CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR ENTERING! Winter is coming, so what could be better than spending three nights in the Bahamas at a gorgeous resort? We want to help make your winter vacay plans come true! Atlantis, Paradise Island is an ocean-themed playground for families featuring a wide … [Read more...]
My Time In Paradise – Paradise Island, That Is
My time at The Cove in Atlantis, Paradise Island, was simply spectacular. The hotel is truly beautiful, the service top notch and the weather, perfection-you know, oven door hot-so hot that it felt like someone had opened the oven door every time I walked outside. But it was more than that. It … [Read more...]
Nothing But A Bikini, A Wristband and my Lifelong Fear
While on assignment in Atlantis, Paradise Island, Labour Day weekend, I decided it was high time I faced my only real fear on earth. My whole entire life I have suffered from a fear of height. I am perfect in planes or high up the CN or Eiffel Towers. I can mountain climb at a steepish grade but … [Read more...]
The First Thing I Did When I Got There
This past weekend marked the 7th anniversary of the end of my marriage. I spent it in a brand new and wonderful way. Labour Day weekend has, for more than a dozen years, always looked a certain way; family cottage weekend, organizing of binders and books, end of summer BBQ, sharpening pencils, … [Read more...]
sweet juxtaposition
Labour Day weekend has meant the same thing for me for the last 15 years. It has been a final cottage weekend, a family weekend and then a pack up and a move back to the city. Labour Day Monday we would organize binders and new knapsacks and then spend time with school friends … [Read more...]
Family Travel: Food Stresses
We're thankful that our kids enjoy food as much as we do. I call them foodie kids as they are some of the most daring eaters for their age groups. Seriously. They will take fresh octopus salad over a chicken nuggets any day. But I remember when they were really young. We have always travelled and I … [Read more...]