12 Reasons to Visit The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto

Canadiens Dressing Room

Toronto holds a very special place in my heart. Number one, it’s where my wife is from and it’s also where we got married. Number two, it was the first international city I ever visited — I don’t really remember much about that family trip because I was around five and we drove there from [...]

Paris to Toronto in Air France’s Business Class

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Bonjour! Natalie and I spent three romantic nights each in Monaco and Paris. On the way over, we flew Air France from Toronto (YYZ) to Paris (CDG) to Nice (NCE) in economy. Here’s my review. On the way back, I was able to pull some strings and get upgraded thanks to a connection I met [...]

Toronto to Paris to Nice on Air France

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Flight AF351 Natalie and I just flew from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Paris’ Charles De Gaulle International Airport (CDG). We took Air France’s flight 351, which is scheduled to depart YYZ at 6:40pm and arrive at CDG at 8am the following day. We flew coach and I found a great economy seat, other [...]

10 Reasons to Stay at the Four Seasons Toronto

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There are 90 Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in 36 countries around the world, but their flagship was the little black sheep of the company until recently. That’s because Izador Sharpe founded the luxury hotel chain in 1960 in Toronto, Canada and his original, well, was getting a little tired. Fortunately, the old building is [...]

Top 10 Canadian Destinations from Mapmobility

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Canada has a lot to offer, it’s one of the biggest countries in the world! Why not let a local tell you what you shouldn’t miss? One of Canada’s largest map publishers is Mapmobility and their maps are now available in a handy app available for iOS platforms! Mapmobility’s business director, Carl Nanders, shared his [...]

Seoul to Bali on Korean Air and Honeymoon Cake

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Trip: ICN-DPS Airline: Korean Air Aircraft: A330-300 Scheduled Departure Time: 6:05pm Push Back from Gate: 6:03pm Actual Departure Time: 6:20pm Actual Arrival Time: 11:55pm Announced Flight time: 6:35 Miles: 3,280 Seat: 8G Honeymoon flight number two! In case you missed it, our first segment was 24 hours earlier when we flew from Toronto to Seoul. [...]

John & Natalie’s Wedding Photos

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What a week! If you have been following me on Facebook or Twitter, then you know that Natalie and I got married on Saturday in Toronto. Yes, that’s where she’s from. I’d always wanted a destination wedding but I always imagined it would be in Australia, Fiji or Italy but I have to tell you, [...]

New York to Toronto on WestJet

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Trip:  LGA-YYZ Airline:  WestJet Aircraft:  737-600 Scheduled Departure Time:  12pm Push Back from Gate:  12:05pm Actual Departure Time:  12:50pm Actual Arrival Time: 1:59pm Announced Flight time: 1:02 Miles: 335 Seat:  12C Cost:  $211.30 SPG AMEX Paid U.S. Open to Toronto I was in New York attending the U.S. Open as one of SPG American Express’ [...]