Mexico, a great place for winter holidays. And why not experience the best of two worlds – a sun drenched resort and a real Mexican town. The perfect area for both – Ixtapa (the resort area) Zihuatanejo (the authentic small Mexican town). The two are only few kilometres apart. Each with plenty to see, experience…

Johnny Inukpuk – one of the most important Inuit carvers. He started carving trying to make ends meet for his family, trading his carvings for food and other provisions. At age 37 he sold his first carving but his carving career did not really start until the 1950s. It was his friend James Houston that…

Tasting Notes This dinner serves two and is a delight with the Udon noodles bathed in a delicious sauce, steamed sliced chicken, juicy and succulent, all coming together with different vegetables. What You Need The Ingredients 2 frozen portions of frozen Udon noodles. The noodles usually are packaged in three portions. 6 small baby Bok…

Devils Punch Bowl Falls, New Zealand

Tasting Notes Dinner for two. Sweet taste of the sea, enveloped in a super crispy crust with a hint of lemon. That’s what you get when you have our red snapper dinner The fries, crispy on the outside, the inside pillowy, topped with some hot sauce. A simple cherry tomato salad – olive oil, salt…

Minami is one of the best Japanese restaurants in our hometown of Vancouver. We love it there. The food is excellent, the service terrific, and prices are still reasonable. Sushi and sashimi are our favourites. The plating and presentation is art like. The tastes sublime. After dinner we did some shopping at their store –…

Life often is filled with those Aha moments. For one of the best rock bands Booker T and the MGs there were several. The place Memphis. Two sets of high school friends – they did not know each other – played in separate bands. One was white, one was black. One of the band members…

Dias de los Muertos. The Day of the Day is Mexico’s most famous, memorable, and colourful event. Tourists – more than seven million – from all over the world come to see it, along with millions of Mexicans. There are two ways of celebrating and being a part of this amazing celebration. One, see the…