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Terrigal NSW Australia is a oceanside resort town about 1 hour north of Sydney. This is where we stayed while curling at the Pacific Asian Championships. The Crowne Plaza is a lovely hotel which overlooks the beach/ocean. There is basically … Continue reading →

So here I am staying at a Airbnb in Sydney Australia in Surrey Hills. This region of Sydney is near the CBD near downtown. Apparently (unbeknownst to me when we booked the place) this is a region for foodies. :). … Continue reading →

We decided to visit Hong Kong this summer. Be aware it is hot in Hong Kong in June…32 degrees but feeling like 42 everyday. It is very humid and the sun is extremely hot. I now understand why people there … Continue reading →

So we had a chance to go see the National in Oshawa at the GM center. Lots of great curling. But what about the eats…We were able to try a couple of places near the GM center. Surprisingly, they were … Continue reading →

It was supposed to be a culinary day trip to Montreal on the Saturday of the Labour day weekend. We had planned to visit the Biodome in the morning, grab some bagels at Fairmount and visit the foodie fair at … Continue reading →

So the heat did not let up. The inn at the new microbrasserie in Val David had a lovely continental breakfast as good as the ones you get in Europe…fresh bread from a local bakery, homemade jam, cold cuts and … Continue reading →

The next day we had an uphill ride to Val David. It was still hot as hell but at least it was cloudy that morning. The ride from Tremblant to St. Jovite was flat but there was one intersection that … Continue reading →

It was an even shorter ride on day 2 from Labelle to the old village of Tremblant. After getting settled in our hotel, we decided to bike to the Intrawest village of Tremblant. So hotel clerk mentioned the path by … Continue reading →

Petit Train du Nord, pedal, paddle and poutine. It was a four day cycling adventure along the Petit Train du Nord. We drove to St Jerome on Friday evening. We took a short detour to Masson Angers to get some … Continue reading →

This weekend was an unplanned weekend of food where the only planned thing was going to the Asian night market. Originally, I wanted to go to the ball game and then to the night market Friday night but weather squashed … Continue reading →