Regardless of the team you cheer for (mine is Vancouver - not in the playoffs) it is a great time to be a hockey fan. My team for the playoffs is now the Winnipeg Jets. It's Stanley Cup Playoff time! Continue reading →
The Winnipeg Golf Expo is set to go on Friday April 5th (2pm to 8pm) and Saturday April 6th (10am to 5pm) at the Red River Exhibition Place. Admission is just $10 (juniors 17 & under are FREE). Continue reading →
We've been back from our 10 week adventure in Australia and New Zealand for about two weeks now. With best intentions to do a highlight blog about each place/ city we visited we failed in a huge way. Continue reading →
The Blue Mountains are all about the scenery. We had no idea when the mist cleared after our first day how gorgeous the views would be. We did this trip by train from from Sydney, but now having ridden the AU trains with our 50lb suitcases we would recommend keeping… Continue reading →
Chapel Hill Winery was built on the site of the Seaview Chapel and school house. The 1865 ironstone Chapel still stands today and is an integral feature of the tasting room. Continue reading →
Our first road trip in Australia was a 2 1/2 hour drive North West of Sydney to the Hunter Valley. The Hunter Valley Crowne Plaza is the perfect starting point for a variety of Hunter Valley adventures, including wine tasting and the iHop bus is the best way to go. Continue reading →
Manly is actually a suburb of Sydney that is most easily reached by a ferry across Sydney Harbour. The fast ferry for $9 can get you there in 20 minutes and offers a terrific water-side perspective of Sydney's Famous Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. We spent a week… Continue reading →
After sitting on a plane for 15 hours we expected to be jet lagged and not have a lot of energy for our 4 days in Auckland, NZ. But really it is only a 3 hour time change from Vancouver, just a different day! No visit to Auckland is complete… Continue reading →
Every time we get a chance to be near the Kelowna/ West Kelowna area we almost always stop by for a tasting. It turns out that we have tasted quite a few good ones over the years. Continue reading →
