Annual visit to @winter.stations! 🧡 My favourite installation this year: A Kaleidoscope Odyssey, which invites you into a space where reality ends and imagination begins…@billiejeanxoxo was less a fan of exploring the depths of perception, but she’s always happy to reconnect with her beach-babe origins! 🌊☀️🐚 #winterstations #billiejeanxoxo #artinstallation #woodbinebeach #thebeaches #touristathome #toronto #destinationtoronto #winterstations2024 #torontoswellness
Annual trek east to the Beaches to check out @winter.stations! Favourites this year include Conrad, a tribute in honour of Conrad the Raccoon—the 🦝 who died at the corner of Yonge and Church in the summer of 2015, and brought the city together on social and IRL with a donation box, condolence cards, a framed photo and more. And Delighthouse, inspired by lighthouses but rather than serving as a warning, it stands as a beacon of hope, energy and pride 💜. Winter Stations is on at Woodbine Beach until April 2nd⚡️. #winterstations2023 #winterstations #deadraccoonTO #woodbinebeach #thebeaches #delighthouse #artinstallation #toronto #torontoswellness
Long weekends are for seeing my favourite people, hikes with my pup and reading great books ❤️. Hope you had a great Family Day weekend! ✨ 📸: @jennweatherhead #homesweethome #familyday #weekendvibes #butfirstcoffee
An escape to the Riviera Maya — in downtown Toronto ✨. Coastal cuisine in a lush-with-greenery 🍃 space inside 1Hotel…more about @thecasamadera in my piece for @nuvomag! Last night, Casa Madera held their first Margarita Masterclass at their Garden Pavilion and I think I’m a natural at making them…and I’m already a pro at drinking them 😄! I definitely need to add their lemon verbena and strawberry marg into regular rotation! 🍋🍓 #casamadera #1hoteltoronto #newwork #noble33 #1hotel #foodieswellness
Summer patio brunchin’! 🍳☕️🥐 Brunched it up twice this weekend, and this one @barkoukla was delicious! From the potatoes arnaki (pulled lamb shoulder with feta aioli) to the baklava pancakes that had delightfully perfect crispy edges, we gobbled it all up—and plan to come back for dinner soon! #brunch #barkoukla #foodieswellness #torontoswellness
I first spotted Milou on a run (running has actually exposed me to so much of the city!) and we finally went there for brunch today! One decadent croque madame and mimosa at this charming bistro and I’m dreaming of a French getaway… 🍳☕️🥂 #foodieswellness #torontoswellness #milou
Winter Stations—the annual international design competition—is something I make the trek east for every year (I did miss it in 2021, pandemic and all) 🧡. One of the most striking installations this year: One Canada, which symbolizes bridging the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples through gathering. The seven rings of the installation represent Wisdom, Love, Respect, Bravery, Honesty, Humility, and Truth, with Orange representing the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. @winter.stations will be up until March 31st at Woodbine Beach. Have you been to check them out yet? #winterstation2022 #thebeach #torontoswellness
The only time I enjoy cold weather is when I’m swishing down the slopes ⛷. To make the most of the winter wonderland we’ve got for the next few months, check out my latest for the Saturday @thetorontostar (also online) about six snowy, icy outdoor adventure day trips ❄️! I’ve got skijoring with @billiejeanxoxo on my winter itinerary! #newwork #torontostar #byline #fitnessswellness #travelswellness #daytrip
Light it up ✨. It’s the most magical time of year @distilleryto! Distillery Winter Village has arrived and it’s prettier than ever with its 55-foot Christmas tree that’s sparkling with 60,000 lights, 600+ ornaments and 2km of garland 🎄! I try to visit at least once every holiday season, even if it’s c-c-cold—nothing a cup of hot cider can’t fix! 📸: @jennweatherhead #distillerywintervillage #torontoswellness #distillerydistrict
Feeling all sunshine and rainbows today! 1. You know how they say that you should let go of the things no longer serving you? Did that in a major way today and beyond happy I can close that chapter of my life 💛. Byyyyyye! 2. Finally, after living in Toronto for more than 20 years, I made it to this rainbow tunnel on a fun hike with some of my favourite people—and my favourite pup obvs ❤️. Here’s to ☀️🌈✨ from here on out! Happy weekend, everyone! #happy #billiejeanxoxo #torontoswellness #selfcare
I love fall… but I’m not remotely ready for summer to officially end!🌻 How about you? Also, day trips are fun, but when are we traveling together again next, @jennweatherhead?! It’s been two years since we met up in Brooklyn! 📸: @justharrington #terrebleu #sunflowers #sunflowerfield #daytrip #torontoswellness #exploreON #summerforever
Cover me in sunshine ☀️✨🌻. Sixteen days left of summer 💛… 📸: @justharrington #terrebleu #summerforever #sunflowers #exploreontario #torontoswellness
Brunchin’! ☕️🍳🧆I’ve been wanting to return to @mahasbrunch for literally years and finally got my butt outta bed early (I’d rather sacrifice sleep than wait in line) and biked there to meet @jennweatherhead and we caught up over a phenomenal breakfast of honey-cardamom and hazelnut lattes, Maha’s Mind-Blowing Chicken Sandwich—which lives up to its name—and Egyptian falafel (think herby falafel with a perfectly soft-boiled egg in the middle of it). We are already talking about when we can rush back for more 💕. #brunch #mahasegyptianbrunch #brunchday #foodieswellness #torontoswellness #yum #nomnom
Soaking up every last drop of summer 🌻. 📸: @justharrington #summerforever #helloseptember #summer2021 #terrebleu #sunflowers #exploreontario
A morning workout with @sociallitevodka and @wall.st.co—one of their Sweat X Social classes @radissonblutoronto #lakeviewpoollounge—followed by reading, taking a dip every so often to cool off and napping poolside = just about the perfect itinerary for a much needed day off. (There are two more sessions left in this series, check it out!) #sociallitevodka #fitnessswellness #torontoswellness #sweatxsocial #dayoff
The truth is I find this city hard to love at times, especially so through this past year and a half. But then I remembered the gift a random stranger handed to me at Christmas, and the number of people who stopped to make sure I was OK when a man on a rant tried to kick me a couple of months ago. And I think of all of the fantastic restaurants I love here. And the multicultural city of neighbourhoods that make up this city. And I remind myself of all of the kind, generous and creative people in this city I’ve met in my time here. So yes, I love you still, Toronto 💕. 📸: @jennweatherhead #toronto #istillloveyou #home #torontoswellness #dundaswest #the6ix #homesweethome
I 💛 brunch! Our lockdown version: @goldstandardsandwich 🥓🍳 and @reunioncoffee ☕️ on a broken bench in -7 degree weather! Add a hike in the park🌲 for a great start to this long weekend! What’s your stance on brunch? 📸: @jennweatherhead #lockdownlife #toronto #torontolockdown #goldstandardbreakfastsandwich #eatlocal #torontoswellness #longweekendvibes #roncesvallesvillage
We’re hiding out til the new year. Surely 2021 will be better, right? 🖤 I remember in the spring, while in lockdown, saying to my friend wearily how we can’t possibly be living like this through the summer, could we? And here we are at the end of the year. We made it, guys, and that’s plenty ❤️. #2020 #pandemiclife #lockdownlife #lockdown #toronto #selfcare #mentalhealth #hideout #newyear #2021 #freshstart #billiejeanxoxo
Fa-la-la-la-la! Have you been to the Winter Village @distilleryto this holiday season? Visited recently (the Christmas Market isn’t happening but it’s still dressed up for Christmas and a good spot for a hot chocolate date outside!) and also went by Kringlewood 🎅🏼 for the first time ever. This year Christmas is different for sure, but there’s still festive cheer out there in the city! 🎄✨🎁 📸: @justharrington #toronto #distillerydistrict #wintervillage #distillerywintervillage #torontoswellness #seetorontonow
It took a virtual step challenge during a pandemic—I walked 27.5 kilometres today, that’s 37,000+ steps—but two years after seeing it online, I finally made it out to this neighbourhood to see this mural by Spanish artist @okudart. “Equilibrium” spans 23 storeys; the face on the globe is meant to symbolize the eyes of the world watching humanity, and the artist chose colours and imagery meant to evoke positivity and unity...something we could all use right now ❤️💚🧡💙💛💜. #pandemiclife #virtualchallenge #streetart #toronto #torontoswellness #art
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” Here’s to fresh starts on this gorgeous autumn day 🍁☀️🍂! #fscottfitzgerald #qotd #quote #freshstart #myfavouriteseason
This morning’s field trip 🚲: I’ve wanted to go to @sanremobakery for more than a decade! Finally made it to this Toronto institution, which has been around since 1969. I wanted everything but limited myself to four delicious things (although it seems I should’ve gotten a muffuletta for @billiejeanxoxo, sneaky bugger stole a nibble, check the last slide!). Still dreaming of the banana chocolate chip doughnut 🍩 🍌💕. Will definitely be going back now that I know it’s just a 25k bike ride. #sanremobakery #torontoswellness #yum #foodieswellness #shoplocal
"Turn your face to the sun, and shadows follow behind you.” 🌻🌻🌻 One Maori proverb, plus a 41k bike ride (the longest I’ve ever done) with a good friend—including a stop for a double scoop waffle cone @dairycream1958 and stumbling upon a field of sunflowers—for tonight’s biking adventure exploring more of my own city, to help pull me out of this week’s meltdown over... all of this (gestures vaguely at everything). It’s still summer 💛. #sunflowers #biking #toronto #torontoswellness #pandemiclife #fieldofsunflowers
With no big travel plans in my calendar, I’m using this time to explore my own city. After living in Toronto for more than 20 years, I finally biked over to @tomsdairyfreeze, which has been around since 1969! 🍨 One chocolate soft serve dipped in peanut butter and sprinkled with nuts, please! 🍫🍦🥜 #tomsdairyfreeze #toronto #seetorontonow #foodieswellness
Eating my weight in Ontario peaches 🍑💛🍓. #eatlocal #foodieswellness #justpeachy #shoplocal #toronto #discoverON #torontoswellness #winnersfabfind 📸: @jennweatherhead
I'm like 95 percent champagne right now 🥂. So balancing it out with brunching on green chorizo eggs benedict and fresh fruit (and coffee, natch) @kosttoronto 🍳🍓☕. #bishahotel #hosted #staycation @bishatoronto #hosted #sundayfunday #brunch #kosttoronto #torontoswellness #happybirthday
Cozy morning with a few of my faves 💕☕✨. Love a great staycation—and dog-friendly hotels! 🐶 #bishahotel #hosted #staycation @bishatoronto #travelswellness #torontoswellness #dogfriendly #dogfriendlyhotel #goodmorning #happybirthday
Although I'm in marathon-recovery mode (for a quick second...I run the #IstanbulMarathon in 10 days!), I couldn't pass up the opportunity to celebrate with @spincotoronto for #spincoturns5 with an epic spin class in the CN Tower at sunrise 🌇. Happy five years @spincohq! 🚲 #fitnessswellness #spinco #spinning #cntower #sunrise #fit #torontoswellness
Rainy weekends make for perfect cozy brunch catch-up days with friends 🍳. Finally got a chance to try out the brunch @tavoostoronto and it was 😋. #tavoos #tavoosbrunch #takhttavoos #brunch #torontoswellness #foodieswellness #nomnom
Milk it for all it’s worth... (also, I have now had the song Milky Cereal stuck in my head all night 🎶) #29rooms @refinery29canada #torontoswellness
This first day of fall, get outdoors 💛. #torontoswellness #fallequinox #firstdayoffall #toronto
A visit to the @loreal Beauty Suite and then the #TIFF gala screening of Shia LeBeouf’s Honey Boy made for a fun night out! 🍿Thank you, L’Oreal! what a great movie—everyone’s performance was fantastic! #tiff2019 #lorealtiff #honeyboy #filmfest #torontoswellness
The sky is the limit and I just wanna float ☁️... This cute installation, See Into the Clouds by @friendswithyou, is only up until the 29th. #seetorontonow #BFPLToronto #skyisthelimit #brookfieldplace #seeintotheclouds #torontoswellness #teampixel
Always appreciative for the opportunity to get out on the lake at sunset 🌇. Thank you @mariposacruises for the Sip & Sail evening ⚓️! #mariposacruises #sipandsail #sunsetsail #toronto #seetorontonow #torontoswellness
This made for a very sweet welcome home and softened the blow of having to tear myself away from the Alps: a summer evening sail on Lake Ontario with lots of laughs, plenty of the new sparkling dry rosé from @joiywine—delicious!—and one spectacular sunset. 💕⛵ 🌇 #spreadthejoiy #roséallday #sunsetsail #torontoswellness
In my natural habitat 🍹. Cheers to the freakin’ weekend! Ending a cruddy week with cocktails and trying out the new sushi menu @thedrake Mini Bar with my friend @amandaphuong ✌🏻. #drakeminibar #sushi #cheers #friends
Restocking for the week 🍞. #nevernotcarbloading #brodflour #fiddleleaf
Fresh air is always a good idea 💙. Grateful for this sweet dog for getting me out on days I'm not feeling it. #billiejeanxoxo #toronto #getoutside
Diving into a few @gloryholedoughnuts 🍩, and my Instagram friend @andibartz's first book, #TheLostNight! (Which @milakunis has snapped up the TV rights for!) Congrats, Andrea! #whatimreading #doughnuts #weekendvibes
So winter-weary that even fake flowers bring me joy 🌺. #winter #pink #torontoswellness #thisdresshaspockets #the7TO
Checked into @stregistoronto for a staycation with a couple of my faves 💕. #stregistoronto #staycation #new era of glamour #dogfriendly #billiejeanxoxo #toronto #torontoswellness #travelswellness
A decadent belated birthday dinner ✨. And yes, we had the 13-layer King's Cake. #louixlouis @stregistoronto #staycation #stregistoronto
This place is dangerously close to my Spin class 💕🍩✨. #copstoronto #gottagetthedoughnuts #healthandswellness
Daydreamer ☁️... #daydreaming #mocatoronto #lighttherapy #teampixel
Sunset beach 🌅❄️💕. #seenonmyrun #seetorontonow #toronto #nikeplus
Taking a break from eating. What day is it? Is it the new year yet? Where am I? #tunnelofglam @studiofminus #seetorontonow #sequins #torontoswellness #foodcoma #teampixel
How to get your greens 🍃 (when day after day in Toronto is grey). #rosalinda #vegan #vegetarian #seetorontonow #torontoswellness
She's the best investment in myself I've ever made✨♥️🍂. . #billiejeanxoxo #whorescuedwho #selfcaresundays #selfcare #teampixel
KKaleidoscope🔹. • Got a sneak peek of the new @museumofillusions_toronto (opening November 7th). #museumofillusions #seetorontonow #toronto
A pretty spot to escape to for a cocktail (and coconut ceviche) on a rainy day 💕... • #rosalinda #rosalindarestaurant #vegan #toronto #seetorontonow
When you're freezing your a** off because you dressed for the 'gram rather than the weather ❄️. #unzippedtoronto #realtalk #seetorontonow #teampixel #serpentinepavilion #bjarkeingels 📷: @jennweatherhead
Celebrating the official opening of @saintgeorgetoronto 🥂! Having stayed at other @kimpton properties, I’ve long been a Kimpton fan and the #SaintGeorgeToronto is just gorgeous! ✨ #kimptonsaintgeorge #kimpton #toronto #travelswellness #torontoswellness
Lazy Sundays in the park 🍂. I included this in my list of local faves I shared with the new @google travel site Touring Bird. Check out their travel guides for major cities around the world when planning your next trip 🌎. #touringbird #googletouringbird #google #toronto #the6ix #travelswellness
Schnitzel Sundays ☕️🍳🥞. • • • • • #brunch #ottosbierhalle #sundayfunday #foodieswellness #torontobrunch #schnitzelandwaffles
Dog days of summer ❤️...we both needed a break from marathon training today. • #billiejeanxoxo #labourday2018 #summer2018
Cheers to the long weekend! This beautiful and delicious cocktail—it’s blanco tequila, st. germaine, cointreau, lime, hibiscus tea, kaffir lime leaf tincture and sea salt—is from @kiintoronto 💕... Need more ideas? For great spots that incorporate drinks with Toronto inspo, check out my piece in the @seetorontonow Food & Drink issue! 🥃 #seetorontonow #cheers #the6ix #toronto
What a treat to rally on Stadium Court with @bornacoric, who’s ranked 20th in the world 🎾! I was actually able to return his kind serve to me! Thank you #DanoneCanada for the invite and for the tips on how athletes can best fuel up. #rogerscup #fitnessswellness #tennis
No wake zone 🌊😎. #transitionsstylemirrors #poolparty #theaddisons
I love traveling and staying in some very stylish hotels...but there’s nothing like sleeping in your own bed 💕 (especially when it’s an @endy). ICYMI my blog post on my 100-night trial is up on healthandswellness.com. (And don’t forget to use my code KAREN50 to snag a discount on an #Endy!) #endypartner #homesweethome #lovesleep
Escaped—virtually—to the the south of France at #greygoosemarche last month 🇫🇷 . More details on healthandswellness.com, including the recipe for a cocktail you’ll want to sip all summer long 💙. Santé! • #greygoose #wanderlust #foodieswellness #cheers #legrandfizz #flybeyond #linkinbio
An incredible evening of yoga and sound healing at #lolewhitetour ✨. I look forward to this event every year. Have you attended any of its stops here or around the world? • #lolewhitetour2018 #lole #yogaeverydamnday #torontoswellness #fitnessswellness #seetorontonow
All smiles because I’ve got this big bowl of pasta to eat 🍝 or because I scored this embroidered dress for $5 @anthropologie? 👗 (It was missing a belt...my temp replacement is ribbon from a gift I was sent!) • #nevernotcarbloading #ootd #summer
Farm girl in the making 👩🏻🌾🍎. The best part about getting a sneak peek of #SummerCiderNights @chudleighsfarm (besides sipping their new hard cider) was either month-old jersey cow O’Henry or the sportsock-wearing donkey ❤️. Summer Cider Nights runs all season on Fridays and Saturdays, with live music starting at 7 p.m. 🎶 (and it’s less than an hour’s drive from downtown Toronto). • #cheers #chudleighs #cider
Frizzy hair, do care...but what can ya do when it’s this hot and humid out?! I’ll just hide in the shade and drink rosé all day 💕. #roséallday #anythinggoes