Manly Beach, Australia is actually a suburb of Sydney, AU that is most easily reached by a ferry across Sydney Harbour. We spent a week there recently. 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! 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 →
Grizzly Paw operates both their downtown pub and brewery (the original) and a relatively new facility just off the Trans Canada Highway. The downtown location still does micro brews while the new location is a much larger facility producing their bigger batch brews. Continue reading →
With our two recent winters being spent in various locations with our own car we have learned to slow down our travel and really ‘get into’ the place that we are visiting. The first night we arrive just in time to check out the cocktail and dinner options. Continue reading →
We got a bottle of Leoh Red Wine from our monthly wine club in Hinton, Alberta. We had never heard of Leoh wine/ winery before. We opened this bottle on a Saturday night to give it a try, not sure what to expect. Continue reading →
Yes, it frustrates the crap out of us when people bring bags that are too big. But what is even more frustrating is the fact that the airlines let them. If all gate agents made sure that the rules were enforced then people would learn. Continue reading →
Wine Tasting at Home - Castoro de Oro. This winery was born in 2006 and the wine shop opened a few months later. The winery co-owners Bruno Kelle and Stella Schmidt are self proclaimed "farmers who enjoy making good wine". Continue reading →
In the last few weeks it seems that now pretty much every airline (at least that flies in North America) has raised their bag fees. The latest announcements came from American and Delta but Air Canada and WestJet may have been first, followed by United and Jet Blue. Continue reading →
