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Safeway Tours 2018: Day 1 ~ Ottawa, Montreal

Posted on February 27, 2018 by stenoodie

February 12, 2018: Day 1 of a three-day tour across Ontario to Quebec! It started with an early meeting point at Pacific Mall at 7:30 a.m. (The tour bus also stopped in Mississauga and First Markham Place and downtown Toronto … Continue reading →

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Montreal 2017 Day 4: Going Home, Lunch at Casse-Croute Chez Tipit

Posted on January 19, 2018 by stenoodie

August 7, 2017: Our last day in Montreal was spent leaving and getting back to Ontario. We woke up and first enjoyed the continental breakfast at the hotel though which was pretty good. It was the Civic long weekend so … Continue reading →

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Montreal 2017 Day 3: Brunch at Restaurant L’Avenue, Mount Royal, Dinner at Au Pied de Cochon

Posted on January 18, 2018 by stenoodie

August 6, 2017: On this third day of touring around Montreal, we hit up brunch at a famous spot, hiked up Mount Royal, and visited a restaurant that I’ve been dying to eat at! 😀 We woke up early today … Continue reading →

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Montreal 2017 Day 2: Montreal Bagels, Hot Dogs, Smoked Meat Poutine, Crepes, Duck Magret, and more!

Posted on January 16, 2018 by stenoodie

August 5, 2017: We had an amazing full foodie day today! This was what foodie trips are made of. ^_^ We hopped onto the subway from Plamondon station at 10:30 a.m. towards Mont Royal station again. Our first stop was … Continue reading →

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Montreal 2017 Day 1: Prince Edward County Lavender, Ma Poule Mouillée, Night Stroll

Posted on January 15, 2018 by stenoodie

August 4, 2017: I’m tackling my final backlog posts of 2017, my trip to Montreal in summer 2017. 😀 >.< We started our road trip to Montreal bright and early. I purposely wanted to get a head-start on the drive … Continue reading →

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Day 6 in Changsha, China 2017: Orange Island Park, Clay Pot Rice, Airport

Posted on January 12, 2018 by stenoodie

September 18, 2017: The final day in Changsha was a fairly chill one. There was no set itinerary at all for this day as it was meant to be a fly-out day. Some tourmates had their flights back home or … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Changsha Airport, Changsha China skyline, Clay Pot Rice, KFC in China, Mr. Grains clay pot rice, Mr. Grains restaurant China, Orange Island Park, Pomelo tree | 5 Comments

Day 5 in Changsha, China 2017: Sandstone Paintings, Boat Ride Through the Mountains, Stalagmites in Yellow Dragon Cave

Posted on January 11, 2018 by stenoodie

September 17, 2017: On the fifth day of the trip, it was an early morning once again to have a continental breakfast in the dining room of this hotel (the same dining room where we had dinner last night). Before … Continue reading →

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Day 4 of Chicago 2017: Skydeck Ledge at Willis Tower & Lou Malnati’s Deep Dish Pizza

Posted on January 4, 2018 by stenoodie

Sat. Dec. 30, 2017: This is going to be a fiery post. Fourth day and the last day in Chicago! I was glad that our flight was at 5:45 p.m. so that we would have a near full day of … Continue reading →

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Day 3 in Chicago 2017: Chicago 360 Building, Portillo’s Hot Dogs, Garrett Popcorn

Posted on January 3, 2018 by stenoodie

Friday, Dec. 29, 2017: Third and final full day in Chicago! Time flies when you’re on vacay. Today we left the hotel a bit later than usual around 10:30 a.m. (had a small breakfast in our room) and took the … Continue reading →

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Day 2 in Chicago 2017: The Bean in Millennium Park, Gibson’s Steakhouse, Chicago Sports Museum

Posted on January 2, 2018 by stenoodie

Thurs. Dec. 28, 2017: Second day in Chicago today!! After waking up at 8 ish a.m., we headed out for a small breakfast in the area. We popped into Pot Belly Sandwich Shop (209 S LaSalle St). I got an … Continue reading →