Keeping in touch across the miles
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quick sampler of taste of the danforth
I wasn’t there long, but the few moments I did experience of The Taste of the Danforth were certainly enough to last a while. I’ve been to a few restaurants in Greek town since moving to Toronto, including Myth (during Winterlicious – rather disappointing) and Pantheon, so I’ve already had some experience with the restaurants…
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360 restaurant at the cn tower
An old friend from elementary school got in touch with me recently. She still lives in Ottawa where I went to school, but she came to visit and took me to 360 Restaurant at the CN Tower for a lovely catchup dinner. We ordered from the Dinner Prix Fixe menu: I started with the 360…
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jays vs orioles, august 9th
A few weeks ago, I attended my first Blue Jays game. It was my second baseball game ever. (The first one I went to was a Lynx game in Ottawa; it was our grade 6 graduation “outing” I cannot remember whom they played, and it got rained out.) It was the August 9th, 2006, game…
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body blitz water spa
After the gruelling Algonquin trip, my body was mostly aches and pains (though not as bad as last year; a testament to my much better diet and workout routine these days) so I made a visit to the women-only Body Blitz Water Spa. I knew I had to go within two days of returning from…
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the great algonquin canoe trip of 2006
I’ve been remiss in my postings so far in August. Most people are away on holidays now anyway, so perhaps it will be barely noticed. In any case, I have many reviews of various events and locations I’ve attended lately, so expect a few posts to come. I’ll start with my recent trip to Algonquin…
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A day trip out of Bangkok
One hot Saturday morning Dave and I got the driver, ‘Pon, from work to take us to Si Ayutthaya, or Ayutthaya as it is usually known. It is a province situated about 80km north of Bangkok and was once one of the most powerful states in Southeast Asia. For 417 years the city of Ayutthaya…
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kayaking on the harbourfront
Two weekends ago, I attended a beginner’s kayaking course at the Toronto harbourfront. I’ve been kayaking before, but only once or twice – and never have I had lessons on how to paddle properly. So this course, suggested by my friend, intrigued me. The coolest thing about it was being able to see the city…
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One night in Bangkok
I am an extremely lucky lady.Dave has been in England for the past week so I have been entertaining myself.I know I usually do during the day; but not at night and not on the w/e’s.Last night I stayed in but today I figured I would do something a little different. I went to the…
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The road to Mandalay
Myanmar, or Burma as was.We visited Burma for 5 days in early July – purportedly our last significant (long) weekend away from Bangkok before our departure from Thailand. This trip was largely my choice, as I was enraptured by the thought of “The road to Mandalay”. Trish bought into the idea when she realised that…
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nyc blast
So, I’m back from New York. I didn’t post right away, because I needed a few days to let it all sink in first. Well, I also went camping promptly upon my return! In any case, I’ve now formulated a few thoughts about the whole experience of that city, brief though it was. New York…
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