
A COVID19 Christmas
We watched the warnings on the nightly news – Stay home this Christmas. Not this time!. In these times of a COVID19 shutdown, a family Christmas was the only thing […]
I'm a professional blogger, I have a penchant for wine touring but my blogs include un-wined travel as well. Dare I say it, there is more to life than just wine.
We watched the warnings on the nightly news – Stay home this Christmas. Not this time!. In these times of a COVID19 shutdown, a family Christmas was the only thing […]
As a Canadian, I am kicking myself for not being in Toronto for the Raptors Victory party. after winning the NBA Championship, but only rabid fans would come into town, […]
On a hot summer day, the 1000 Islands Parkway from Brockville to Gananoque is a lovely way to escape the 401 Hwy
For the first time in years, Prince Edward County’s annual Terroir wine event did not happen in the Crystal Palace in Picton, Ontario, instead, there were onsite events at many […]
I love the back-stories of family wineries. At Potter Settlement Winery in Tweed, Ontario, the back-stories deserve a Giller Prize.
Mind-map “Cornwall, UK” and so many images come pouring out: Bodmin Moor, burial mounds, barrows, beacons, Cavaliers, Celtic Legends, Cornish pasties, clotted cream, caves, cliff walks, druids, the Eden project, […]
Travel is often filled with hassles – luggage, bookings, budget overages, foreign languages, but there are times of sheer joy, that makes it all worthwhile. My top 10 Joyful Travel […]
I wrote this blog a year ago but didn’t post it. As a wine tourist not a connoisseur, I’m happy to tell the backstories of the wineries but hesitant to […]
Jon Drew Owner/winemaker at Rolling Grape Vineyard. – photo by Veronica Leonard Rolling Grape Vineyard had only been open eight weeks when I visited with a group of travel writers. […]
I visited Norman Hardie’s winery for lunch earlier this summer. With all the #MeToo focus on the owner/winemaker, I was curious to see how things were doing. The last time […]