Destinations

Quest for Mexico’s Sacred Sea Snail

Posted January 20, 2014, Updated September 26, 2020 // by Michele Peterson 9 Comments

I’m in a bikini, dangling from the edge of a granite cliff, holding my sarong out to a man in white shorts. It might sound as though I’m auditio…

Posted December 29, 2013, Updated May 18, 2021 // by Michele Peterson 11 Comments

After a month of volunteering in Guatemala, I needed a getaway. My apartment in Panajachel, while cute and colourful, was, after all just one roo…

Posted November 2, 2013, Updated October 26, 2021 // by Michele Peterson 4 Comments

It’s Day of the Dead and I’m weaving my way through the Panteon Antiguo (Old Cemetery) of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, first ducking under a ston…

Posted October 16, 2013, Updated November 17, 2020 // by Michele Peterson 3 Comments

If you have a flight delay or a long layover at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ), there’s another option for things to do besides hanging…

Posted October 15, 2013, Updated July 22, 2021 // by Michele Peterson 4 Comments

Chase away the winter blues with a weekend getaway at the Nordic baths at Le Scandinave Spa Blue Mountain north of Toronto

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Posted May 15, 2013, Updated November 7, 2020 // by Michele Peterson 6 Comments

Looking for a Carambola Beach Club St. Kitts Day Pass? You’ve come to the right place. During my 7-night sailing cruise around the Windward Isla…

Posted March 17, 2013, Updated November 7, 2020 // by Michele Peterson 3 Comments

If you’re tempted to think all Secrets all inclusive resorts are the same, you’re going to want to read this post. I’ve stayed…

Posted February 20, 2013, Updated November 6, 2020 // by Michele Peterson 4 Comments

It’s never a good sign when a hiking journey begins with a shout for “Help!”

We were just five minutes into a stroll through the mang…

Posted April 19, 2012, Updated January 9, 2022 // by Michele Peterson 4 Comments

One of the best things to do in San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico is to take a day trip to go hiking the Cascadas El Chiflon waterfall.

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