While spending a few lovely days in Monte Carlo, my husband Johnny Jet and I enjoyed dinner at Elsa, a wonderful, stylish, gourmet restaurant inside the Monte Carlo Beach Hotel. While we didn’t get a chance to peek inside the hotel, I checked out their website to see what the rooms at this 5-star luxury [...]

The first time I visited Monaco, I was 15. I participated in a high school program whereby I was lucky enough to spend one month in Nice, earning my grade 11 French credit. We took some day trips during that month, once of which was to Monte Carlo. Visiting some 20 years later, nothing looked [...]

The postcard print dress is a hot trend this season and it’s the perfect trend for stylish travelistas to rock! Inspired by the quaint and quintessential travel souvenir, the postcard, these pretty dresses are perfect for your next vacation. Not heading anywhere? Wear this dress around town while you daydream of where your travels will [...]

Paris is my favourite city in the entire world and I’m heading there later this month. I am so excited about my upcoming trip that I’m already mentally packing my bags! Here are a few essentials to make sure you pack for Paris: 1 Mila Cap Toe Leather Ballet Flats | $136 | J Crew [...]

Three days after our wedding, my new husband Johnny Jet and I departed my hometown of Toronto for our dream honeymoon. We flew out of Toronto on Korean Air, headed first to Seoul and then on to the ultimate honeymoon destination, Bali! Before leaving for the airport, I went through my usual pre-flight routine. Toothbrush, [...]

The short story is that Brindisi sucks. But it seems unfair to just leave it at that. Here’s a quick look at Brindisi, Italy and what I enjoyed and what I didn’t enjoy. Brindisi is an industrial port. Due to its location on the Adriatic Sea, it’s a major trading port between Italy, Greece and [...]

Back in 2009, my fiance Johnny Jet and I sailed on Seabourn Odyssey through Turkey and Greece. This week, on Seabourn Spirit, we traveled to Greece for the second time, this time to Corfu. Corfu is one of the most popular of the Greek islands (and the first Ionian island at the mouth of the [...]

The first stop on my 10-day Seabourn Spirit cruise on the Adriatic was Kotor, Montenegro. I’d never heard of Kotor so needless to say, I didn’t know quite what to expect. But I’d had dinner with the Captain the previous evening and he’d given me a small sense of the beauty that awaited us upon [...]

Finding accommodations in New York City can be tough. Research shows that in 2012, New York City welcomed a record 52 million visitors and that the city has 91,500 hotel rooms. So if you’re planning to visit the Big Apple and scoop up one of those in-demand rooms, you have to do your research and [...]

I’ve been home for about a month and I don’t have any travel plans for another month, which leaves me sitting here on this rainy Saturday morning thinking about what I’ll pack on my next sunny escape! Here’s a round-up of essentials I never leave home without: Moleskine messenger bag For anyone who reads my [...]