April 2011
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Spring Giveaway - Italian Supper Club
Contest Closed: Congratulations to our winner, Darrin Chung.
After last weekend’s beautiful weather, I wanted to do something special to help Torontonians come out of hibernation after what seemed like “the longest winter of all time”. In order to help get you out of the house and back into the world, I have decided to give away a ticket to the upcoming Italian Supper Club...
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Milagro Restaurant
Last Saturday night, I had a fierce craving for margaritas and Mexican food and posed the question on Facebook: Does anyone have a recommendation for great Mexican food in Toronto? The response was overwhelming, perhaps my most commented on status ever. How had “I”, the one who blogs about places to go in Toronto not heard of half of these places? Okay, so I am the first to admit that we all...
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Dining in Roatán
I wouldn’t be me if I hadn’t spent time and money in Roatán exploring the culinary offerings near our resort and in West End Village. West End feels like a true beach town complete with a beautiful beach and a dirt road lined with dive shops, hotels, restaurants and bars. You can get to West End via water taxi from West Bay Beach for $3 US per person – a return ride after dark will cost about...
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I Left My Heart in Roatán
While I returned home from vacation in Roatán over a week ago, the transition back to my regular routine and responsibilities has been more difficult this time than any other that I can remember. I am lucky enough to have traveled somewhere tropical every year for the past six or seven years, after I first caught the travel bug on a trip to Cuba.
Roatán, which is one of three Bay...
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Birthdays and Caribbean Vacations
Is it just me or was this winter much longer and snowier than last year? I feel like summer is a distant memory in which I can barely remember barbeques with friends, after-dinner walks, drinks on patios, or going outside without a coat on.
Now, please don’t take this post as a rant about the weather, I am just setting the tone so you can understand how I rationalized my upcoming trip to...