For our vacation this year, we decided to take a week-long road trip to Vancouver to visit our friend and indulge in the food! We chose to drive the highway between Vancouver and Calgary, which was a drive shy of 1000 km and 11 hours driving time, and only made a stop for gas as [...]
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I’ve had a wonderful opportunity to spend the last three months living and working in Melbourne. Melbourne started as an unknown place to me, going from “Where is that place and is it real?” to “I can imagine myself living here.” Before we jump into the best parts of the Melbourne experience, here is a [...]
Paul (Australian coworker/parma affectionado) – By definition, it can’t be a good pub if there is no decent parma. And having a great Parma is serious business. Better known as a Chicken Parmigiana in North America, Parmas are big hit amongst pub eaters in Melbourne. Given Melbourne’s heavy Italian inspiration and roots, a Chicken Parmigiana [...]
For the first weekend in Australia, we (being the North American imports working in Australia) decided to head north east to Yarra Valley. We opted to go on the Epicurean tour, consisting of food and wine pairings in addition to the winery visits – while it was steep at $180 per person, it was worth [...]
For anniversaries and birthdays, I’m always hard pressed to find something I’d be proud to gift. When thinking of something to give for those big occasions, I’ve always considered an experience to be more thoughtful than a physical good (unless, of course, its an item that will provide more experiences down the road). So for [...]
Tim Horton’s Roll Up The Rim – #2 & #3
Posted in food, Tim Hortons on Mar 2nd, 2010
Sweet! Got my first win on the second day! Taken with the S90 in front of my massive (mini) filing cabinet. Current Statistics: Record: 1 – 2 Spent: $4.77 Won: $2.57 Probability: 26.34% [RUTR 2010 Progress]
Unboxing – The Individual Meal Pack
Posted in food on Feb 21st, 2010
Wonder what kind of meal looks as good as the above? It is one of the best, ready-to-eat meals available to our nation’s best – the made-in-Canada Military Individual Meal Pack (IMP) ration! Sans the plate, but nevertheless tasted better than the average boxed meal. We discovered many interesting things as we researched the IMP [...]
Tim Hortons and Cold Stone Creamery in Calgary
Posted in food, Tim Hortons on Aug 25th, 2009
If you haven’t heard, Tim Hortons has a few locations in Calgary that also serve Cold Stone Creamery ice cream. The combining of the stores was an experiment in the USA first, then they started moving into Ontario and finally, Calgary. Cold Stone Creamery is similar to a Marble Slab – you pick your ice [...]
The “I Don’t Know I’m Not Sure Yet” Sandwich
Posted in food on Jul 29th, 2009
For those who are looking for a reasonably good sandwich shop outside the city, check out Guy’s Cafe in Cochrane. They’ve got a behemoth of a sandwich called the “I Don’t Know I’m Not Sure Yet”, stuffed with all the cold cuts on their menu. Guy’s Cafe and Bakery 6-201 Grande Boulevard West Cochrane, AB [...]
Well the Hong Kong trip has come and gone, and I’m over my post-vacation-depression period enough to begin writing posts on the blog again. Some quick statistics: Days in HK – 19 Pictures Taken – 3824 (average of 201 a day) Pictures Uploaded – 520 (excludes a few family photos) Pictures with GPS coordinates – [...]