Selfie over the Ganaraska River in Port Hope
August 10-11, 2019: Another summer weekend, another beautiful weekend to get away to Ontario’s favourite small town. 🙂
Port Hope is a small town just an hour’s drive from the Greater Toronto Area that boasts the best preserved historic downtown area and many great spots for sightseeing, family friendly activities, restaurants and cafes, shopping, and scenic views. We took an easy weekend to enjoy what Port Hope Continue reading
I write this post as I hear my next-door neighbour’s constantly churning AC unit through my open windows. It’s not even hot tonight, and the perpetual blasts of wind outside tonight are so cool and refreshing. Why do you need to have your air conditioning on?! Continue reading
January 2020: New year, a new change in the schedule again. The Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 a.m. classes have been eliminated. RIP. Oh, seems like they’re back again.
December 2019: Co-owner Amanda is back at the Richmond Hill studio. She brings a new class Barrelates as well as a completely revamped schedule. There are new banners and an advertisement board outside the studio facing 16th Avenue as well as more steep discounts for students ($350 for two classes a week for a year!! which comes down to $3.50 a class. Their latest promotion is FIVE classes a week for a year for just $550 = $2.39 a class after tax if you manage to hit full attendance. I’ve never seen any Continue reading
The Feast of St. Lawrence’s Dinner 2019
July 20, 2019: I’m thankful to be invited on this year’s walking tour again to preview some of the restaurants that will be participating in this year’s The Feast of St. Lawrence “Dinner under the Stars” event, a six-course sit-down feast for 250 people with wine, beer, and whisky pairing right on Front Street in downtown Toronto in support of Second Harvest.
Tickets are on sale right now for the Friday, August 9, 2019 event (6 to 11 p.m.) for $200 per person at FeastofStLawrence.ca. Continue reading
Things to do in Port Hope, Ontario
July 13 and 14, 2019:
All thanks to the Municipality of Port Hope for organizing yet another splendid, fun-filled, and memorable weekend! All activities in the itinerary were arranged and sponsored by their Marketing & Tourism board.
SCENIC coffee + brunch located at 8241 Woodbine Ave. Unit #7 in Markham
June 3, 2019: Here is another new-ish restaurant that serves brunch in Markham! SCENIC coffee + brunch is located inside Initium Salon. The salon is located on Woodbine Avenue but nestled inside a row of plazas (near the Costco) that you cannot drive into from Woodbine Avenue itself. You have to drive on the road behind the plaza Continue reading
Screenshot of my purchase of the Body Bar massage
June 19, 2019: I bought a 60-minute massage Groupon deal back in February. Since then, I have tried several times to call Body Bar (located at 115 Apple Creek Blvd, Unit 4, Markham) to schedule an appointment to redeem my Groupon.
The first couple of times I called, no one picked up but I received a recorded message informing that they only have massage appointments a select few days of the week and that Continue reading
Copper Branch located at 180 Enterprise Blvd in Markham
May 26, 2019: I was first exposed to Copper Branch earlier this year as part of a Yelp event. I returned here with Tracy to try out the vegan selections further.
Everything is made from vegetables and fruit or soy proteins on their menu, so that all of the “meat” are actually mock meat. It’s one of the newest restaurants to hit the downtown Markham area at Birchmount and Highway 7. Continue reading
I hate wedding planning and coordinating. I hate having to involve other people that I have to rely on and trust for an apparent special day of my life. Continue reading
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