Travel & Lifestyle | The Nation’s Capital Embraces Andaz Ottawa

I recently moved back to Toronto after living in Ottawa for about a year and a half.  I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with the city, so I was feeling relieved to be back in Toronto again. But when Daniel mentioned that he would like me to go to Ottawa for the opening of a new hotel, I laughed pretty freakin’ hard. My first thought was, “yeah but I just left and now you want me to go back there?”. I reluctantly agreed, excited for the opportunity, but not expecting too much out of my experience.

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Events | Finding inspiration one step at a time with the Manitobah Mukluks Storyboot School

I like to believe that every great journey in life begins with that very first step. Whether that is traveling the world to find yourself and your dreams, or taking a step back in time to remember who you really are and where you came from. Being a Manitobah Mukluks fan since I was quite young, an appreciation that I owe entirely to my mother, I was intrigued when I heard about the new Manitobah Mukluks Storyboot School in partnership with the TreadRight Foundation taking place at the Bata Shoe Museum. Continue reading “Events | Finding inspiration one step at a time with the Manitobah Mukluks Storyboot School”

Food & Drink | Enjoying the perfect Chandon cocktail for Thanksgiving

With the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend finally here, it’s time to get ready for friends and family to join together again. What better way to enjoy this sometimes hectic holiday season than with a delicious cocktail? This year we chose a special cocktail using Chandon as our inspiration for the entire weekend. Warm flavours to get cozy with, come see why we are sipping on an ‘Autumn Jewel’. Continue reading “Food & Drink | Enjoying the perfect Chandon cocktail for Thanksgiving”

Travel & Lifestyle | Come see why I’m taking off to Vegas with my BFF for my birthday!

A lifestyle blogger & a holistic nutritionist are taking a trip to Las Vegas to celebrate their birthdays. Sounds like the beginning of a really great story, wouldn’t you say? It’s actually the beginning of an exciting adventure that Catherine & I decided to take this year to co-celebrate turning 33 years old. When we realized that it was finally time to experience Vegas together, it only made sense to book using the new Expedia.ca/Vegas website since it could help us create the trip of a lifetime. When people mention Vegas, one of the first things they may think of is visiting a casino. If this is not something that interests you, knowing that you have to option to check out sites like eurocasino could make the vegas experience a whole lot easier, especially as you can do this within the comfort of your hotel room. Anyway, come and see why we decided it was time to embrace the #VegasYou ideal and what we have planned for our BFF birthday trip! Continue reading “Travel & Lifestyle | Come see why I’m taking off to Vegas with my BFF for my birthday!”