Holiday Inn Express & Suites Oshawa Downtown located at 67 Simcoe St N in Oshawa
October 8, 2017: Another relaxing getaway means another hotel stay! This time, we stayed in downtown Oshawa at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Oshawa Downtown. I haven’t stayed in a Holiday Inn in some time and I was super impressed with this one!
There was ample onsite parking and it was a low-level building — only about six floors or so. The lobby was spacious, so classy, and chic-looking Continue reading
Baxters Landing located at 419 King W in Oshawa
October 8, 2017: In September, I was lucky enough to win an Instagram contest for a free dinner for two at Baxters Landing in Oshawa, Ontario. This was perfect since I had wanted to see the salmon run in Port Hope and it allowed us to have a short getaway trip to Oshawa for the Thanksgiving long weekend while getting to claim this dinner prize too.
The contest holder, @to_finest, and Baxters Landing carried out the contest process out smoothly and easily for me Continue reading
located at 26 Ontario St in Port Hope
October 8, 2017: While in Port Hope to watch the annual salmon run, we stopped by The Social Bar and Table for a quick bite. Seeing nothing too special on the menu and knowing that we would be enjoying a feast of a dinner later that night, we ordered a burger to share. (They had a Sunday brunch menu out as Continue reading
Watching the salmon run in Port Hope, Ontario
October 8, 2017: Three years ago, I visited Port Hope in Ontario to watch the annual fall salmon run. It was my first time watching these majestic creatures defy gravity and jump through rushing water and channels in order to give their future spawn the opportunity to grow up in calm, safer waters. That fateful day was immortalized in a blog post which you can view here.
It just so happened that after my visit to the Ganaraska Fish Ladder that I was contacted Continue reading
Patria located at 478 King St W in Toronto
October 6, 2017: For my birthday this year, Ken surprised me with an authentic Spanish tapas dinner at Patria. I’ve heard of Patria before and was excited to try it out! They serve Spanish tapas in a stylish interior hidden past an iron gate on King Street West in downtown Toronto.
Ken had made reservations for us for Continue reading
Yang’s Sushi Bar Japanese Restaurant located at 4261 Hwy 7 in Unionville
October 2, 2017: I have been to Yang’s Sushi Bar Japanese Restaurant (大禾曰本料理) (also known as Yang’s Kitchen or Yang’s Kitchen & Sushi Bar) many times for dinner and lunch. This was my second time having their lunch buffet. Yang’s Sushi Bar Japanese Restaurant is a Japanese restaurant that serves all-you-can-eat items during lunch or dinner. I believe they also have an a la carte menu too.
After our trip to Hong Kong Continue reading
Hong Shing Chinese Restaurant located at 195 Dundas St W in Toronto
September 30, 2017:
After the conclusion of the CSRAO Annual Convention 2017, we set off and walked to Hong Shing Chinese Restaurant located in Chinatown, Toronto at Dundas and Centre Street (close to St. Patrick subway station) for dinner.
I’ve heard about Hong Shing Chinese Restaurant before and how they have good lobster dinners. For this reservation, Lisa had reserved about 20-30 people’s worth of seats and arranged a set group dinner for $35 a head. Hong Shing served standard Chinese food in a Continue reading
CSRAO Convention 2017
I came back from my vacation just in time for the CSRAO Annual Conference this year — yes, it is that important and exciting to me! This year, I was especially excited because there was a captioning bootcamp session. Captioning has been a long-term goal for me ever since I started learning stenography way back in 2009. It’s an attractive career because you don’t have to bring anything home with you after hours Continue reading
Fenghuang County, China. September 2017
On the second day of our trip to Zhangjaijie in Hunan, China in the late summer of 2017, we visited the Fenghuang County at night to see the beautiful ancient city and town. The entire street and river were donned with beautiful classic lights. Although everything was so beautiful and lit (and I won’t share those photos until I blog about it), this picture stands out in terms of the glow that was emitted from all the lights and light fixtures.
I took this photo of the lampposts as we walked back to the hotel alongside the Continue reading
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