Tag: Travel

Scrummy Food, Tulips and Cocktails #Food #Montreal #Canada #Holiday #Tulips

June 16, 2019 14 Comments

One of the things I discovered as we were sitting in the taxi on route to catch our bus to Heathrow was I’d forgotten my coat! So, I ended up borrowing my eldest daughter’s jacket when I could – this furry brown one was my favourite! Here I am at Venice, Montreal, wearing her jacket and my woolly hat! And […]

Travel

16 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Canada

June 9, 2019 7 Comments

Originally posted on Noatech Pvt Ltd:
The second largest country in the world, Canada has no shortage of beautiful landscapes and unique sites for travelers to explore. From coast to coast to coast, the country is home to vibrant and culturally rich cities, along with incredible natural wonders. In Western Canada, the Rocky Mountains and cities of Vancouver, Victoria, and…

Travel

Notre-Dame Basilica #Montreal #Canada #travel #holiday

June 6, 2019 29 Comments

This beautiful basilica is situated in Old Montreal, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The church is located at 110 Notre-Dame Street West and faces the Place d’Armes square. It is a truly stunning church, perhaps one of the most beautiful I have seen. The colour and splendour of the interior is so dramatic that you can’t help but draw a […]

Graffiti Murals

Grafitti Murals – Montreal Canada

May 26, 2019 22 Comments

I’m just back from a lovely holiday with my two daughters in Montreal. Everywhere I looked there appeared to be Grafitti murals on the streets. Being a big fan of Graffiti murals I thought I’d share them with you. See the one above? It’s the very first mural I saw on my holiday situated near our Airbnb in Laurier. […]

Poetry

Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge Poets Choice of Words #Edinburgh #Shadorma #Poetry #Photography #City #New Year

January 5, 2019 19 Comments

It’s poet’s choice of words this week so I thought I’d share with you some of my photographs of Edinburgh – a city I love so much – and my first attempts at Shadorma poetry… It calls me This Scottish City Beautiful Lights twinkle Edinburgh’s dark shadows Perfect time and place Your buildings Adorned like parcels Pink […]

Photography

Colleens Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No 112 – #Travel #Lisbon #Photography #HardRockCafe #Music #Accident #Trip #Fall

December 1, 2018 12 Comments

My hubby and I went for a long weekend to Lisbon. Unfortunately I had a fall on holiday and hurt my foot. I’d been out the night before at the Hard Rock Cafe, (indulging in cocktails and behaving like I’m one of the youngsters.) My hubby and I were listening to a very good cover band. The next […]

Author Interviews

#ABRSC – MJ Interviews Author Darlene Foster – Children’s Adventure Series: Amanda Travels

July 21, 2018 35 Comments

A huge welcome to Darlene Foster who is over at my blog home today for a Q and A about her children’s adventure series: Amanda Travels. Some of you might know that I like to interview using my nickname MJ… MJ: I’d love to find out more about your amazing travel series featuring a twelve year old girl. Who is […]

Photography

Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 48 #Haiku #Tanka #Haibun: STONE & TURN

September 2, 2017 19 Comments

My Tanka this week is just a funny story really. This is what happened… The day before our daughter Tasha was due to go to South Korea to teach English as a foreign language my youngest disappeared. She’d been out for a driving lesson and no one had heard from her. Her mobile had been left on the bed […]

Nature

Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge # 31 – PEACE & TEAR

April 27, 2017 12 Comments

My entry to Colleen’s weekly poetry challenge this week is inspired by a piece I am editing for Dan Alatorre’s Word Weaving Competition. It is taken from a part completed memoir I’ve written of my dad’s early childhood before the Second World War, including his travelling adventures to the Far East, Middle East, Pacific region, Caribbean and Africa. This is a short […]

Book Review

My Kyrosmagica Review of The WaterMelon King by Daniel Royse

January 22, 2017 7 Comments

Goodreads Synopsis: After being laid off from his job at a prestigious consulting firm, Dean decides to embark on a journey across East Africa with his younger brother. Unknowingly, they travel into bandit territory where a medical emergency forces them to choose between their safety and their health. Inspired by true events, The Watermelon King follows the journey of two […]