In April, we have had the great pleasure of hosting the children that qualified for the annual CanSpell Spelling Bee, that is put on by CanWest.  These are the brightest and most talented winners and runner ups - 41 of them, that come the Ottawa annually to participate in this week full of fun, learning, […]

   This hotel is fortunate to be right on the starting line of the ING National Capital Marathon, which has turned into a huge event here in Ottawa.  Even better, ING stays with us through this exciting weekend, so we are really caught up in all the excitement and I love it.
I have been running all my […]

I have been hearing that phrase quite a lot lately and I am really not surprised. The weather for the last few days has been absolutely fantastic but it has also been devilishly hot. The past few days have been around 31.5 degrees. Thats just a bit lower than the record for Rome a couple […]

Sunday was a really great day. Well, it was, until one of my flatmates woke me up from my extremely deep and relaxing slumber. He reminded me that this was the last day to go to the museums for free. Free is a magic word so I listened very carefully after that. Yes we were […]

Yes, I know I have mentioned it before but this time I actually did go buy some stuff. I was down to one last pair of jeans and the zip had just broke and I thought enough was enough. Another annoying thing was having to wash my clothes and then having nothing to wear while […]

There’s more than one Rome. We have the ancient Rome, maybe the most famous of them, and probably the reason why you’re travelling here. But the city has also a living face that’s almost as fascinating as its monuments.
Italy, like most of the European countries is a magnet for immigration from all the continents. As […]