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Big Day Downtown Halifax: Part 2
So, what did I decide to do with $100 on my Big Day Downtown? If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you probably guessed right. I blew it all on one of my fave addictions: food and beverage. First, big ups to the Downtown Halifax Business Commission for inviting me to “Go To Town.” [...]
CATCH: The Nova Scotia Seafood Festival
Fun foodie times ahead this weekend in Halifax! Just a quick note to put this event on your radar. CATCH is all about local seafood and the hottest culinary trends. It takes place this weekend (June 19 & 20) at the Cunard Centre. Cokebaby and I will be heading over with the in-laws to check [...]
Growing up is hard to do
In actual fact, I’ve long considered myself a bona fide adult. However, for the past few days I’ve been in Toronto for business while also visiting family and I was reminded of how perceptions vary depending on the eyes of the beholder. For instance, my parents dropped me off at the swanky Intercontinental Hotel after [...]
Chinese New Year 2010
Growing up in a multi-ethnic and -racial household meant eating as much sauerkraut as I did, um, “phoenix talons” (a.k.a. chicken feet). Hey, don’t knock it until you try it. Or maybe just file this one away as TMI. One of the big events during my childhood was always Chinese New Year. This year the date happens [...]
Joyeux Noel from Paris
[My aunt who lives in Paris sent me a lovely little note recently: "I love your blog and the foodie sections in particular. I frequently make the Curried Cauliflower Soup that Kristen Pickett contributed—the tip of roasting the cauliflower first is brilliant and makes all the difference…" She wanted to share a holiday recipe and [...]
The Cliffs of Moher, Burren, and escape from stab city
We’re counting down to one last week of vacation posts before what I’m sure is the much anticipated food wrap-up post and then it’s back to regularly scheduled blogging. On our last day in the west of Ireland, we started off by visiting the Cliffs of Moher which stretches for eight kilometres and rises up [...]
Castles of Ireland
If there’s one thing that Ireland has plenty of it’s castles in various states of disrepair. Well, besides pubs that is. Williamstown, where we were staying for a few nights, has a population of 400 and four pubs on main thoroughfare. Based on this scenario I figure there’s a requirement that a pub be open [...]
Brotherly puppy love
On the dog blog today, we look at the relationship between litter mates Tofu and Calvin (who was recently visiting with half-brother Theo). Besides, pushing each other out of the way in order to get prime spot on my lap (and sometimes posing as each other), these boys have grown up to be best buddies. [...]
How to waste an entire day in travel by using multiple modes of transportation
As I mentioned in a previous post, our last vacation was spent travelling with Cokebaby’s brother and sister-in-law in England with the intent of meeting up with Cokebaby’s sister, brother-in-law and their two kids en route to Ireland. Our destination in Ireland was just north of Galway in a quaint little place called Williamstown. According [...]
A free day about London and on the case of the elusive Royal Observatory at Greenwich
London is a great city on a number of levels: it has fabulous cultural attractions, a diverse population with many wonderful fine and casual dining spots, and ample places to see, shop, and be merry if you’re a tourist. Since this was our second visit to the city, Cokebaby and I took a day to [...]
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