Living

I am standing at the entrance to a splendid castle, its fireplace decorated with boughs of mistletoe, its hallway aglow with lights, and its grand staircase banisters wreathed in garlands of holly.

Ever wonder why you drive a "sedan" while the neighbour has a "coupé" or perhaps a "cabriolet"? By and large, the nomenclature of automotive body-styling comes from the terminology of horse-drawn carriages - cabriolet, for instance, comes from the F

Get off the plane in Honolulu and it's easy to forget about everything else in the world. The ocean is that dreamy turquoise color, the weather is sublime and the opportunities to have fun are seemingly endless.

Upon my arrival in Canada at the end of September, the weather was kind enough to stay sunny and warm while I enjoyed bike rides around Stanley Park, hikes in Vancouver's outskirts and bright after-work evenings.