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Welcome to Ruby Suitcase

You’re invited to experience Intoxicating Adventures with Sheila Whittaker, a freelance wine and travel writer based in Vancouver, B.C. She recently took her Ruby Suitcase to France where she spent her time discovering the history, tasting the food and drinking the wine in Paris, Languedoc-Roussillon and Bordeaux. But you can go to France without leaving home by reading Sheila's France blog.

Spend some time in the Ruby Suitcase reading about a penis festival in Japan, wineries in B.C., or doing it naked and swallowing when you host a wine tasting.

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Away

I bid adieu to the armchair and share with you the exciting places and faces from my travels.

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At home

When you live in British Columbia, you have so many things to do right in your backyard.

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Wine Tasting for the Uninitiated

Before you head out to Uva Wine Bar, Boneta or Salt Cellar in Vancouver do your homework. Hosting a wine tasting is a great way to get to know a lot of wines in a hurry. It's not as hard as you might think!