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Thinking about travel for 2023
As we approach the tail end of 2022, I am already thinking about travel plans for next year. We were able to go on two trips this year, out west to British Columbia in the summer and then to the United Kingdom and Iceland in the fall. In my original plans, I had considered a…
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Everything we ate in Vancouver, Canada
The Michelin Guide has finally come to Canada. Shortly after 13 restaurants in Toronto were awarded with stars (yes, I have some opinions about the selections but that’s a topic for another post), the inspectors moved onto Vancouver and announced 8 restaurants as recipients this year. Although we didn’t eat at any of the now…
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Fall in full bloom at Don Valley Brick Works, Toronto
I’ve shared some fall colours from High Park and Trinity Bellwoods Park so far this season. Over the weekend, we ventured further afield to Don Valley Brick Works to enjoy some more autumn foliage. Don Valley Brick Works, also referred to as the Evergreen Brick Works, is a former quarry and industrial site located in…
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Everything I ate in San Francisco, USA (mostly sushi)
Next to New York City and Chicago, San Francisco is one of the best American food cities. In fact, it boasts the highest concentration of three Michelin starred restaurants in the country. Being coastal, I figured that San Francisco would be a top spot for seafood, so I sought to eat as much sushi as…
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On this day: Fisherman’s Wharf & Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On October 20, 2019, I was at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, USA. We disembarked from our Alcatraz Island cruise, and headed toward Fisherman’s Wharf for the next stop on our tour of San Francisco. This neighbourhood encompasses the…
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On this day: Alcatraz Island, San Francisco
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On October 20, 2019, I was at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, USA. Following a day exploring Chinatown and Mission District, we started our second tour day in San Francisco on a visit to Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz is a…
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On this day: Mission District, San Francisco
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On October 19, 2019, I was in Mission District, San Francisco, USA. Following a morning exploring Chinatown, we walked over to see the Painted Ladies at Alamo Square Park. After a quick photo op, we headed toward the…
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On this day: Chinatown, San Francisco
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On October 19, 2019, I was in Chinatown, San Francisco, USA. I had travelled to San Francisco, California for a conference and after a few days of attending seminars and lectures, I was ready to start playing tourist.…
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Streetview Sunday: The hills of San Francisco
Coming up this week, I’ll be posting some detailed recaps of my trip to San Francisco in 2019, as part of my On This Day series. For now, here’s a preview featuring one of the most iconic aspects of this west coast city. San Francisco is defined by its hills, which give rise to the…
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Departing Iceland from the Blue Lagoon
I‘ve probably written the words amazing and incredible a million times by now, but our trip to Iceland really was awesome. After our tours through the Golden Circle and south coast, it was time to wrap up our visit to this magnificent country and head back home to Canada, which felt like another planet away.…
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