This month at ArtSmart we’ve loosened the topic to be somewhat of a personal choice. In case this is your first time hearing of the ArtSmart Roundtable, it is a group of bloggers with a love of travel and art history. Each month all the bloggers involved write a blog… Read More →
With the approaching Wine Bloggers’ Conference (June 6th-8th in Penticton) eager participants have been wondering what it’ll be like in British Columbia’s wine country. With such a short period of time I am hoping visitors leave a bit of room to explore other wineries that aren’t on the WBC’s immediate… Read More →
As the brown sleepy extensions of the grape vines wake up to the sounds of spring so too does The Wanderfull Traveler. Between the months of January to April I sometimes feel as though I am comatose and, like sunshine and warmth, creativity can be… Read More →
The cold Arctic air has finally arrived in British Columbia when the Arctic’s icy fingers turn the bulbous, sued flesh of left over grapes upon the vine into cold sugar pearls. However, the cold arrived later than expected for those wineries looking to harvest their icewine grapes. Up until now… Read More →
2012 has been a year of firsts. From heading to New York for the first time and experiencing the grandeur that it is to having an adventurous and yet relaxing time in Jamaica, my first trip to the Caribbean. I’ve been published, I’ve began my first novel, I’ve tried sea… Read More →
Living in the Okanagan, as I’ve said before, there are a wealth of gourmet products that are produced locally. From wine to cheese, preserves to organic meats, our valley is becoming a foodie centre albeit recently unacknowledged by MacLean’s and AirCanada’s enRoute Magazine list of Canada’s top restaurants. For those… Read More →
Hoorah! It is fall in all its glory with the various hues of brown, red, and orange. I tend to prefer autumn not only for the colours but for my array of sweaters to come back into my wardrobe (I haven’t been too kind on my hips this summer indulging… Read More →
Therapy Vineyards overlooks green vineyards of rolling hills that drop off with a thrust of caramel clay that disappears into the blue Okanagan Lake. The view itself could be therapy for any soul in need of inspiration and calm. But wine always helps and despite the cliche I do believe… Read More →
September 28th was the first day of the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival which means 160+ wine related events over ten days. I thought it would be appropriate to write about the Okanagan and why it deserves to be internationally recognized as a wine region that can compete with the world’s… Read More →
If I were a retiree and was looking for a summertime home I would chose Naramata. It is a small, quaint and funky town full of character that consists of mainly artists, retirees, winery owners and their staff (of course I am being a bit reductive with Penticton being a… Read More →
