Favorite Places

Targa Newfoundland

Targa Newfoundland

Is there a more beautiful place in the world than Newfoundland? The road racers that arrive here every year for Targa Newfoundland don’t think so. Newfoundland’s motorsports history goes way back with a very young Gilles Villeneuve cutting his teeth … Read more...

Posted on February 18th, by Des in Favorite Places.


Ferrari Museum

Ferrari Museum

Ferrari has long been synonymous with style, beauty and performance. Yet the man behind that brand, the late Enzo Ferrari, has been eclipsed in memory by his own creations. The new Ferrari Museum in Modena, Italy aims to change that.… Read more...


Big Ice in The Big Land

Big Ice in The Big Land

Glaciers. The very word conjures an image of beauty, slowness and a bellweather for the climate change crowd. But even Newfoundland and Labradorians consider them distant, even remote from us. Few of us know there are glaciers in Labrador, viewable … Read more...


The Greatest Place on Earth

The Greatest Place on Earth

A couple of weeks back we had a look at a tourism campaign from our big neighbour to the south. Apparently, the campaign is causing some consternation among Canadian tourism peeps because,well, nobody likes a sleeping giant to wake up. … Read more...


Johnson GEO CENTRE

Johnson GEO CENTRE

Titanic Exhibit Right Ahead!!

Another of our favourite places is the JOHNSON Geo Centre. Seeing as this is the centennial anniversary of the tragedy, it’s natural to make the trek to the middle of Signal Hill to check out the … Read more...


Modern Swiss Parking Garage

Modern Swiss Parking Garage

This is a parking garage in Switzerland— I don’t think words are going to add much. It is just spectacular. Enjoy!

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The Gander Airport International Lounge

The Gander Airport International Lounge

‘Mrs. Onassis, the powder room is this way…’

Let’s go back to a time in the not-too-distant past when JFK was presiding over Camelot, Mad Men were still earning that nick name, the war was colder than ever and Gander … Read more...