by janecanapini | Oct 27, 2018 | Canada, Curiosities, Yukon
If you think living in Dawson City, Yukon in the middle of January is tough, try doing it in a cave when the temperature outside averages -26 Celsius. Yet that’s exactly what Bill Donaldson has been doing for the past 22 years, earning him the well-deserved...
by janecanapini | Nov 2, 2017 | Attractions, Curiosities, Toronto
I’m not much for horror. I don’t go see the films, I don’t read the books, and even the cheesy slasher movies – and their spoofs – freak me out. But despite the fact that I prefer to cover my eyes during the scary parts of movies, I was intrigued...
by janecanapini | Aug 4, 2016 | Art, Curiosities, Ontario
It all started in 1981 when artist Peter Camani bought a run-down farmhouse and 310-acre property near Burk’s Falls, Ontario. Thirty-five years later, it’s evolved into a one-of-a-kind outdoor art installation known as Screaming Heads, with over 100 giant...
by janecanapini | Jul 30, 2016 | Attractions, Curiosities, Portugal
It’s rare that the same thing that makes me exclaim “I HAVE to see this for myself!” inspires Henk to say the same thing. But that’s what happened when we both saw photos of the Quinta da Regaleira ‘Initiation Well’ in Sintra,...
