by Jane Canapini | May 31, 2013 | Grownup Thoughts, Tips, Trip Planning
Before Zumba, there was Jane Fonda’s Workout Record. And before backpacking for two months carrying a 40 pound load on my back, that album became my 80’s version of a ‘personal trainer’. Thirty years ago, I went on my first big travel adventure – a 2-month long...
by Jane Canapini | May 29, 2013 | Grownup Thoughts, Personal
“My goal is to visit 50 countries before I’m 30!” the young woman declared. “How old are you now?” I asked. “23”, she responded, “and I’ve already done 19.” I didn’t know whether to feel jealous or...
by Jane Canapini | May 14, 2013 | Grownup Thoughts, United States
It looks like the US is embracing the economic windfall from Canadian snowbirds 55 and older, and may soon allow us to spend 240 days in the States without a visa. The law isn’t passed yet, so don’t be rushing out to buy any cheap swampland, but the signs are...
by Jane Canapini | May 9, 2013 | Grownup Thoughts, Personal
I’ll never forget the moment when I crossed over to the other side. I was at a restaurant in Rome, one of my favourite places in the world, when a waiter greeted me with a polite “Buona sera, Signora.” Not “Signorina”. Okay, it might have...
