Van Cherry Blossom Festival

I love Vancouver… and I love cherry blossom so, boy, do I love the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival. Last weekend’s sunshine was a shot of spring and the city is Continue reading →

Turning into a pumpkin

Autumn, sorry fall, is my favourite time of year – I’ve been wandering around Stanley Park, collecting fallen leaves, and have been super-excited about all the pumpkin action happening between Continue reading →

Vancouver supper clubs

When people ask me why I moved to Vancouver I try not to instantly shout, FOOD, I CAME HERE FOR THE FOOD. It might be true, but I also came Continue reading →

Fort Langley: Halloween in Vancouver

If there’s something; strange in your neighbourhood… who you gonna call?   Me, obviously.   I’m a little bit of a chicken, so when I was invited to visit Fort Continue reading →

Summer in the city…

It’s over. The sun has gone. I have to accept that summer is no more. So now seems like a good time to look back over our first summer in Continue reading →

Sweet side of Toronto

Bradley Cooper and chocolate. Never were two things such a beautiful match. My last day in Toronto was a delicious mix of eye-candy and actual-candy. I started with a chocolate Continue reading →

Toronto: celebrity style

What could be more celebtastic than having my own stylist? Well, being an actual celebrity for one, but as a close second I had a morning with the lovely Wendy Continue reading →

Red carpet ready #TIFF12

Lights, cameras and… action. Today has been an action-packed day at the opening of the 37th Toronto International Film festival. We had breakfast at Brassaii and then an interesting tour Continue reading →

Toronto International Film Festival

I’m in Toronto, baby! It’s time for TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) and I arrived today for an action-packed few days in TO. And how have I been living the Continue reading →

Whale watching, Vancouver

Surprise number one: You can go whale watching from Granville Island, only a few minutes from downtown Vancouver. Surprise two: Killer whales are in fact dolphins. We suited up in Continue reading →