Welcome Home
Leaving home can be the most exciting thing you do, or the most painful. Often it’s both at once! The thing I always forget about leaving home—or being forced to… Read More »Welcome Home
Camper Van Travel
Camper vans, whether they’re vintage VW Westfalias or new Pleasure-Way Tofinos, are the best way to travel! Laurie Pawlik writes about camper van travel in Canada.
When Your Plans Fall Apart
Yesterday I was booked for the Al Capone—Scarface—Tour through the Tunnels of Moose Jaw. Capone ran a bootlegging operation with brassy sassy Fanny, his business partner, in Moose Jaw during… Read More »When Your Plans Fall Apart
When Life Gets Weird
A couple months ago when I was here in Sault St. Marie, Ontario, I sent you 3 Ways to Make Life Easier. It was early May and the weather was… Read More »When Life Gets Weird
The Cost of Following Your Dreams
Yesterday someone asked me a simple question that made me say something I’ve never admitted out loud. “I’m especially interested in the spots you stay overnight while travelling across Canada,”… Read More »The Cost of Following Your Dreams
A Risk Worth Taking
I’m in Joe Batt’s Arm on Fogo Island in Newfoundland—and it’s not just another world. It’s like I landed on the moon. Rocky coves, crashing waves, fishing boats, lobster traps, colourful… Read More »A Risk Worth Taking
Home is Where the Art Is
This artist’s home features stained glass windows, staircases made from original church pews, mosaics created by Italian artists and a church bell.
When You’ve Lost Your Way
Are you struggling to find – or rediscover – the purpose of your life? Sometimes it happens after you lose someone you love, your kids leave home, or a big… Read More »When You’ve Lost Your Way
Your Biggest Regret?
You know how some kids are a perfect blend of the best qualities of their parents? New Brunswick is one of those beautiful children. This province combines the flatness of… Read More »Your Biggest Regret?