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Lesley Peterson is a Toronto-based writer specializing in travel, art, culture, history and legendary landscapes. She has a degree in Art History from the University of Manitoba and is a member of NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association). Catch her on Twitter as @culturetripper or contact her at lesley@culturetripper.com. All content by Lesley Peterson copyright © 2009 - Until the Present. All photos by Lesley Peterson except where other credit noted.
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A walk home in Winnipeg
After too many years, I recently made a trip home to Winnipeg. In between sorting boxes of my childhood books and looking at old photos with my mother and godmother, I went out with my sister and revisited old haunts. Walking home from Bar Italia on Corydon Avenue one evening, I took these photos. Being [...]
15.05.2013 · Filled under: Canada, Legendary Landscapes · Tags: CITIES, Gardens, road trip! · 5 Comments »
Learning about Hawaiian culture in Waikiki
Photo: Bronze figure of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831-1884), great-granddaughter of King Kamehameha and founder of the Kamehameha Schools, at the Royal Hawaiian Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. Glamorous Waikiki Beach was once the retreat of Hawaiian royalty. Here at Helumoa, a royal grove of coconut palms, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831-1884) wrote a codicil to her will establishing [...]
Cherry blossoms in Toronto
Of all the beautiful things that grow better with age, the magnificent Somei-Yoshino cherry trees in Toronto’s High Park are some of the best. The donation of blossoming cherry trees, or sakura, has been a project of the Japanese Consulate in Toronto for years. With the support of private donors, the consulate’s Sakura Project has planted [...]
Palmy afternoon in Buffalo, New York
Gee, a GPS makes road trips a lot more fun. You can fit in more of what you want to see when you’re not constantly getting lost. This time, in Buffalo for the day, we finally made it to the legendary Anchor Bar where buffalo wings were invented. I still prefer Coles overall for location, atmosphere, variety and [...]
14.06.2010 · Filled under: Architecture, New York State · Tags: Buffalo, Gardens, road trip! · No Comments »
Oh, Ottawa!
Four days in Ottawa last week – which I almost backed out of for fear I’d be bored – wasn’t enough as I ran out of days before I ran out of things to do. Toronto Mayor Miller recently asked: who would want to live in Ottawa? Well, I wouldn’t mind. Perhaps it takes a Torontonian [...]
10.05.2010 · Filled under: Architecture, Art, Canada, Destination Guides, Festivals & Events · Tags: CITIES, Gardens, museums · No Comments »