Alexia Adams's Blog, page 5

As we toured Stockholm last post, let’s stay in Scandinavia and visit Copenhagen today. My grandfather was from Denmark so it’s a country I’ve always wanted to visit. But aside from a change of planes in the airport (very nice airport by the way) I haven’t had time to explore this side of my heritage.

The first thing I’d do in Copenhagen is get a pastry and make my way to Tivoli Gardens and wander around while eating it. This is probably horribly cliché, but there you go. Then after a photo o...

Last night I watched the Eurovision Song Contest (well, as much as it as I could with stupid streaming restrictions because it’s not shown in Canada). If you’re unfamiliar with this event, it’s a singing contest where each “European” country sends a representative who then competes with the other countries’ singers. It usually includes bizarre costumes, over-the-top performances, and songs that sound like they were written in 1980. Although last night’s show wasn’t particularly memorable for...

Ireland is the land of my heart. I often tell my husband he would be perfect if only he were Irish. I’ve probably put off blogging about Ireland waiting for the time when I’d visited personally. And trust me I will get there one day, but said nearly-perfect husband undoubtedly worries that if I went he’d never be able to get me to leave.

I recently read a book set in Dublin (Flying by the Seat of My Knickers by Eliza Watson) and watched Leap Year last night with my children. So I’m in a Dubli...

I’ve been spending a lot of time recently, at least mentally, in the Mendoza area of Argentina. I’m working on the edits for my third book in the Vintage Love series, The Tycoon and The Teacher. But even if I hadn’t set a story here, it would still be on my radar as a place I’d love to visit. There’s something about a place known for producing quality wine that draws me. I guess it doesn’t take a genius to work out what that is—a moderate climate.

Mendoza has not only wine but mountains as we...

[image error]Yes, today I’m talking about Gimli, Manitoba, the place you’ve likely never heard of, or if you have, only in connection with an airplane that ran out of fuel mid-flight and had to land on the drag strip in this small town in the middle of nowhere. For me, however, Gimli was home for eight years and I did the majority of my schooling here. And I can honestly say that living in Gimli is half the reason why I’m a writer today.

But let’s go back to the beginning—where the hell is Gimli, Manitoba...

[image error]We’re on the final leg of last year’s family summer holiday. Funnily enough, I’ve now started to plan this year’s getaway. Anyhow, we left Banff and headed toward Revelstoke, our final stop before home. There is plenty to see on the way to Revelstoke, though, so if you’re doing this drive, I urge you to take your time and stop to see the sights along the way.

The most spectacular of these is Emerald Lake. As you take the turn off the Trans-Canada Highway toward Emerald Lake (about an hour We...

[image error]I’ve been to Banff a few times now and I think I’m done. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a beautiful place with lots to do and if you’re visiting Canada it should definitely be on your itinerary. But as a Canadian, it seems wrong. It’s kind of like our version of Vegas, without the lights. It just seems fake somehow. And it shouldn’t, it was an original railroad town and the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel is truly awesome, if not slightly over priced.

But let’s backtrack a bit. We left the last blog...

[image error]With no clear direction on where to go next, we’re travelling back in time to last year’s summer holiday. I blogged about our first stop,Clearwater, BC and now we’re going to explore our second destination—Jasper. The town of Jasper is located within a National Park so you have to pay an entrance fee, depending on how long you plan to stay. It would be easy to spend a week here, there is so much to do. But with limited time and money we had to squeeze everything we could into 3 days.

Our acc...

[image error]History + amazing architecture + great food + oodles of wine = my dream destination. The Loire Valley doesn’t disappoint. My husband and I spent a weekend in the Loire, based in the town of Tour, and I’ve longed to go back ever since. We took the Eurostar from London, hopped on a TGV train in Paris and were in Tour by late afternoon. Now, things may have changed since we visited, but I recommend you stay in a hotel away from the train station. The hotel I originally booked was so disgustingly...

[image error]For those who follow me on social media, especially those who have attended any Facebook parties I’ve been at, you know that United Arab Emirates is my fantasy destination. The only caveat is that I want to visit the country with money, oodles and oodles of money, so I can stay at the posh hotels, eat at the posh restaurants, hire a sports car to drive around in and basically look like I belong. Now I know Abu Dhabi and Dubai has its share of poor and a huge migrant work population who may or...