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Get a Fat Tire in Paris

December 17, 2014 in France • Paris • review | 0

If there was one iconic image I had of Paris, it was cycling through the streets on a cruiser bike. The image would be made perfect by a flouncy midi skirt, Breton striped boat-necked shirt, and an effortless chignon. Of course there’d be a baguette sticking out of the wicker basket. While the outrageous stereotypes of this dream sequence didn’t happen – I wore printed ankle pants with a grey v-neck and there was no basket or baguette – Fat Tire Bike Tours did make the rest happen for me.

Friday Find: Venus Snap Travel Razor

Style, Travel Gear

December 12, 2014 in packing • review | 1

I must admit that I love my fancy Venus razor with replaceable blade cartridges, but it sucks at travel. The packaging for the blade wasn’t reusable and just sticking the razor into my toiletry kit while on the road was a dangerous, messy option. I may have fist pumped in the aisle at Target when I stumbled onto the Venus Snap.

NARS The Multiple | SuitcaseandHeels.com

Friday Find: The Multiple by NARS

Style, Travel Gear

February 28, 2014 in review | 0

When I found myself in a Sephora on the mainland recently I decided to take a chance and splurged on The Multiple by NARS, thinking it would make a great addition to my travel kit. Combine the Multiple with my other favourite multi-purpose beauty product, BB cream, and you’ve got a full, basic face in just two tubes. You can’t get a whole lot more efficient than that.

Staying at Hotel Arts in Calgary

Hotels, North America

November 27, 2013 in Alberta • Calgary • Canada • review | 1

The Hotel Arts in Calgary is where the cool kids come to stay. I love places that have character. If they’re a little quirky even better. Hotel Arts fits that bill. Where else can you have breakfast next to a life-sized horse lamp?

Fairmont Palliser in Calgary, AB | SuitcaseandHeels.com

A Weekend of Affordable Luxury, Art and Design in Calgary, AB

Hotels, North America, Style

October 25, 2013 in Alberta • Calgary • Canada • review | 1

As soon as I stepped into the lobby of the Fairmont Palliser in Calgary, Alberta I felt out of my element. The soaring ceilings, giant chandeliers, and marble floors let me know that I was in for a night of luxury. The Palliser isn’t trying to be hip and trendy, but instead has a timeless class and luxury about it. Normally this would be the type of hotel that I would aspire to stay at while I schlepped my stuff to a rental or budget inn, but Fairmont teamed up with PARK (Promoting Artists | Redefining Kulture) to offer some packages that made a weekend of luxury realistically affordable.

Bra bag from the Brag Company | SuitcaseandHeels.com

Friday Find: Hard-shell Bra Case

Style, Travel Gear

October 18, 2013 in packing • review | 5

I apologize right now to my male readers. You’re probably going to have little interest in what I’ve got to say. Unless you too have trouble with mangled bras and underwear going astray in your suitcase. In which case, read on and say good-bye to squashed bras.

Friday Find: Ivory 2-in-1

Style, Travel Gear, Travel Tips

September 20, 2013 in packing • review | 0

These days, whether you’re a carry-on only traveller or one who, like me, has a bad habit of packing a suitcase full to bursting, finding products that can do double duty is always great. Today’s find isn’t even one I was out hunting for which made the discovery even better.

Retro Suites Hotel – Chatham, ON

Hotels, North America

September 4, 2013 in Canada • Ontario • review | 3

As soon as I walked in the door and saw the eclectic lobby I knew I was going to like the place. Between the purple leather sofa, the old-timey milk vending machine, and the giant toy soldiers I was in my element. The decor in the Retro Suites Hotel in Chatham, Ontario is quirky, ever-changing, and oozes personal style. The hotel is owned by Rob Myers, classic car restorer. He and his wife, artist Cathy Van Raay-Myers, are always bringing in new finds, sometimes to the chagrin of hotel staff who have to find homes for the pieces.

Velo 2 laptop bag from STM Bags | SuitcaseandHeels.com

The Hunt for the Perfect Laptop Bag

Travel Gear

August 20, 2013 in review | 0

Before I left for Korea this spring I went scouring the internet for a cool, stylish laptop bag. I would mainly be working from home but I also knew I’d become a coffee shop hobo at least a few times. I found some really cute bags but in the end I got cheap and decided I could make due with a messenger bag that I already had. It was a bit of a mistake. I really should have continued my search for a great laptop case.

Noah's on the Point, Glovertown, NL | SuitcaseandHeels.com

Staying at Noah’s on the Point in Glovertown, Newfoundland

Hotels, North America

July 31, 2013 in Canada • Newfoundland • review | 0

After almost three hours on the road I turned off the highway toward Glovertown, NL making turns down progressively smaller roads until I reached Noah’s on the Point, my home for the next two nights. I’m not quite sure how to classify it as none of the usual titles: hotel, motel, or inn seem to fit. Rooms are grouped into three clusters, each room/suite with its own external door, parking space, cheery yellow deck chairs and bbq. There are a couple picnic tables and two communal fire pits where you can watch the sun set over Alexander Bay and roast marshmallows. I felt like I had stumbled onto a little cottage community.

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