On our drive to visit friends in New Brunswick, Ryan, Sami and I stopped for a night in Quebec City. Quebec City, founded in 1608, is one of the oldest cities in North America. After checking into our hotel out by the highway, we parked downtown and leisurely walked to the old city, aiming for the […]
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Marimekko’s Autumn 2014 Collection
In grade 5, my best friend in Saudi Arabia was Finnish and she introduced me to Marimekko. We moved to Riyadh the same year, were in the same grade 5 class, and even lived on the same compound, just around the corner from each other. When I would visit her, we would make popcorn and […]
New York City Eats: Ladurée
Shopping in Soho was tiring work, so our aunt, Tomiko and I set out for lunch. On our way to a Japanese restaurant, we saw the sign for Ladurée! Since we were going for Japanese food later that weekend, we thought, why not! We were led through the front of shop, through the sumptuous dining […]
Montreal Eats: Brunch at Park
Our brother Karlos first heard of Park Restaurant on Munchies’ Hangover Cures. The episode was about Chefs Matty Matheson and Antonio Park drinking too much and then attempting to cook hangover food the next morning. This show is funny and a bit disturbing in places, especially anything involving Matty. What really stood out though, is that despite Antonio being in visible […]
New England Lighthouses
Encompassing so much shoreline, New England is teeming with lighthouses. Ever since reading about Anne (from Anne of Green Gables) meeting a man who lived in a lighthouse in Anne’s House of Dreams, I have dreamed of living in a lighthouse too. Something about the odd-shaped building, the solitude, and proximity to the ocean really appeals to […]