Leisure
LUXURY GOLF EXPERIENCES: 9 OF THE MOST JAW-DROPPING, ICONIC HOLES AROUND THE TORONTO REGION
Sitting in my quarantine office, looking out the window as our backyard magnolia bursts, I got to thinking about all the marvelous luxury golf experiences in Toronto and around the region that I’ve played in my seven decades on the planet. Related: Nine of the most...
CUBAN CIGAR NOTES: WINSTON CHURCHILL CIGAR BUTT SELLS AT AUCTION FOR JUST OVER $7300
Most of us know the close connection former British prime minister Winston Churchill had with Cuban cigars, especially Romeo y Julieta. The Wide Churchill remains one of the more popular vitolas. Churchill was a legendary drinker, but he was also a legendary Cuban...
BIG VIEWS AND CHALLENGING GREENS MAKE B.C.’S SANDPIPER A HIDDEN GOLF GEM
Golf trips to the B.C. Interior have been all the rage for years, particularly to the Okanagan and Kamloops. I was lucky enough a few years ago to have a surprise stop included on a weekend trip, at a place few Vancouverites have ever heard about. And I revisited this...
THE BLEND: HABANOS ROLLS OUT THREE NEW COHIBA CIGARS AT VIRTUAL FESTIVAL
No one is saying it's the ideal, but at least Habanos S.A., the Cuban cigar manufacturing company that controls the promotion and distribution of Cuba's premium brands, is trying something different. Normally cigar enthusiasts would flock to Havana for the annual...
OUT-OF-THE-BOX SUPERYACHT TRAVEL IN A MAD MAX, POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
As Wikipedia defines it, a "superyacht" is a large and luxurious pleasure vehicle. And "pleasure" is the operative word here, especially these days. In Canada, we're ears deep in lockdowns and Covid-19. Most of us are really pining for travel again. With yachting, you...
CUBAN CIGARS | WHAT MAKES CUBAN CIGARS SO SPECIAL
There are cigars and then there are Cuban cigars. They are world famous for a very good reason. Tobacco grown on that 109,000 square kilometre island just south of Florida is the best in the world, so the quality starts there. Are Cuban cigars worth it? Manufacturers...
