Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in a unique forum in Sudbury. It piqued my interest because it combines all of my passions - food, travel and my home City of Sudbury. It is the first of its kind and, essentially, a first step towards figuring out what visitors and the citizens of…
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Is Ignorance Bliss?
The new menus miraculously appeared in franchises across Ontario. Beside the large, colourful pictures of oozing cheese, juicy steaks and golden fries, most of Ontario's franchise menus now have a series of numbers squeezed in beside the prices. We now all know how many calories are in that Shared Appetizer Platter that we usually order…
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Expectations Revisited
Times have changed. And so have prices for all-inclusive vacations. As someone who has been visiting these types of resorts for more than 15 years, I still remember the thrill of booking a last-minute week-long vacation at a 4-star resort for $1000 TAXES IN! It had large, super-clean, spacious rooms with balconies, large buffets and…
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First Time For Everything
I usually save my half-hearted rants for my newsletter, Wanderlust, but since this discrace is so fresh and embarrassing, I thought I should post it before others start travelling away from the crazy cold and fold into the new chaos of "Canadian Boldness". I have always been proud to boast to hospitality workers and other…
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