Tag: food
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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: 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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Landing in Reykjavik, Iceland
It was sad to leave London after an eventful week, but I was excited to make our way to Iceland for the adventure portion of our trip. I have had Iceland on my travel wish list for years and was finally getting my chance to visit the incredible Land of Fire and Ice. We departed…
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Afternoon tea and Churchill War Rooms
Following a full first day in London, we continued on with our busy itinerary. On this day, I had originally booked us tickets to tour the Buckingham Palace State Rooms and we were also planning to watch the changing of the guard. Unfortunately, the palace was closed to visitors immediately after news of the Queen’s…
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Sky Garden, Tower of London, & Westminster Abbey
Despite my scratchy throat rapidly evolving into a full blown head cold, I pushed through our jam-packed first full day in London. We awoke early in the morning and crossed London Bridge toward our first stop of the day, Sky Garden. Along the way, we admired some views overlooking the River Thames and the London…
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Landing in London: Borough Market and Covent Garden
We departed to London on an overnight flight from Toronto via Icelandair. Because we had booked with the Stopover in Iceland program, we had a short layover in Reykjavik and tiny preview of Iceland before travelling onward into London. As I mentioned in my last post, I had some concerns about being caught up in…
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Return of the Canadian National Exhibition
The Labour Day long weekend is a bittersweet time for us. It marks the end of summer but also the start of shoulder season for travel, which is when we usually take our trips — including our highly anticipated visit to London and Iceland coming up very soon. At least this year, we were able…
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