-my-friends-are-all-doing-better-than-me. I mean “I.”
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Update on how-my-friends-are-all-doing-better-than-me. I mean “I.”

Aside from the fact that ‘doing better than I’ sounds just too pompous to write, I intend to write a …Read the Rest

Check out my London video! The splashiest London hotels
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Check out my London video! The splashiest London hotels

  With all the Olympic frenzy, is it any wonder that London is experiencing a HOTEL BOOM? For a look …Read the Rest

Infiltrating the Stillwater Spa at the Park Hyatt Toronto
Spa Reviews

Infiltrating the Stillwater Spa at the Park Hyatt Toronto

It’s 10:30 a.m. and I’ve been up since the obscene hour of 5 a.m. That’s just sick, but we had …Read the Rest

Eavesdropping at Indigo
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Eavesdropping at Indigo

I’m sitting in the bookstore Indigo to see if I can blog on my brand new iPad but really I’m …Read the Rest

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