Traveling alone often feels like stepping into a narrative where you are both protagonist and narrator. Stratford, Ontario, with its Shakespearean heritage and Victorian charm, became the perfect stage for those tropes to play out. Walking Into History: The Past as Prologue The trope of the past haunting the current is alive in Stratford. Founded…
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Understanding HST Deregistration: Key Steps and Consequences
In Canada, the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) is a value-added tax. It combines the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) with the provincial sales tax (PST) in participating provinces. Businesses that make taxable supplies over the small supplier threshold must follow certain requirements. This threshold is $30,000 in worldwide revenues over four consecutive calendar quarters….
Transform Your Mind with Yamas and Niyamas
In the ancient philosophy of yoga, the Yamas and Niyamas are the first two limbs of Patanjali’s eightfold path, providing a moral and spiritual framework for living with integrity, awareness, and compassion. These ten principles—five Yamas and five Niyamas—are transformative practices that shape the practitioner’s mind and behavior. When incorporated into daily life, they promote…
A Solo Historian’s Adventure in Lake Como
Disclosure: My post contain links. I do have affiliate marketing links set up in my post, which I get a commission. I visited Lake Como in the spring of May 2025. I was with an organized tour. We landed in Milan and had a bus ride to Lake Como. For the solo traveler there are…
EXPLORING TORONTO BY SUBWAY
I created this book as part of a photography project. A book for the urban walker/traveler and for a tourist who wants to see the landmarks in Toronto by subway. RESOURCES ON TORONTO




