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Archive for category: Plan

Commentary on the art of travel, tips on how to plan a trip, round-ups (my best picks) and reviews.

  • First trip overseas, 1992
     

    Stay safe but have fun

    6th October 2013 / Plan, The art of travel / 0 comments

    I start each of my newsletters (*) with a section called Marie’s Diaries where I recount a personal travel experience. These stories are not things I usually reveal when I talk to people about my […]

     
     
  • world map
     

    Where should I go next?

    2nd October 2013 / Plan, The art of travel / 5 comments

    Around this time of year, people who know me well start asking “So, where are you going this winter?”. You see, I’ve managed to escape a big chunk of Toronto’s winter for the last four […]

     
     
  • Chocolate offerings, Bariloche
     

    5 great destinations for chocoholics

    26th September 2013 / My picks, Plan / 4 comments

    Chocolate is good for you. At least if you chose the dark kind, with at least 70% cocoa content. The following places offer a lot more than chocolate. But if you have a sweet tooth […]

     
     
  • SOMA chocolate maker
     

    SOMA chocolatemaker (Toronto, Canada)

    26th September 2013 / Food, Plan, Reviews / 2 comments

    SOMA is a small unpretentious chocolate shop and mini chocolate factory located in the Distillery District in Toronto, Canada. Behind the green doors, a high-ceilinged room with exposed brick walls offers everything the chocoholic heart […]

     
     
  • Sugar beach, Toronto
     

    The joy and pain of coming home

    25th September 2013 / Plan, The art of travel / 3 comments

    I am now back in my home town of Toronto, after 24 days travelling down the North American West Coast, from Victoria, Canada, to Los Angeles, USA. As every big travel nut knows, one of […]

     
     
  • With friends Amy and Lonnie
     

    Making friends on the road

    15th September 2013 / On the road, Plan, The art of travel / 2 comments

    Travellers are a pretty friendly bunch and get along well. At the very least, they don’t run out of conversation topics! And what better way to meet travellers than to travel? When you’re on the […]

     
     
  • Review of Jam Cafe (Victoria, Canada)
     

    Review of Jam Cafe (Victoria, Canada)

    12th September 2013 / Food, Plan, Reviews / 1 comment

    Jam Cafe is a popular breakfast and lunch restaurant in downtown Victoria. I visited them twice during my two-week stay in the City of Gardens. The first time, early on a Saturday afternoon, I brunched […]

     
     
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