Inspiration

While Route 66 is often called the “Mother Road,” coastal Highway 1 in California might be named the showcase road. A very pleasant drive in good weather, the road from San Luis Obispo via Carmel-By-The-Sea near Monterey Peninsula, through Santa…

This winter took Vancouver by surprise. It snowed. Some residents, who love this city so much that they never leave it, were able to refresh their memories about what snow looks like and how it feels. This year that opportunity…

Are you planning your trip to Canada sometime soon? Is your goal to experience wildlife and take as many beautiful pictures as possible? If you answered “yes” to both questions, then I have an interesting tip for you – the…

The United States has always been associated with a better life—better opportunities, bigger houses, better and more spacious cars. That’s how the term “the American dream” was born. People who move there experienced “a dream come true” effect. (Although in…

Cities, like people, try to present themselves in order to look better than their counterparts.  They get rated by agencies and magazines whose evaluation criteria vary, so we hear different results from different sources about which city is the most…

People have always been attracted to the ocean. Oceans evoke great distance, travel and adventure. Standing on the ocean shore is like waiting in an airport, ready to go somewhere far away. The ocean symbolizes freedom. It conveys the feeling…

Don’t cross the bridge till you come to it. Or, don’t trouble yourself with trouble until it troubles you. Bridges are in some way associated with troubles. Not that they cause troubles; they avoid them. Bridges save you from the…

Ontario’s winter can be harsh. It doesn’t spoil you; sometimes temperatures drop below -20 degrees Celsius. If this happens, you had better have a hot tea with lemon at home and watch through the window to see those unfortunate people…