Situated two miles from the neighboring island of St. Kitts with which it shares nation status, Nevis lays claim to being the most laid-back spot in the Caribbean. from Toronto Star | LIFE | TRAVEL https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2019/04/16/this-caribbean-getaway-is-so-laid-back-theres-not-a-single-stoplight-on-the-island.html

With a new emperor set to ascend to the throne in Japan this year on May 1, however, the Golden Week celebration will be extended to an unprecedented 10-day holiday period, known unofficially as Platinum Week. from Toronto Star | LIFE | TRAVEL https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2019/04/18/celebrating-platinum-week-in-japan.html

Helsinki’s Runeberg cake is eaten to commemorate the birthday of Finland’s national poet, Johan Runeberg, who was born on Feb. 5, 1804. from Toronto Star | LIFE | TRAVEL https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2019/04/18/now-serving-reindeer-powder-and-arctic-turnip-crepes.html

Those of us who are vertically challenged may need help to get our bags in the overhead bin, but these days you can’t count on a flight attendant for that assist. from Toronto Star | LIFE | TRAVEL https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2019/04/16/travel-dilemmas-the-fallout-over-carry-ons.html

The number of destination-worthy airport outposts offering food you’ll want to eat has been steadily growing. from Toronto Star | LIFE | TRAVEL https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2019/04/18/walk-past-those-limp-salads-real-food-is-now-available-by-gate-6.html

Montreal is very much a hockey town, so you’ve got to travel a little farther and look a little more closely to find those spots, says historian Patrick Carpentier. from Toronto Star | LIFE | TRAVEL https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2019/04/11/for-diehards-traces-of-montreals-baseball-history-are-there-for-the-finding.html

Muskoka is saturated with sugar maple trees, so there’s a lot of sap running through the district during most of April. from Toronto Star | LIFE | TRAVEL https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2019/04/17/maple-syrup-time-is-the-sweetest-thing-about-muskoka-in-spring.html

The Lancaster bomber KB882 survived 14 combat missions over Nazi Germany, but the Royal Canadian Air Force feared it wouldn’t survive yet another winter in the New Brunswick woods. from Toronto Star | LIFE | TRAVEL https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2019/04/11/visiting-second-world-war-relics-in-new-brunswick.html

The district was absorbed into greater Tel Aviv in 1950 and has long been seen as the humbler, more downtrodden section of the city. Not so anymore: Historical Jaffa, it’s fair to say, has gone full-throttle luxe. from Toronto Star | LIFE | TRAVEL https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2019/04/11/jaffa-is-tel-avivs-unexpected-luxury-hotspot.html

Martinique, the rugged French island at the southern end of the Caribbean, is just that kind of place. from Toronto Star | LIFE | TRAVEL https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2019/04/11/serendipity-blooms-daily-in-martinique.html