I’m of a split mind when it comes to Café du Monde. On one hand, the chicory coffee is delicious, and the perfect accompaniment to the warm beignets, piled high with the icing sugar I will inevitably end up inhaling. My son says the Brown’s Dairy chocolate milk is the best he’s ever tasted, and […]
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Love it or hate it, a trip to New Orleans rarely happens without a stroll through this most infamous of neighbourhoods. When I was younger, Bourbon Street was electrifying—a place where debauchery is welcome and celebrated. Where everyone is free to be whatever sort of unique being they care to be and there is no […]
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Do you have an artist that, if you could go back in time, you would love to see perform? I have a few, but up there on that list is the spirited jazz great Louis Prima. No matter my disposition, his beats can’t help but rouse me, lift my spirits and put a smile on […]
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When I couldn’t get a camping spot at our favourite campground this summer, I decided to look online to see if I could find a cheap flight out of Detroit to anywhere. I wasn’t picky. I like exploring new places. I had 4 days to travel in the middle of August. I wasn’t disappointed when […]
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New Brunswick is generally considered the oldest province in Canada The aboriginal people of New Brunswick date back to 8000 BC. That’s 5,000 years before the Ancient Egyptian civilization! Over 80% of New Brunswick is covered in forest. New Brunswick is the only official bilingual province in Canada. Norse scholars believe Vikings explored the coastal […]
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I went to New Brunswick with every intention on gorging myself on as much fresh seafood as I could manage– and I did a pretty good job of it. I ate three– yes, three– lobster rolls at my aunt’s one Saturday, feasted on salmon and fiddleheads at my uncle’s, had restaurant feeds of mussels cooked […]
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Hi, I'm Leslie.
Ever the girl with restless feet, I began travelling as soon as I was old enough to leave home. Creative people, inspiring locations and unexpected experiences bring me joy. And let’s not forget good food! Join me as I hunt it all down.
