DIY City Guides

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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Halifax: Long Live the Queen Festival and Other To-Dos

Long Live the Queen Festival Poster, Halifax, Nova Scotia - May 2010

What’s the best way to spend Victoria Day long weekend? Go [...]

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Moncton: Clementines, Maritimes and æ (Part 2)

Clementine Cafe, Moncton, New Brunswick

Seeing a creative entrepreneurial person open up a space is impressive but to see an entire family dedicated to keeping the [...]

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Moncton: Artsy et Vintage est Ouvert (Part 1)

Artsy et Vintage - Moncton, New Brunswick

This past weekend was a long weekend for me and the boy, so we headed out to the east coast, land [...]

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Portland: Day Trip and Keeping It Weird

Portland: Street Art at Intersection

Portland street art at intersection between Belmont and Hawthorne

Here’s a little post on our day trip to Portland. We have heard so many things [...]

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Seattle: Spins & Needles Meets the Space Needle

Seattle’s Space Needle

This past weekend was a long weekend for us in Ontario so we were itching to go on a trip somewhere.  We picked Seattle and Portland, two cities we had never visited before and which had [...]

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Around the (Crafty) World: New York City and Brooklyn

Next up on our around the world segment is New York City and Brooklyn. Spins & Needles visited in September 2007 to check out the crafty scene and host a [...]

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