When the kind folks at VISA asked if they could send me a gift card to try out the new VISA Checkout option that’s now available with many of my favourite online stores, I eagerly agreed. Because: shopping. I have mad shopping problems and my personal VISA Infinite credit card is so well-used that I…
#ThrowbackThursday: Palawan’s Underground River, The Philippines
It’s a little depressing looking at vacation photos, right? And so it is when I look back on our South East Asian adventure captured on my Instagram feed. But being able to experience one of the new seven Wonders of the World brings my total “Wonder” count to six. Depending on whose list you use,…
Restaurant review: The Verandah at The Peninsula hotel
Whenever I go away without my kids, I try to eat at really nice restaurants. Because then I get to actually taste and savour my food. (And I think I’ve mentioned before just how much I love food.) So when Big B and I recently visited Hong Kong, we had our concierge at The Mira…
Hotel review: The Mira Hong Kong
When I lived in Asia back in 2000-2001, I did my share of travelling in the region. But all these years later, I still regretted never making it to Hong Kong. I’d been to mainland China, but never the unique city that was under British rule until just a few years ago. Still very British…
2015 GMC Acadia
There are few brands with whom I’ve been as excited to partner as I am with General Motors. Because it’s in my DNA. And just when I thought I was part of a three-generation GM family, it turns out that it’s actually four generations, so my mom told me the other day when I brought…
Signatures restaurant at the InterContinental Yorkville
I love food. I am a foodie. I take pictures to make “food porn” because, well, I love food. Even just looking at it. Though eating it is better. I have a pretty discerning palate, and I’ll try anything once (you don’t want to know). I’ve enjoyed some of the finest restaurants, eating at the likes…
InterContinental Yorkville review
This InterContinental Yorkville hotel review was centred around a March Break staycation, but take my word for it: this is a fantastic Yorkville Toronto hotel ANY time of year. ************* I love me a good staycation. You still get the thrill of a getaway and new scenery without having to spend much to get there,…
Make it a Bulletproof Coffee
It’s just not every day that you put butter in your coffee. Or put your coffee in your Vitamix. But that’s precisely what we’ve been doing since Bulletproof Upgraded Coffee beans arrived at our doorstep last week. In case you haven’t heard of this java phenomenon taking North America by storm, here’s how you make…
Garden of Life Organic Plant Protein (mini-review)
THE PRODUCT Garden of Life’s Organic Plant Protein. THE GOOD So if you’ve ever had Garden of Life’s very healthy and quite delicious RAW Fit protein powder, you know that while it’s chock-full of incredibly good-for-you ingredients, it’s a bit chalky and grainy going down. But you deal with it because it actually has flavour…
That time we ran out of batteries (sponsored post)
It happens to the best of us. We’ve all gone to reach into our trusty battery repository in the far corners of our homes to grab a set of double-As, and – nada. Your fingers hunt in the dark. Nothing. So you turn on the light to broaden your search: flashlight, check; screwdriver with the…