by Marybeth Bond | Jun 17, 2019 | Alberta, Canadian Rockies, CANADA, Canada
Why wait if you love horses and a good party? I dusted off my cowboy boots and joined daredevils, music lovers, families, and wannabe cowboys, at Calgary’s Stampede Park to take part in one of the world’s largest rodeos. Spanning ten days in July, the...
by Marybeth Bond | May 22, 2017 | British Columbia, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Luxury
You can tell a lot about a luxury hotel by the way it greets its guests. You might expect a formal doorman to meet you at the curb and leave you at the front desk. That’s not the case at the Wickaninnish Inn, located on the west coast of Vancouver Island. A smiling,...
by Marybeth Bond | Jan 4, 2016 | Chicago, Nashville, Montreal, New Orleans, Colorado, Texas
Where can you find the best jazz, rock, folk, or symphony? From Austin to Nashville, Chicago to Branson, here are top ten music cities in North America. 1. New Orleans, Louisiana, www.neworleanscvb.com “New Orleans bleeds music – it’s in the air, in the water, in the...
by Marybeth Bond | Dec 16, 2015 | Adventure, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Featured
“Polar bears move as if the country has belonged to them always.” John Muir, on a visit to the Arctic in 1899 Less than an hour after we landed in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada at the remote lodge on Hudson Bay, we saw our first polar bear. In fact, it was...
by Marybeth Bond | Sep 22, 2015 | Luxury, CANADA, British Columbia, Travel Magazine, Cultural Exploration, Dining, Family, Girlfriend Getaways, Romance, Luxury
You can tell a lot about a luxury hotel by the way it greets its guests. You might expect a formal doorman to meet you at the curb. That’s not the case at The Wickannish Inn, located on the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island, amidst towering cedar and spruce trees. ...
