My fourth season of hiking has begun and now I understand why it's the least popular: oh the mud! A friend of mine studied Russian...

It took me a while to remember where I got this book. Slightly battered, it was clearly second-hand... was it from a friend, a family...

Jas picked up her list from the counter and ran through it one more time. Her bags were packed, the house was closed down, and her ride...

I found this book in the lobby of the ByTowne cinema, one of Ottawa's few independent movie theatres. Alas, after 32 years, Ottawa had to...

At Girl Gone Good's recommendation, I headed off to Mill Pond Conservation Area. With over 6 km of trails, it was the perfect weekend...

The Grand Hotel has stayed true to itself for decades, through political regimes, economic downturns and even a war or two. It offers...

On weekdays, I like to stay around Ottawa for my hikes: it feels more accessible and less of an expedition. Besides, I'm discovering so...

A prominent sight on Picton's Main Street is Sir John A. MacDonald's statue standing proudly in front of the historical Public Library,...

Originally, I was supposed to spend my 50th birthday with my family in France. Travelling constraints made this difficult, so I decided...

When I first moved to Ottawa in my early 20s, I fell in love with Kaliyana. Every time I walked by the shop on Sussex Street, which is...

Many Native cultures view Nature as sacred with plants and animals as having medicinal virtues and qualities at a physical, emotional and...

It wasn't my first time taking pictures of birds, but it was my first time in Two Creeks Conservation Area near Morrisburg, Ontario, and...

I'll be talking a lot about my hiking. Thanks to Girl Gone Good, I discovered a whole lot of trails all around my area, most of which are...

Since I grew up at a time when cannabis was illegal, it still feels a little taboo to be sampling cannabis products. Furthermore, I don't...

My expectations for this wine were fairly low, but I was pleasantly surprised! Apart from the packaging which makes it look like a...

Parking? Emergencies? Pocket money? Nope... On one route I take frequently, there are several homeless people who ask for help. It's a...

This is one of the "little" adventures. I realised that 50 New Things in a year means at least one new thing a week (I did the math after...

Je lis beaucoup selon certains (à peine suffisamment selon moi). Il est donc facile d'accumuler les livres, de se laisser tenter par les...