As you may know, I’m on a mission to discover local beach getaways close to the Toronto area. With the dollar where it is, many readers have asked me about fun road trips from Toronto and during our Mexico travels, we discovered that Little Monkey and Baby Boy are happiest playing in the sand and […]
During our visit to Boston, we were invited to stay at the Langham Boston Hotel and we checked ourselves in for a night of modern elegance and British charm. The Langham Boston is not only one of the fabulous hotels you can snag as part of a Porter Escapes package but it’s also just a […]
It felt like ages since we last visited a Children’s Museum and so I was very excited when I realized that Boston had one…and one that had surprisingly been around for ages! When I lived there I honestly don’t remember even walking by it, but I must have as it’s right on the waterfront. During […]
Our very first meal in Boston was going to be at Row 34 and I was super pumped to link up with a friend for dinner at 7 p.m. the night we landed. My friend had tried to get reservations for us and failed so we had originally decided to try our luck at a walking in, yes […]
Little Monkey loves hotels, so much so that her birthday wish last year was to stay at a hotel! Over the last few years she’s figured out what she wants in a hotel (mind you, everything is a hotel – even a rental apartment) and during our recent travels to Washington, we stayed at two […]
After a hot day and a pretty boring brunch I was determined to dine at a fabulous spot during our last night in Alexandria, Virginia. The hubs and I had scoped out a few spots but when a blast from the past recommended a spot, I was intrigued. A resident adviser from my college years […]
Our recent stay at the Hotel Monaco Alexandria in Old Town Alexandira, Virginia has made us realize that we truly do need to hunt down Kimpton properties during our future travels. This was our first stay at a Kimpton hotel and we were all pleasantly surprised by how family (and pet!) friendly the Monaco Alexandria is. As […]
A day in Belem is the perfect excursion for those visiting the Lisboa area. Many are drawn to this little town at the mouth of the River Tagus for its famous Pastis de Nata. Having sampled a couple of these scrumptious pastries this was my main reason for making the family swing by Belem as […]
Our very last day in Portugal saw us drive six hours from the Algarve back to Porto and this was my one unplanned night. I wasn’t sure if we would want to spend the night in Coimbra or head straight into Porto and so I had made no hotel bookings until the VERY last minute. As […]
One of our dining highlights in Portugal was a lunch we all enjoyed overlooking the Douro with a panoramic view of the historic center of Porto. After a busy morning the hubs and I, along with Baby Boy, Little Monkey and their grandparents, made a trek uphill on a sunny afternoon to make our way […]
