Category Archives: Travel

Travel Then and Now—A Rant

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Blair McDowell

I love travel. That is, I love being in distant places. But I HATE getting to them. I remember my first transatlantic flight. In the airport we simply checked in at the counter and turned our luggage over to the … Continue reading →

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Sirmione, Lake Garda, Italy

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Blair McDowell

  The sun is an orange ball suspended low in the sky, its color reflected across the ripples of the water as I sit on my balcony overhanging Italy’s Lake Garda. It is warm now, with just the hint of … Continue reading →

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And So To Bed

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Blair McDowell

Last night I fell out of bed. Being of mature years and — shall we say -generous proportions, nothing much was hurt except my pride, but the experience got me to thinking about Italian beds. They are 30 inches wide. … Continue reading →

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Bacon and Eggs and Venice

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Blair McDowell

I have just served my last portion of bacon and eggs for the season; my partner has just baked her last scones. We run a B&B on the West Coast of Canada six months of the year, March through September. … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Follow Umbrellas

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Blair McDowell

I travel abroad every year. My favourite destinations are Greece and Italy, the settings I used for my novel, The Memory of Roses, to be released on October 3rd by Rebel Ink Press. Whenever I’m in some popular tourist destination, … Continue reading →

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My Love Affair with Venice

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Blair McDowell

I have been carrying on a secret love affair with Italy for years. When I wrote ‘The Memory of Roses’ (to be released in October by Rebel Ink press), I set it on one of my favourite Greek islands, Corfu. … Continue reading →

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