Travelling Utah with a Campervan – Zion National Park

Travelling Utah in a Campervan - Zion National Park

My parents and I spent 10 days in Utah in October. We flew into Las Vegas, rented a 25-foot RV, and hiked the National Parks. Our first stop was the spectacular Zion National Park. Having grown up in Saudi Arabia, I naturally love the desert. Only the absence of camels made me realize that we were […]

Craftworks Antiques at the Barn

Meinhilde, Donatello, and I had heard about this great antique place near Peterborough, on our way home from Whetung Ojibwa Centre. Except that when we tried to visit Craftworks, we went to the wrong place. Well, it was still the same famous Barn, but we went into the wrong entrance. Expecting delights similar to the Aberfoyle Antique […]

Through the Woods to Saint John, New Brunswick

New Brunswick, Kiku Corner

Ryan, Sami and I drove to visit some friends in New Brunswick. To break up the driving, we spent nights in Quebec City and Riviere-du-Loup, seeing the sights and eating delicious food. We stayed in the outskirts of St John (different than Saint John’s, which is the capital of Newfoundland) and during our time there, we […]

Evening Wanderings in Quebec City

Quebec City, Kiku Corner

On our drive to visit friends in New Brunswick, Ryan, Sami and I stopped for a night in Quebec City. Quebec City, founded in 1608, is one of the oldest cities in North America. After checking into our hotel out by the highway, we parked downtown and leisurely walked to the old city, aiming for the […]

Marimekko’s Autumn 2014 Collection

Marimekko Autumn 2014, Kiku Corner

In grade 5, my best friend in Saudi Arabia was Finnish and she introduced me to Marimekko. We moved to Riyadh the same year, were in the same grade 5 class, and even lived on the same compound, just around the corner from each other. When I would visit her, we would make popcorn and […]