This might sound weird, but my grandma used to take me to the neighborhood cemetery to play when we were kids. While other kids played at the park down the road, I loved the cemetery games I’d play with my siblings and cousins. We’d visit our favorite ‘spirits’, reading their birth and death dates on […]
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Stay Local in Venice: Al Tramonto Dorato
After all I’d heard, I didn’t know what to expect when I visited Venice. Packed gondolas plying the waterways like piranha? A mass of humanity crowding the thoroughfares and choking the causeways? Venice was a surprise and a delight. Tourist-ed though it may be, it remains a truly magical place, and one that I feel […]
A Late Summer Walk in Toronto
Earlier this week I had a little time to explore Toronto in the warmth of a late summer day. I loved the contrasts I encountered; historic buildings of stone nudging up to modern glass skyscrapers, locally-sourced produce found in markets where dozens of languages were being spoken around me, English-style rowhouses filled with global residents […]