Why Research For My Novels Can Be Fun

Every story I write is different and requires different types of research. Sometimes it requires hours of text or phone calls with specialists, internet searches, books to read…but sometimes it requires hand-on type fun. By fun, I mean hours spend looking...

Living a “mini” life instead of traveling

I love to travel. I think we all know that by now. Ever since I was young, I wanted to explore the world, to see new things, experience different cultures and just be. But when we usually think of traveling – we think packing a suitcase, living in a hotel,...

Join This #travelholic On Her Next Adventure

I’m on my ‘next’ adventure soon and I’m heading back to Europe. I’m very excited! I have 22 days planned with adventure, coffee, sightseeing, and writing. For the first half of the trip I am taking my mother with me on a #tripofalifetime...

I found the PERFECT Trip Planner to Europe! #travelholic

Are you a #travelholic like me who is constantly dreaming of vacations to Europe, of taking chocolate tours, of walking the streets of history, of drinking authentic coffee and pastries and seeing the amazing sights? I’m in the middle of planning another trip to...

Tips for Cruising with Sick Kids #travelholic

In all our planning for our recent Disney cruise, I never once thought about what happens if someone got sick. Maybe I should have…I certainly came prepared for headaches, blisters, cuts, sun burns and everything else – other than the stomach flu. Hours...

This Mom’s Top 10 Tips for a Well Rested Vacation #travelholic

One would think that taking 8 days to travel Paris and London would be heaven.  One would be right. But even traveling to heaven and back can be exhausting. First there is the 9+ hours of flight (including a layover from Western Canada). Then there is the time change,...