Hey, Merry Xmas! Or any other holiday you may be celebrating today. This means you! Yes, you. Happy holiday! Speaking of holidays, I went to a great little festive party – emphasis on little – the other night. York Station in…
From snail slime to sheep cells: bizarre spa treatments that use animal products
If you thought my article on spa treatments that use live animals was strange, treatments that use animal products (read my latest article here) get even weirder. Yet in some cases, they’re also effective, pricey and celebrities love them. Would…
Bad Ragaz – it’s a gaz, gaz, gaz
To go with my article in today’s Toronto Star on Swiss Spas Go Molecular I thought I would mention 5 quirky facts about my current favourite spa, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, located between Zurich and the swank ski town St…
Where Does a Travel Writer Spend her Money? On Spas
It’s 4:30 in the morning and I’ve got jet lag bad. No, I’ve never found a remedy for it except time. And I’ve tried everything. Right now I just rummaged through my cupboard to find some melatonin, the sleep hormone, and…
Hiking in Switzerland – Foreign Confusion
There is no denying Bad Ragaz is a lovely Alpine town – Heidi country for sure. But try hiking here without reading German and you can find yourself in a mess of confusion. I was happily following the walking trail…
Switzerland – Peeing in a 13th Century Tower
The things you think about when hiking alone. In this case it was literary poop. Some scenes in a book stay with you for life. In Bear, the best-known book by the late Canadian author, Marian Engel, the female protagonist,…
I Missed the Party in Zurich
This is how cool I am. During Fashion Week in Toronto I was invited to zero shows, parties and/or events. Not one. Oh,wait … I just checked my email and was invited to the Andrew Majtenyi show. I did go…
Travel Blogging an Expensive Prospect
I want to blog about the Zimtstern fashion show I went to last night in Zurich but at 20 bucks to use the Internet at my hotel, forget it. It was in the hip and cool slightly dodgy area of…
Blogging on the Road – St Moritz
I had no idea it would be so hard to keep up a blog while travelling – especially when you’re on a press trip and your time is not your own. But how can I not mention St Moritz, the…
Hockey Night in Zurich – VIP Style
It’s not every day I go to a hockey game. It’s not any day I go to a hockey game. But when in Zürich, do as the local fans do. EVZ, the hockey team from a town called Zug are playing…