Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
I don’t think I’m going to surprise anyone by stating that the world is feeling smaller. For the first time in modern history, instead of continued expansion of where we can go, we’re looking at a contraction. Our choices are being limited either by financial constraints or by threats to our physical safety. With oil …
I need to tell you something really embarrassing. I stepped off the plane in Ireland with a leprechaun hat in my carry-on. I cringe now sharing that, but I want you to know that I thought I was being charming. Festive. A good sport. Knowing what to read, what to watch, and what to listen …
Are Americans welcome in Canada right now? Yes. Let me tell you why I’m the right person to answer that For the past fifteen years, half of my readers here have come from the United States, and I love that. I think many of you land here assuming I’m American, and honestly, on the surface …
Winters in Canada are long, and as such, our thoughts naturally turn to beach escapes to make life more bearable. I’m no exception to that rule, except I’ve learned over the years that the beach doesn’t need to be far and the time away doesn’t need to be long to break the monotony. Call it …
Before I visited Ireland, two things rarely crossed my lips: whiskey and oysters. I assumed I just wasn’t a fan. Turns out I had impeccable taste all along — because Irish whiskey and Irish oysters are absolute gold standards in their categories, and no amount of Irish hyperbole is sneaking into that statement. Oysters probably …
If you love whiskey, then a trip to Bushmills Distillery in Northern Ireland is like receiving a call from the mothership to come home. What choice do you have? You simply must go. But when you arrive and realize you’re a long way from home, and that despite your best attempts, you cannot survive on …
Each time I tell someone we always plan our Walt Disney World trips to take place during the month of August, I’m always asked about the heat. Yes, it’s HOT in Florida in August…but the timing just works well for us for several reasons. The kids are out of school, it’s a fun last hurrah …
This past summer during our Walt Disney World Resort vacation, we were introduced to the wonderful world of MagicBands. We’ve been to Disney several times, but this last visit was the first time MagicBands were available to us. Having used the old “key to the world” cards in the past, I have to say my preference …
