A Cycle Tours bike and barge tour an adventure for the whole family.

 Let’s face it, museums are great but after a couple of days of shuffling the kids through them, even the most ardent art lover is rubbing their feet wondering when it will end. Instead, consider getting out of the big city and explore the smaller towns and villages of Europe on

Ottawa’s Tulip Festival Kicks Off With a Bang

 All photos by Arizona Lanceleve. The 2016 Tulip Festival kicked off yesterday at Lansdowne Park in a big way. Guests were invited to come see a spectacular bout of fireworks to celebrate the 71st run of Ottawa's famous spring festival. People flocked to the opening festivities last night to see

Keep Calm and Drink Gin and Tonic

 Feature image courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons, cyclonebill. There are many iconic drinks of summer including a fruity sangria, a minty mojito, an elegant glass of rosé wine, or a frosted G&T. With gin making a comeback, it is interesting to rediscover classic favourites and to try some of the

Celebrating the Flower of Freedom

 This month the 2015 Canadian Tulip Festival marks the 70th anniversary commemorating the close ties between Canada and the Netherlands. The close ties between the countries can be traced back to the liberation of the kingdom of Netherlands, when Holland’s Princess Juliana and her family sought refuge from the invading German military during the Second World War. In 1943,

6 Weeks, 5 Countries, Countless Adventures

 Traveling is a safe romance—it can be as brief or as long as you want and it doesn’t demand much except a sense of adventure. It adds a wealth of stories to your conversation arsenal, more weight in souvenirs to your luggage and obviously a better understanding of the beautiful,

If you like the Tulip Festival Holland Art Cities is for you

 In the fall of 1945, Princess Juliana of the Netherlands presented Ottawa with 100,000 tulip bulbs. The gift was in appreciation of the safe haven that members of Holland’s exiled royal family received during the Second World War in Ottawa; and in recognition of the role which Canadian troops played