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Destination: Wedding! Celebrating Canada- Niagara-On-the-Lake
Just a short drive from the US/Canadian border lies a small region within Ontario, Canada called Niagara-on-the-Lake. A certain magical quality persists, mile by mile, with beautiful lakeside views, more than 40 wineries and a quaint Old town full of boutiques and restaurants featuring fresh farm-to-table ingredients. The entire area feels curated for a bespoke, Canadian wedding experience. Travelers by the millions visit Niagara Falls (pictured below), not realizing the magic that lies just beyond it.
By See The Room2 months ago in Wander
Things I Loved Doing During Summer as a Child
Early-morning sun peeks above the horizon as humidity moistens my skin. The balminess hints at another hot day. I lie in bed and hear its call as it whispers my name, screaming for me to come. Its seductive lure is a lifelong enticement. It’s ingrained in every fiber of my being: the ocean.
By Alexandra Grant2 months ago in Wander
The Red Lantern Lie
Tracing the "One-Face" Ancient Town: Who's Behind the Same Design? From Wuzhen to Lijiang, Dali to Pingyao, walk into any "must-visit" ancient town and the same scene greets you.
By Jin2 months ago in Wander
Are People in Tbilisi Rude? My Experience Living in Georgia as a Foreigner
I had received a lot of information regarding the hospitality in Georgia before I went there; it is one of the things the country is known for in this regard: generous hosts, tables filled beyond capacity with food, an unlimited supply of wine, and the belief that a guest should be treated almost like a member of the family.
By Mark Wigan2 months ago in Wander
The City Without a Sidewalk Sizzle
Saturday, 10 p.m. on Dingxi Road. The pavement is clean. Three shared bikes lie tipped over against a flower bed. Under the streetlight, an old woman sits by an ATM booth, selling gardenias wrapped in old newspaper, five yuan a bunch. She doesn't call out. In half an hour, no one stops.
By Jin2 months ago in Wander
Philly in a Day. Honorable Mention in Twenty-Four Hours Challenge.
So, you're in the City of Brotherly Love for just one day. (Philadelphia, that is.) (Philly, to the familiars.) Well, take it from a local - you don't want to waste time trying to figure out where to go once you're already there. Things move pretty fast in Philly, and if you're stuck standing in someone's way, or going too slow across a crosswalk, or just bumbling around trying to get yourself oriented, you'll quickly learn how my city earned it's nickname - the city of brotherly 'shove.'
By Gabriel Huizenga3 months ago in Wander
Our Kind Of Perfect — Until We Return.
Our twenty-four hours begin beneath a monument on Abbey Craig, when our rental car pulls into the car park at Stirling’s National Wallace Monument.
By Laura Jane3 months ago in Wander
Travel with Bernie: A bit about Me.
I grew up in southeastern Massachusetts, and say what you want about New England, but it gave me four actual seasons. That is something I didn't fully appreciate until I ended up living in a humid hot box of misery I now call home (more on that later). Travel was always the escape hatch. I remember being the kid who was asking to see the map instead of the menu.
By Bernie C.3 months ago in Wander
Small Town Guide Ferndale California
Hidden in a River Valley It’s easy for travelers on Highway 101 to pass by Ferndale, California. Five miles west of the fabled highway, the town is situated between heavily forest hills to the south; farmlands and the marshy mouth of Eel River to the north; and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The town center is nearly tucked away in the small river valley and can be barely seen from the heavily used highway
By Dean Traylor3 months ago in Wander
Twenty-Four Hours in San Antonio
There are cities a man can enter and leave without carrying much of them away, cities whose streets, buildings, restaurants, and monuments become no more than names attached to an old journey, and then there are cities that remain long after the road has carried you somewhere else, cities that return to you in odd moments when you are far away, when you remember the turn of a street or the sound of water beneath a bridge or the way evening came down upon a certain place. San Antonio is that kind of city for me. Give me twenty-four hours there and I know where I would go, where I would eat, where I would walk when the heat of the day began to loosen, and where I would want to be when the last light had gone from the sky.
By Nolan Reed3 months ago in Wander
And Then Silence
Please sit back in relative comfort on the sofa, your hand in my hand, as I start Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins. Bright and uplifting, the piano serenades the start of the day.
By Paul Stewart3 months ago in Wander
How to attend Yule Ball at Hogwarts?
Have you ever imagined yourself in Hogwarts? Wondering around twisted corridors, going to magical classes and drinking butterbeer with your friends in The Three Broomsticks after?
By Millie's Stories 3 months ago in Wander