Fraser Valley Wine Tour

If you’re keen to catch some of the fall grape harvest in progress, you needn’t trip up to the Okanagan for wine country tours. Right in Vancouver’s own backyard, just a short trip up Highway 1, sits the Fraser Valley, where more than just a handful of wineries are offering … Read More

Ladies’ Night in Calgary

The simple truth, gentlemen, is that, knowingly or unknowingly, women prevent us from acting stupid. If you are ever a situation that finds you witnessing (or being one of) two blowhards debate Gretzky’s legacy, or lack thereof had he played in the NHL of today, it’s all-but guaranteed there’s a … Read More

Top Montreal Patisseries

With winter in the not-so-distant future and an always crisp Montreal fall already underway, it’s time to bulk up a bit, for “hivernation.” There’re really only two ways to go about this: skimping on cardio, or gorging on every pastry in sight. We know that disappointment can hit hard when … Read More

Boutique Hotels in Toronto

Just a few years ago, Toronto was poised to put another “world-class city” feather in its delicate cap, as cachet real estate and hotel development started staking land claims left and right. Then the recession hit, the Gansevoort Hotel project went on indefinite hiatus, the Templar Hotel showed no signs … Read More

Neighbourhood Guide, Montreal: Griffintown

Being a small city to begin with, Montreal surprises in its neat and tidy divisions between neighbourhoods. Somewhere between the financial district and the Old Port, bordered by the remnants of industry and the Lachine Canal, sits an understated area that goes by the name of Griffintown. It claimed this … Read More

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