The sun was shining on a nice Saturday in September when I embarked on another local excursion, this time to Oakville, Ontario, located about 20 …
Exploring Lake Simcoe: Keswick, Jacksons Point and Sibbald Point
On a gorgeous Friday morning in early September of 2013 I decided to go on a driving tour and explore some destinations close to home. …
Toronto Travel Escapes: A Country Outing to the Forks of the Credit
The Forks of the Credit is one of the most scenic provincial parks close to Toronto and a great Toronto travel escape idea that is not far from the city. Just about an hour north of Ontario’s metropolis, the Credit River has cut a deep valley into the landscape.
A Country Driving Tour Through Creemore, Collingwood, Wasaga Beach and Orillia
Late spring is the perfect time for a driving tour, so yesterday my co-workers Vanessa, Khurram and I set off to check out the countryside …
Exploring Frank Lloyd Wright in Buffalo and Serenity on Lake Ontario
My theory is a real traveler is able to discover interesting things even in the most unlikely of places. Well, Buffalo probably hasn’t made the …
Snowtubing at Horseshoe Valley and an Overview of Ontario’s Winter Getaways and Activities
Our winter getaway over the last two days was supposed to include a couple of different activities: snow-tubing and outdoor skating. Well, our outdoor skating …
Our Beautiful Winter Getaway at Nicholyn Farms Bed and Breakfast
Driving up to the Nicholyn Farms Bed and Breakfast you get welcomed by the hearty and healthy aroma of 2,200 organically raised pigs. This bed …
Exploring Downtown Barrie and Making a German-Trinidadian-Austrian Connection
As much as I love the city (Toronto, that is), every once in a while I gotta get away and a few weeks ago I …
Hello from Caledon, Elora & Guelph – Fall Colours, Ghosts and Ghouls
Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons in Ontario, and after last weeks early fall colour tour through the Kawarthas east of Toronto, it …
Hello from Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market – A Culinary History Tour
Life works in really strange and wonderful ways. At the beginning of this week I talked to my brother in Austria on the phone, and …
Hello from the Kawarthas – Early Fall Colours, Scarecrows and Frogmen
Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons in Ontario when forests light up in hues of yellow, orange and red. It’s the perfect time …
Hello from Lake Ontario’s Waterfront Trail – Exploring Pickering and Ajax
In our neck of the woods the summer has been absolutely gorgeous, a little on the hot and humid side occasionally, but I am unable …
A Driving Tour around the Niagara Escarpment
Although I love the city the summer always makes me itch to get out into the country. So I called up my friend Karel with …
Exploring Victorian Beauty in Owen Sound
Staying in a bed and breakfast is often the highlight of my weekend getaways. Every B&B is unique, the food is usually delicious and the …
The Garden House B&B in Owen Sound
Late summer can be a very beautiful time in Ontario, and this year we certainly have been having great weather. In addition to getting out …
Landfall Farm B&B in Port Perry
[Please note that this is a historic article from 2008. Landfall Farm B&B is no longer in business. Please do not call the Heintzmann family …
Shining Waters B&B & a Kawartha Lakes Tour
Summer is a really beautiful time in Ontario and a perfect time to explore the verdant countryside surrounding Toronto. Since we were just having visitors …
Clonmel Estate B&B & Discoveries of St. Jacobs, Port Dover and the Lake Ontario Shoreline
With the weather gods perfectly cooperating, we embarked on another country excursion, a great opportunity to show my European visitors a bit more of Ontario. …