About a year ago, I walked the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in Wales. It was one of the most physically satisfying trips I’ve done! Since I’m stuck in Canada today (no offence, Canada, but I’d rather be walking) I’m reminiscing about that trip. Why not wander down memory lane with me? From Ireland to Wales By [...]
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Personally, I’m not a proponent of blowing your life savings on great big slabs of foie gras every Friday. I can think of about a thousand things I’d rather buy. Like caviar. (Kidding) However, there are times and places for big culinary splurges. Game Creek Club in Vail, Colorado is definitely one of them. The [...]
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Skiing is the undisputed attention-hog in Vail, Colorado (if you missed my post on learning to ski, it’s here). But businesses are well aware that when visitors tire of the slopes, they’re ready to move on to additional amusement. And so are their wallets. So what’s good in Vail Village itself? Here’s my unabashedly subjective [...]
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I swore, oh so many times, that I’d never ski. My parents don’t ski, so that was the first setback. Then, I somehow missed the high school ski trips. I might have given it a go in my twenties, but by then, the horror stories were circulating in full force. It seemed like everyone and [...]
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Dear readers: I’m in Vail, Colorado and I’ve got a great big post coming up on learning to ski! I’d like to hit you with it now, but my schedule’s just a little tight so I’ll be getting it up later today. In the meantime, be sure to follow me on twitter for sporadic updates [...]
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Winter has made a comeback ’round these parts, and you know what? It could be worse. In fact, it’s kind of pretty when you’re ensconced indoors, drinking copious amounts of tea and devouring a steady stream of educational BBC TV programming. Yes, in this rare glimpse into my weekend, I’m revealing that I’ve been heavily [...]
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I stand by my claim that “Winter on the Mountain” is the best way to experience Montreal in the nippier months. However, I am not an arctic drill sergeant – I realize that not everybody is up for a trio of back-to-back winter sports. Hence, let’s have a look at Fitz & Follwell’s other winter [...]
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It came as a shock that my coldest moment in Montreal actually took place indoors. A full-body shock. A visit to Scandinave Les Bains in Old Montreal seemed like the perfect way to warm up after my night at the Snow Village. Also, face it – the name “Scandinave” more or less screams “winter.” I [...]
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Some of you have already seen my new video from the Montreal Snow Village, SLEEPING IN SNOW. If not, here it is: Instead of showing me in the morning, looking like something you find in the back of your freezer, I thought it would be fun to have you guys watch the video and then [...]
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Smoked meat? Pshaw. I think this is the definitive Montreal experience – the perfect trifecta of freezing Canadian pastimes on the mountain that gave the city its name. Fitz and Follwell is a tour company situated right at the foot of Mount Royal. Owner Shea Mayer, in an “aww” inspiring move, named the company after his [...]
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