Home For The Holidays – 5 Tips To Make Holiday Travel Stress-Free
The holidays are finally here! Today is predicted to be busiest travel day of the year – 112 million passengers are expected to fly, drive or hit the rails, to…
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Emma
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Christmas Spirit: Exploring the Christmas Market at the Distillery District
The weather outside is getting frightful! I swear every year, winter seems to start earlier, last longer and feel much, much colder than the last. With several days in November…
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Review: Chocoholic Pinotage – a Darling Cellars wine
As soon as I saw the name of this I had to try it. I’m a huge chocolate and red wine fan, so the opportunity to try both of at…
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Food and Art in the Mile High City
A recent business trip to Denver to participate in a company sponsored hackathon for social good, also provided an opportunity for some fun times with amazing friends. Although I was…
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Hacking For Social Good
I generally like to keep this blog primarily travel focused, but I wanted to make an exception and share an initiative that I’ve been working on outside of my day…
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Review: Petite Petit Sirah – a Michael David Wine
A recent business trip to Boston helped me unearth this little gem which has quickly become one of my go-to’s for a friday night and a permanent addition to my…
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A Quick Pitstop in Boston
One of my favourite things about what I do, is the ability to travel as part of my work. On a recent project, I had the opportunity to spend a…
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Infinity Mirrors: An exhibit by Yayoi Kusama
If you live in Toronto and you haven’t heard about the Infinity Mirrors Exhibit by world renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, I have to ask if you’ve been living under a…
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Review: Cabernet Sauvignon – a Liberty School Wine
Tasting Notes: Appearance: Ruby black Nose: Bright fruit aromas of fresh blackberry, black cherry and boysenberry along with hints of violets, leather and toasted oak On the palate: Lush black cherry and…
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Review: Boom Boom Syrah – a Charles Smith Wine
Boom Boom! exploded on the wine industry in 2007, and this spicy Syrah has been one of Washington State’s signature wines ever since. It’s a tribute to Charles’ first love…
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Mystical Landscapes
The arts play a vital role in the cultural life of the city and this weekend marked the end of the much lauded Mystical Landscapes exhibition – a temporary exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) which renowned for showcasing several world class art exhibitions.
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Hidden Gems of Coastal North Carolina
After an incredible day in Charlotte, we drove 200 miles east to the port city of Wilmington, located on the Cape Fear River is Coastal North Carolina. I’m so lucky…
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Queen City Vibes: Live Music in Charlotte, NC
Weekend trip to North Carolina including a road-trip to Charlotte for a concert, exploring downtown historic Wilmington and relaxing at Wrightsville Beach.
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Collision Conference
Collision is fast becoming known as America’s leading Tech conference, attracting 20,000 attendees from more than 100 countries.
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Somewhere Between Raising Hell….and Amazing Grace
A little over two years ago, I moved to Canada in search of an adventure. Sometimes I have to pinch myself just to make sure that I didn’t dream it; to make sure that I am really here. It has been phenomenal, incredible, amazing, challenging, invigorating, terrifying, frustrating, emotional, exhausting and everything in between.
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I Have Measured Out My Life With Coffee Spoons
Girl Geeks Toronto – The Quantified Self, a set on Flickr. Photos from Girl Geeks Toronto Event: “Go Optimize Yourself! Measuring Life, Health and Influence: An Intro to QS”. Taken:…
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The Heat Of The Summer Sunshine…I Miss You. Like Nobody Else
After a pretty gentle introduction to Toronto (weather-wise at least), it seems that Canada has a bit of a surprise in store for me. Winter is on the way and it’s forecast to be a tough one. When I first told people that I was moving to Canada due to arrive in Toronto in mid-February I was repeatedly told that I was out of my mind (or at least that’s the polite way of putting it). I never really understood what they meant, until now….
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Changes In Latitude = Changes In Attitude
Initial thoughts on the move after roughly 4 months living in Toronto. I think it’s fair to say that I’m starting to adapt to life as a new Canadian (eh!)
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Leaving On A Jet Plane
Moving is a big step and with it comes a mixed bag of emotions. This is a post about the excitement as my departure date nears balanced with the sadness that comes with having to say goodbye (for now) to everyone and everything I’ve ever known.
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