Category: travel
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Stockholm Travel Guide 2023
The complete travel guide to Stockholm Sweden when you are pressed for time and want to see the best sights.
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Helsinki Travel Guide 2023 (Design & Architecture)
his is the ultimate guide for art, design and architecture lovers who are visiting the Finnish Capital.
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Why Travel is Important to Me
After traveling to 4 countries in 3 weeks, I remember why travel is so important to me and why I can’t wait to go back to Europe!
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It’s been a minute…
It’s been a minute since I last wrote and posted something. It doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing anything. On the contrary, a sh*t ton has happened in my life since the summer started. Firstly, I got a new job. I wasn’t looking. I was perfectly content being a design strategist. Helping brands and companies…
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Day trip to Poseidon’s Temple, during Covid (Sounion, Greece)
Ever wonder what it’s like to travel during Covid? Check out my latest blog post where I go on a day trip to Poseidon’s Temple in Greece.
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Delphi Walking Tour, Mount Parnassus, Greece
Last year I traveled to Greece during Covid. Here is my walking tour of Delphi.
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Acropolis Walking Tour – Athens Greece
Last year I travelled to Athens Greece, during COVID, to experience the country during a time when the crowds and tourism was low. Here is my walking tour of the Acropolis.
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Top 5 Biennales to visit the summer
Here are the top 5 architecture, design and art events to visit this summer
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The Aalto House – Helsinki, Finland
Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, Finalnd The exterior If you are ever in Helsinki and love modern design you must visit Alvar Aalto’s Studio and House. They are very close to each other and the Aalto Foundation has planned the tours in such that visitors can do one tour, at one site and then go to the other…
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Hotel Katajanokka, Helsinki, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
I stayed at a Tribute Hotel, here is my review of Hotel Katajanokka, Helsinki.
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My Helsinki Design & Architecture Travel Guide: Top Ten Must-See Places
My top ten places to visit in Helsinki
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Traveling to the Extreme
I’ve found my Schitt’s Creek aka Manitouwadge! Last month, I traveled to the extreme North, or 12 hours from where I live, to the other side of Lake Superior. I wanted to know if it was true. Could I buy a house in this town for less than $50K? When I arrived, I learned way…
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Discovering Ontario – Travel tips for going up North
As a Hamiltonian Native who has explored South Western Ontario pretty extensively, I’ve never traveled North of Lake Superior. What sprung this travel to the North, real estate. It is no longer affordable here and when I Googled “Homes for under 50K” an article by Narcity popped up and listed this little town called Manitouwadge…
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St. Isaac’s Cathedral
If you ever visit St. Petersburg, Russia, one of the most dominant building piercing the city’s skyline is the gold dome of St. Isaac’s Cathedral. Built between 1818 and 1858, by the French-born architect Auguste Montferrand, it is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born on the feast day of that…
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Guinness Storehouse Tour
One of the must-see things to do when you are in Dublin is visiting the Guinness Museum. It was one of the best museum experiences I have ever done. Unlike most traditional museums which present a collection of artifacts, the Storehouse takes you through the brewing process of how this famous beer is made. The…
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V&A Dundee by Kengo Kuma
When I was thinking of traveling to Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow were at the top of my list. But when I heard of the opening of a new V&A museum in Dundee, designed by Kengo Kuma really solidified my decision to go there. It’s quite a distance from Edinburgh, a couple of hours at least. On…
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery is one of the most recognizable buildings in Glasgow. Designed by John W. Simpson and E.J. Milner Allen in 1901, it was originally titled the Palace of Fine Arts. As a designer walking through the space, I’m the type of person who is looking at the context and not necessarily the content.…
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Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
You gotta love a museum with a sense of humour. In the front of the entrance stands an equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington sculpted by Carlo Marochetti. The statue has a traffic cone on its head. The cone has come to represent the city’s light-hearted attitude to authority in most tourist books.
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Riverside Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects
Last year I had the opportunity to travel to Scotland. I took a day and traveled to Glasgow where you can find some of the biggest hitters in architecture all within a kilometer of each other. The Clyde Auditorium (Armadillo) and SSE Hyrdo both designed by Foster and Partners, are right next to one of…
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Oculus at the World Trade Center by Santiago Calatrava
On a recent trip to New York City, the one building I wanted to see was the Oculus at the World Trade Center designed by the legendary Santiago Calatrava. In his signature style, the white ribbed structure allows for light to come into the space where deep below the surface lie two levels of shopping…
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Fractal Worlds by Julius Horsthuis
When I learned about this gallery called ARTECHOUSE where they bring together art, science, and technology, I had to make my way there…even though it was in Washington, DC.
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Fun House by Snarkitecture is more like a Mad House
Sharing an Uber is always interesting when you tell them where you are going and they call the site a ‘parking lot.’ This is what I experienced on my last trip to Washington, DC. On a recent trip to Washington, DC, I had the opportunity to visit the National Building Museum to see Snarkitecture’s Fun…
Richelle Sibolboro 