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Featured image: Toronto sign outside the city hall. Note: this is part of a 4-part series. Click here to catch up on day 1. Coffee + reading: one of my favourite pastimes My morning started off with strolling over to Dineen Coffee for some breakfast. This was rated as the #1 place for espresso in… Continue reading 4-Day Self-Care Retreat in Toronto, Canada: Day 2 – Move
Check out day 1 of my 4 day self-care retreat in Toronto, Canada. Join me on my wellness, self-care, food and fun adventures. Day 1's theme is "indulge". Guess what I indulged in? Don't forget to check back for Day 2-4!
Featured image: Perogies heaven @ Capital Ukrainian Festival. Ottawa is truly the city of festivals. Since we are encased in snow for half the year, we like to make the most out of our summer months filling it to the brim with festivals. In this series named “What’s Happening in Ottawa?” we will explore the various… Continue reading What’s Happening in Ottawa?: Capital Ukrainian Festival
Featured image: Sashimi bowl @ Tsukiji Fish Market. Photo credit: Aaron. A few of my friends have been asking about food recommendations in Japan, so here is my list! Of note, I only travelled to Tokyo and Kyoto so this is based on my time in those two cities. Aaron has been on a few… Continue reading Japan Nom Noms: What to eat in Japan?
Featured image: Dakgalbi @ Joon's Restaurant. Photo credit. Aaron. It was a nice and productive morning for me. I had breakfast and got some blogging done at a nearby coffee shop, Strange Love, with an extremely high rating of 9.0 on Four Square. It was a cozy coffee shop only a few tables in the… Continue reading Toronto Day 2: Strange Love – Joon’s Restaurant – First Tesla Road Trip
Featured image: Shrimp and crab meat siu mai and braised pork belly on rice @ Tuk Tuk Canteen. Photo credit: Aaron. Lighting credit: Galvin. We had to go down to Toronto a few weekends ago to pick up Aaron’s new love, the Tesla Model 3. We took an early morning flight and landed in Toronto with… Continue reading Toronto Day 1: Tesla Pick Up – Burger's Priest – St. Lawrence Market – Distillery District – Tuk Tuk Canteen
Featured image: Sample of menu items @ Paramount Fine Foods. Photo credit: Aaron. Last week, I had the opportunity to attend Paramount Fine Foods' Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting Event at their new Rideau Centre location. It was such an honour to have been invited. Also attending this event are local politicians, other food bloggers/vloggers/influencers and traditional… Continue reading Paramount Fine Foods’ Grand Opening Event
Featured image: Mountain view on our way back from Kelowna. Last day in Kelowna was pretty much a travel day for us. The coffee-lovers amongst our group needed their morning coffee, so we quickly stopped by Pulp Fiction Coffee House before our journey home. This was highly-rated online and was as hipster as it gets.… Continue reading Kelowna Road Trip Day 3: Kelowna – Coquitlam – Vancouver
Featured Image: Wine tasting @ Quail's Gate Estate Winery. Photo credit: Aaron. One of us fell sick overnight so we took it easy this morning and started our day a little later. Luckily, we decided not to join an organized wine tour so our schedule was relatively flexible. Quail's Gate Estate Winery Led by our… Continue reading Kelowna Road Trip Day 2: Wine and Cheese Tour
Featured image: Elvis Platter @ Memphis Blues. Photo credit: Aaron. I know. I’ve been slacking on the travelling front. So, recently while we were in Vancouver, we decided to go on a road trip/getaway to Kelowna, BC! Any awesome road trip should start with a good breakfast. We decided to stop by Scandilicious before we… Continue reading Kelowna Road Trip Day 1: Vancouver – Abbotsford – Chilliwack – Kelowna
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