Category Archives: Travel

Can I move to Italy? // Lets migrate back Varone clan

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Dee

As we waited for our free nachos at Brazen Head Irish Pub after a rough ultimate frisbee game, we started to discuss travelling. Whether someone was describing a work trip or a vacay for pleasure, it all lead to one … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Family, Friends, Travel | Tagged Amalfi Coast, Brazen Head Irish Pub Toronto, First Generation Italian, Immigrating from Europe, Immigration from Italy to Canada, Island of Capri, Italian Culture, Italian Pizza, Italy, Moving to Europe, Moving to Italy, Naples, Romanticizing Europe, Rome, Second Generation Italian, Sorrento, Ultimate Frisbee | Leave a comment

Snorkel & they will come // Tortugas

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Dee

Remember that episode of friends where they’re all in Barbados for Ross’ conference? A little kid tells Joey that there’s a turtle who will chase you if you blow bubbles in its face. He wonders, “what do you do when … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Akumal, Akumal Barrier Wreath, Down south, First time snorkelling, Friends episode, Mexico, Nexus Tours, Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Snorkelling, Tortugas, Turtles, Water Activities, Winter travelling | Leave a comment

Goodbyes make me cry // Solo Traveller

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Dee

// #SunnyDee Let me start by saying Sunny is one of the bravest women I know. Not only does she jump right into many aspects of her life (living in a new city, climbing the career ladder and her personal life … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Travel | Tagged 32 degrees & Sunny, Best Friends, Freelance Writer, Long distance relationships, Solo Female Traveller, SunnyDee, Travel bug, Travelling, Trip around the world | Leave a comment

Barcelo Solymar Beach Resort // Varadero, Cuba

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Dee

Varadero, Cuba wasn’t quite my dream vacation. As I’ve told many people since we got back – the first five days were beautiful and amazing! Too bad we had 5 more days remaining on our trip, and that’s when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Air Transat, All inclusive trips, Barcelo Solymar Beach Resort, Beach, Cuba, Food poisoning, Havana, Sunwing Vacations, Varadero | Leave a comment

“Here Comes the Sun, do do do do” // Cuba

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Dee

Since my mother-daughter trip to New York this past June, I haven’t been on a real vacation. Not even a weekend getaway (besides our family cottage). Longer still, was the last all-inclusive trip to Cuba that I went on with my best … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged All inclusive trip, Barcelo Solymar Beach Resort, Cuba, Melia Cayo Santa Maria, Mother-Daughter Trip, New York, Vacation, Veradero | Leave a comment

From David Bowie to Regis Philbin // NYC Day 4

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Dee

There is always that blissful honeymoon period once you return from a vacation. You aren’t thinking about work, are hung up looking at photos/videos from your trip, and continue to describe your experience to friends. Well, that happy period is over. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, David Bowie, Friends Sitcom, Heath Ledger's NY apartment, Jack Kerouac, Jay-z and Beyonce, Monika and Rachel's apartment, Mother-Daughter Trip, New York City, New York Movie and Bus Tour, Regis Philbin, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Summer Vacations, TiBeCa, Times Square, Washington Square Park | Leave a comment

Greenwich Village to the Empire State Building // NYC Day 3

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Dee

The key to navigating without Google Maps (because I didn’t want roaming charges) and using a paper map, is to stay relaxed. You’d think this wasn’t difficult, but once you start getting lost and circling in a new place, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Beat Generation Writers, China Town NYC, Empire State Building, Greenwich Village, Jack Kerouac, Little Italy NYC, Mother-Daughter Trip, New York City, NYU, Travel in America, Travelling in North America, USA, Washington Square Park | 6 Comments

From Lady Liberty to the 9/11 Memorial // NYC Day 2

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Dee

What a doozy of a travel day, Day 2: June 3rd, in New York was. Since this is a continuation of my Mother-Daughter Trip to New York City, feel free to click here to read my explanation of this series and all … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 9/11 Memorial, 9/11 Memorial Fountains, 9/11 Museum, Battery Park, Ellis Island, Lady Liberty, Liberty Island, Mother-Daughter Trip, New York City, New York Sightseeing, New York Subway, Pitt and Peak, Train 6, Travelling, Travelling to America, USA | 2 Comments

Mother-Daughter Trip // New York State of Mind

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Dee

This mother-daughter trip was like no other trip before, well, at least for me it wasn’t. Having spent a lot of quality time together prior to our vacation to New York, on account of my cousin’s wedding and my unemployment, this … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Big Yellow Taxi, Canadian Tourists in America, Central Park, Central Park Theatre, Concrete Jungle, Manhattan, Marmara Manhattan Hotel, Mother-Daughter Trip, New York, New York City, Shakespeare in the Park, Times Square, Urban Jungle | 4 Comments

You can’t choose who’s on your tour bus // Italy

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Dee

Salve! Come stai? (Hello! How are you?) I’m back from Italy, and all the more inspired because of its diverse, natural and overwhelming beauty. The Kardashian’s have this thing – yes, I’m going there – where they share what the Pitt of … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Travel | Tagged Air Transat Flight, Air Transat Holidays, Air Transat Tour, Aura Tours, Coach Bus Tours, European Tour Guide, Eurotrip, Island of Capri, Italy, Monreale, Ortigia, Roman Holiday, Rome, Southern Italy, Taormina, Travel, Travel bug | 4 Comments