Toronto based travel, wine & cocktail writer embarking on adventure and discovering the world
Today I bought 4 bottles of wine and a straw to celebrate the end of my juicing cleanse. (Just kidding...about the straw bit...) The juicing is over and I'm not sure that it was the most pleasurable experience. I had a headache and I felt tired all the...
As seen on Girls of TO Prior to meeting Nodo Restaurant ‘s founder Gian Marco, never had I encountered such pure love and passion in a bottle of wine. Nodo is, by far, one of the most fantastic wine experiences my fiance and I have ever had. At Nodo,...
'If this cleanse doesn't make you feel better, will you say it does anyway?' asked my fiance as we got into bed last night, both a tiny bit grumpy from day one. 'No!' I insisted. 'Cause you hate kale! And you hate people who LOVE kale! And juicing! You...
I am in danger of being labelled a bandwagon jumper. I don't watch football until England is in an international competition (which is never for very long these days), I wear Team Canada paraphernalia once a year...in England, I started quoting Barry...
I recently stumbled on Elyn Saks, a certified genius and expert on mental illness. As an advocate of mental illness awareness myself, I was intruiged by her talks regarding the subject, both from a behavioural and neurological stand point. With Toronto's...
As seen in Cadence Magazine You may know Cory Lee from Instant Star or her role as ‘Miss Oh’ on CTV’s Degrassi . Or perhaps you have heard her first album What a Difference a Day Makes, her Juno nomination and The Naughty Song played throughout many television...
A piece from Elvia Magazine: I stumbled across Elvia Magazine a few months ago. In fact, it was a call for writers on Linked In that initially drove me to their site. The magazine focuses on inspiration and hope, finding the elusive joys in life, and...
As I walked to the tube this morning, a girl jumped out of a car in front of me and tottered in her highest heels toward the tube station. Her twig like legs threatened to snap should a stiff breeze find her and her jeans were definitely purchased in...
As seen in The Broken Heel Diaries: My heel was broken as I stood on a dirt road in Myanmar, drenched, dirty and muddy, a machine gun pointed in my direction. I am no longer ashamed to admit that, yes, I had peed myself but let’s be honest, you would...
A posh English gecko, woodchucks chucking wood, cavemen and commercial parodies. I admit I have chuckled aloud over the little pig ‘weeeeing’ all the way home, much to the annoyance of my fellow public transit passengers. These self-proclaimed ‘super’...
I wish I had something else to say about this cleanse. I want to be able to tell you that I feel great and would do this again. Unfortunately, both my fiance and I are just grumpy...and hungry...and grumpy. Tomorrow I am going to get a large Timmy's with...
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting some of Toronto's finest bloggers at 3 Years of Style, celebrating the three year anniversary of Style Blog.ca, Souls of my Shoes and Back Seat Stylers. It was a beautiful event held at the beautiful Thompson Hotel,...
To say that I did not anticipate some outlandish display of American patriotism would be a lie, but upon leaving the cinema after seeing Captain America, I had a sudden urge to join the US Army. It took a post film debrief to figure out why I was struck...
It has only been in the past couple of years that I have met an aesthetician who properly tamed my eyebrows. My teenage eyebrows barely existed, and I spent the majority of my twenties with eyebrows that resembled two unsettled caterpillars. On my quest...
My quest to 'try something new every week' kicked off last week. And my oh my, it was packed chock a block full of firsts. From Thursday to Saturday, each night provided a new and exciting adventure! Thursday took me to The Thompson Hotel for the NBCU...
The truth is that growing up, we hated each other. We could not be in the same room for an extended period of time without a judicial interjection, either from our parents and occasionally city law enforcement. Sure, when we were kids, some of our torment...
Call me the 'doubting Thomas' if you will, the death of Osama Bin Laden doesn't sit quite right with me. The man 'believed to be' Osama was shot twice in the head by US soldiers who raided his bunker..(please note the amount of moisturizing creams on...
I told myself that I would NOT juice for no other reason than 'everyone else is doing it'...and I couldn't see the point of drinking juice unless it also contained vodka. However, it seems that over time, my curiosity has gotten the best of me and I actually...
As a student, I have spent endless hours watching the cursor flash in the top left hand corner of the computer screen while a blinding slate of white stares back at me. Although I have tried to label this 'writer's block,' I am afraid my 'watching' is...
Don’t get me wrong; the ‘small town’ feel of the place is great. Everyone is so friendly- it’s as if they’re family. To be honest, a large proportion of them are…in a Jeremy Kyle way. You get waves, honking horns and small chats when you pass someone...
Happy New Year! Welcome 2011- Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, 2010! Although it began with tears, heartache and pain, 2010 morphed into a magical year. We saw the emancipation of Natalie and the introduction of some of the most amazing people...
Natalie asked me to introduce myself by writing about an adventure I've been on, so I thought I'd tell you about something I brought on myself. I'd had adventures in the past -- learning to play music, figuring out computers -- but this time, I taught...
As seen in Cadence Magazine: Mirvish Brings Down the House with ‘Tap Dogs’ It’s easy to see why Tap Dogs has been running for over a decade, winning international choreography awards, Tony’s, and more. Put simply, Tap Dogs is six guys tap dancing on everything,...
This weekend, MOON apparel is hosting an exclusive Pop Up shop in Liberty Village to celebrate the launch of their new website! MOON's Fall/Winter 2012 offers a modern, muted collection exuding warmth, strength and allure, while capturing the hues of...
For the first time, I was scared. I could feel my face heating up and the tears welling, teetering on the edge, waiting to take the plunge down my wind burnt cheeks. I stood squinting in the sun, unsure where to go next, looking left and right, hoping...
