by janecanapini | Jul 18, 2017 | Attractions, Colombia
There is a saying attributed to the writer George Santayana who wrote in 1905: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Nowhere does this apply more than in Colombia, and particularly Medellin, once ranked as the world’s most...
by janecanapini | Jul 9, 2017 | Attractions, Events & Festivals, Quebec
With Montréal celebrating its 375 birthday this year, and Canada celebrating its 150th, it’s like the city is celebrating with a birthday cake along with a side of birthday cake. And the candles? Well, let’s just say that the city has created some pretty...
by janecanapini | Jun 25, 2017 | Attractions, Nature & Wildlife, Quebec
I’ve always found “Lion Safaris” in Canada a little odd. Not because I don’t love giraffes, zebras and big cats, (after all, who doesn’t?), but more because of the incongruity of seeing these African animals out of their natural habitat....
by janecanapini | Jun 10, 2017 | Attractions, Canada, Quebec
Four years ago, I saw a photograph in a Toronto newspaper, looked at Henk and said, “We are GOING to Montreal to see this!” The photo was of “The Green Man”, a giant, living sculpture installed at the Montreal Botanical Gardens that was unlike...
