New Orleans Swamp Tour

New Orleans Swamp Tour

A few weeks ago, my family and I went down to New Orleans for a long weekend. After spending two days in the city, Ryan and I were itching to get out and see some swamp life! Since we were only two people and didn’t have a car, our hotel booked us with a swamp […]

The Year in Books: November with Encore Provence by Peter Mayle

Encore Provence by Peter Mayle

In November, I’m reading Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France by Peter Mayle. Having recently visited New Orleans and driven throughout Quebec this past year, I’ve found that I’m devouring books about France and French culture. Although of course the French culture in North America is vastly different than that in actual […]

Thanksgiving at Lake Placid

Thanksgiving at Lake Placid

Thanksgiving in Canada happens in mid-October, and this year our aunt invited us to spend it with her in Lake Placid, site of the 1932 and 1980 winter Olympics (and also that movie about the giant crocodile). We stayed in the Presidential Suite of a sprawling log cabin lodge in Lake Placid. The four bedrooms […]

The Year in Books: October with A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

The Year in Books: October with A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson chronicles the author’s attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail, starting off in Georgia on March 9. The Appalachain Trail runs more than 2,100 miles across 14 states, from Georgia in the south to Maine in the northeast. Before attempting the trail, Bryson does some […]

Finally in Tadoussac!

Tadoussac

After a couple days on the road on our Quebec Culinary Adventure, Tomiko and I made it to Tadoussac! Tadoussac itself is a town that is popular for tourists to go whale watching in the St Lawrence River. It is located at the convergence of the Saguenay and St Lawrence Rivers, where the mixing of fresh […]