Tag: 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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5 Tips for Tackling DesignTO 2022
DesignTO 2022 and these are my top 5 tips to tackling the festival this year.
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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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Future of Travel Calendar 2021
The future of leisure travel seen through the lens of a series of calendars.
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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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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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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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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…
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The Serpentine Pavilion: Unzipped by Bjarke Ingels
Unzipped comes to Toronto, the Serpentine Pavilion by BIG Architects
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Navigating the Airport Process
Today, after driving through the worst ice storm recorded in April, I dropped my mother and her friends at the airport for their Biennale “Jesus Tour” Trip. Because of work, I’ve been clocking a lot of frequent flyer miles and have become completely accustomed to the “do-it-yourself” digital atmosphere at Terminal 1.
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Can flying make you sick?
In a recent article by Gizmodo, “How a Virus Spreads Through an Airplane Cabin” looks at the misconception that traveling b plane increased our chances of getting sick. What the latest research suggests is it really depends on where we sit.
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Expressive Skies
On a recent trip to Paris, architecture editor Lauren Grieco captures an epic image of the Eiffel Tower taking center stage after the rain dissipates across the horizon.
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Perched Paradise
The luxury boutique getaway is the first of its kind in this area offering uninterrupted views of the sea from every point in the resort.
Richelle Sibolboro 