Exploring The World

Beyond the Guidebook: Spins & Needles Guide to Finding Local Events and Places When Travelling

Spins & Needles is taking a wee break this April (we’re on vacation!) but we will be back to regular scheduled programming with a party on May 25.

In the meantime, we thought we’d put together [...]

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Day Trip to Washington: Breakers, Busboys and Hanging on the Hill

Knitting on Capitol Hill - Washington DC - August 2010

The last city on our three day va-cay was Washington, DC. We felt a little [...]

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Day Trip to Philadelphia: History, Liberty and Cheesesteaks

2nd Street Festival - Philadelphia - August 2010

Next city on our three-day, three-city itinerary was Philly. Home of cheesesteaks and the Liberty Bell. We got caught [...]

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Day Trip to Baltimore: Charm, Crabcakes and Visionary Art

American Visionary Art Museum - Baltimore - August 2010

After scoring an amazing package deal, J and I flew down to North America’s other capital city [...]

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Saturday Stroll Through the 2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Part 2

2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

Here’s part 2 of my Saturday stroll through the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) last weekend at Nathan Phillips Square. In the [...]

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Saturday Stroll Through the 2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Part 1

2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

I took a mini-trip to Toronto this past weekend and found out just in time that the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) [...]

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Rainy Rocking Weekend In Montreal: Part 3 – Bombe Sur La Main and Poster Art

Ville de Montreal - June 2010 Ville de Montreal street signs incorporated into festival gates

One thing I love about walking around Montreal is how many design ideas you [...]

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Rainy Rocking Weekend In Montreal: Part 2 – I Pop for Spring Pop

Puces Pop @ Spring Pop - Montreal June 2010

Last Sunday it was totally pouring so it was the perfect day to check out the spring [...]

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Rainy Rocking Weekend In Montreal: Part 1 – Mutek

Mutek - Montreal June 2010

The boy and I headed over to Montreal last Friday for an inspiring weekend of music, dancing, design and craft. We checked out two festivals [...]

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The Best Kinds of Yard Sale Posters

Yard Sale Poster Halifax, Nova Scotia - May 2010

One of the first thing you notice as an out-of-towner in downtown Halifax is that the streets [...]

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