Su-su-sudio is obviously the first thing I thought of when Sudio Sweden got in touch asking if I would review its new Bluetooth-enabled headphones called the VASA BLA. Until the packaging came, I had no idea that the name was borne out of an encounter with Phil Collins. (You’ll have to check out the website…
Up & Away passport holder (mini review)
THE PRODUCT Leather passport and ID holder from Up & Away, US$83 / CDN$109 (based on today’s currency conversion rate from HKD). THE GOOD Totally customizable to suit your colour and pattern preferences, with seven beautiful colours of leather and three different fabric interior patterns. I went with the hot pink with polka-dot lining and it…
InterContinental Toronto Centre review
There are a few “chain” hotel brands on which you know you can consistently depend. The InterContinental is one of them. Whether you’re staying mid-town at the InterContinental Yorkville or need a room right down in the heart of attraction action (think CN Tower, Ripley’s Aquarium and the Rogers Centre) and choose the InterContinental Toronto Centre,…
Best restaurants in San Diego
Here’s one thing I knew I was going to do in San Diego: EAT. Because, dang, I love food. And figuring out the best places to eat in San Diego was no easy task. In addition to hours of research, scouring the Interwebs’ many sources before we even arrived, I also talked to locals, Lyft…
Visit La Jolla – immediately
La Jolla wasn’t even on my radar. Heck, San Diego wasn’t really on my radar either — until Big B had a free hotel room thanks to a conference and I decided to tag along, leaving the kids at home. So began the research. The hours upon hours of Googling “what to do in San…
Talk about a #CakeWalk (sponsored post)
This is a sponsored post I wrote on behalf of Fibre 1 for IZEA. All opinions are 100 per cent mine. ___________________ Remember that time I told you that National Cheesecake Day was an actual thing? Well, it happened. July 30 was obviously a glorious and memorable day for those who took part in the first-annual Cake Walk…
ALT Hotel – Pearson airport
When you live more than an hour away from the airport and your flight leaves anytime before a suitable breakfast period, staying at an airport hotel makes a lot of sense. But they aren’t all as convenient as you may think. If you can’t walk into the airport on foot or hop on the airport’s…
How I’m celebrating National Cheesecake Day (sponsored post)
This post brought to you by Fibre 1. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Mommy Gearest. I have what some may call an indulgent personality. I throw caution to the wind when it comes to splurging on vacations, designer duds and the latest restaurants. You know why? LIFE. IS. SHORT. I choose to…
Mont-Tremblant in the summer
(This Mont-Tremblant in the summer post was updated Feb. 2, 2022; but you will also find an additional, comprehensive guide for all of your Mont-Tremblant summer activities planning here.) If it wasn’t enough that we fell in love with Tremblant this past winter, we’ve now experienced Mont-Tremblant in the summer and are more smitten than…
The Harley Pasternak blender, powered by Salton
Several years ago, I was wandering through the CNE halls and came upon one of the many product demos that vendors do there. It was for Vitamix, and I was ooohing and ahhhing right on queue as if I was a paid actor in an infomercial. This was before I was making reasonable money, so the…