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Tag Archives: road trip
Carleton Place a hotbed for good food and drink
Small town offers big flavours! Being away from home on a road trip is about the only time I’m happy to take a break from cooking for a couple of days. I love preparing healthy, delicious food so much that … Continue reading
Carleton Place an ideal getaway destination
So much fun to be had so close to home! The surest way to test the charms of a small town is to visit it during winter. If it seems appealing – or even impressive – at that time of … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Carleton Place, food, historic town, Lanark County, museum, Ontario, Paula Roy, road trip, road tripping, romantic getaway, sightseeing
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Road tripping: much more than a château in Montebello
Great reasons to visit the Outaouais in winter! Aside from my family, cooking and reading, one of the other abiding passions in my life is travelling. This year, I’ve decided to focus on some of the amazing destinations that are … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, local, Travel
Tagged adventure, Aux Solstices, Bill Nowell, Chocomotive, close to home adventures, dog sled, dog sledding, Fairmont Chateau Montebello, Fromagerie Montebello, Kenauk Nature Reserve, Les Brasseurs de Montbello, Marc De Repentigny, Montebello, Ottawa, outaouais, Paula Roy, Quebec, road trip, road tripping, Seigniory Club, snowshoeing, where to go in Quebec
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Going further to celebrate Canada’s 150th
Where will the open road take you this year? It is no exaggeration to say that road tripping is one of the constants of my life. Growing up in a military family, we moved often and travelled constantly, always by … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Alice's Village Cafe, Arnprior, Canada, Canada's 150th, Canada's 150th birthday, car #GoFurther150, Carp, celebrate, escape, Ford, Ford Canada, Ford Focus, Ford Focus Titanium, Fort Coulonge, getaway, heritage, Heritage Murals, history, landmark, landmarks, My Ford Focus Titatinum #GoFurther150 Adventure, National PR, Ottawa Valley, Pembroke, Pontiac QC, road trip, road tripping, sesquicentennial, tourism, travel, Wes' Chips
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Bucket lists, delicious adventures and road tripping
A recent lunch at Ottawa’s famed Coconut Lagoon introduced me to the exotic culinary artistry of Chef Joe Thottungal and eventually led to more delicious discoveries on a made-in-Canada road trip. You wouldn’t think that Joe’s birthplace of Kerala in … Continue reading
