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European spring holiday: Spain, France, England
Wow — long time no blog, folks! I haven’t been around on WordPress since December 2022 but I’m back now with a travel update. For our spring vacation, Mr. Chuckles and I will be heading off to Europe. More specifically, we are spending a couple weeks in Barcelona, San Sebastián, Paris, and London! I will…
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2022: A year of food highlights
Seasons greetings! As we approach the end of 2022, it’s time to look back on all that has happened in the past 365 days. This year welcomed a return to normalcy, with pandemic restrictions lifted allowing us to resume travel. Although we don’t dine out as often as we used to, we nonetheless experienced several…
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Everything we ate in London, England
I hadn’t previously considered London as a foodie city, but we were delighted by several good eats during our visit back in September. We haven’t confirmed the dates of our return trip in spring 2023, although I’ve been reminiscing on everywhere we ate and already know that we will definitely go back to a few…
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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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