People
JFK Presidential Library
I know of presidential libraries that have a primary function of generating political dialogue and act as a depository of information from the executive branch, but given the reputation of late President John F. Kennedy, his presidential library is a tribute to the work of his life. The museum houses Read more
US & Canada
Pumpkinferno
Every October, Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg closes for a whole month for regular visits only to open in the evenings for lit pumpkins. About 7,000 handcrafted pumpkins are put together for a colourful light show with huge pumpkin sculptures. The pathway is a kilometre long and takes about 30 Read more
Iconic Places
Air Defense Museum
I’ve been to aviation museums in Ontario to the likes of Trenton and Ottawa, and those are mighty impressive. Ones in Quebec, even in major cities like Montreal and Quebec City, are much smaller. The Air Defence Museum in Bagotville, 20 minutes east of Saguenay, is a little different. Bagotville Read more
Flights
SAS A320-300 Plus
Route: Oslo to LongyearbyenPlane: A320-200Date: 1 July 2025Price: $440 ComfortThe seats are exactly the same as regular economy, or SAS Go, so it’s more of a premium economy product than a business class product. The first 11 rows were marked as SAS Plus on this flight, but in reality they Read more
Iconic Places
Eastern State Penitentiary
The fortress-like prison in Philadelphia have 30-foot walls that go underground. Built in 1830, it was the world’s first purpose-built prison meant to deprive people of freedom as a form of punishment. Jails before this were just holding pens for people waiting for their sentences which might be flogging, hanging, Read more
US & Canada
Weitzman Museum of Jewish American History
Jewish Americans landed in New Netherlands before it became New York and built their first synagogue in the country there in 1730. So, logically, New York should have been the home to this museum rather than Philadelphia. Early Jewish settlers included Portuguese Jews who were persecuted and forced to convert Read more
US & Canada
Barnes Foundation
An incredible collection of western European modern art from the likes of Prendergast, Cézanne, and Van Gogh ended up in Philadelphia. I loved the giant pointillism painting Models by Seurat which featured a slice of the famous A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Both are from Read more