Even the most well-travelled among us have made a few questionable decisions along the way. I’ve stayed in more hotels than I can count, crossed more borders than I remember, and yet I still learn something new on almost every…
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The building may date back to 1905, but One Aldwych didn’t become a hotel until 1998 with a huge refurb in 2019. Designed by architect Charles Mewès, the same man behind the Ritz in London and Paris, the original structure…
Ah, Bordeaux a city that casually leans against a river, swirls a glass of red, and says, “Oh this old thing?”while standing in front of some of the most elegant architecture in France. Known affectionately (and sometimes grandly) as La…
A new year has a quiet way of inviting us to dream. Not in a rushed, bucket-list kind of way — but in a more considered, meaningful sense. Where would you truly enjoy being this year? What pace of travel…
Built in the 1930s as a private home, Giraffe Manor is the kind of place where colonial charm meets conservation chic. Originally inspired by Scottish hunting lodges, it was transformed in the 1970s by conservationists Jock and Betty Leslie-Melville into…
When I told people I drove out to Cayuga for dinner, I got that polite “oh… nice” look that means “are you nuts?” After all, it’s a two plus hour drive from Toronto. Once you’ve been to Twisted Lemon, you’ll…
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