Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009, 6 2493 rounds offered a shifting array of challenges to and opportunities for health. Contradictory calls and practices were encountered throughout these travels. This Torontonian exercised regularly at a nearby running track. However, in returning to his home, he always passed a local restaurant that served his favourite breakfast. Sometimes he gave in to temptation, but reminded himself that these foods might not be best for his health: They serve more bacon and eggs than any place in Metropolitan Toronto and it’s a fabulous greasy spoon restaurant. It is a detriment to me because sometimes when I’m coming back from the high school track, I have to go by this plaza on Saturdays and pick up some (whispering) big links of sausage and scrambled eggs which really is not good for me, and yet, maybe once a week or once every two weeks. His anecdote indicates that people travel through multiple places on an everyday basis. Many of these locations are well-practiced spaces where habits are called forth as temptations, even as good intentions are formed and practiced at other sites. He worked to alter the frequency of stops at the restaurant, reducing his intake of high fat breakfasts, while occasionally giving in to nostalgia. Similarly, participants from all sub groups spoke of challenges encountered when they were dis- placed from their new health behaviours while on vacation or travelling on business. This Sudbury francophone man described a complex interplay of meanings connected with culture, vacationing, and eating: Bien, les français aiment manger. Les français aiment sortir et voyager qui est une peut-être une mauvaise combinaison parce que quand on sort et on voyage on sait pas tout le temps que c'est qui s'en vient sur notre assiette...et j'ai eu des expériences que, ou le mangén'était pas tout àfait maigre, aussi bon pour moi et je pensais, donc uh, vu que les canadiens français aiment beaucoup voyager et manger, c'est une combinaison qui devrait être, qui devrait nous mettre sur nos gardes. [Translation: Well, the French like to eat, the French like to go out and travel, which is maybe a bad combination, because when you go out and you travel, you don’t always know what’s going to be on your plate… and I’ve had some experiences where the food wasn’t quite as lean, quite as good for me as I thought, so since French-Canadians love to travel and eat, it’s a combination that should put us on our guard.] While on holiday, many participants also permitted themselves a full break from dietary restrictions and risk modification. Thus, the interplay between place and individual health behaviour may constitute opportunities or challenges to creative change. Although meaningful places call people to resume or continue habitual activities, both of the above accounts suggest a new awareness of spatial practices, and ongoing efforts to incorporate new health-related meanings.