A few weeks ago I received an email asking me if I would like the opportunity to get up close and personal with an elephant at the Bowmanville Zoo. Thinking this is basically a once in a lifetime opportunity I quickly jumped at the chance. Later did I realize, this is an everyday thing at […]

I didn’t always see the value in being frugal — despite the fact that I used to be a banker, I was never really taught about money management. I came from a background where my parents made all sorts of sacrifices to see me get ahead in life — even at cost to themselves and […]

Prior to about a week ago, when I thought about Prince Edward Island (PEI for short) the only things that came to mind were potatoes, red earth and Anne of Green Gables. PEI was always a place that I knew very little about, and never had much of a desire to visit. Since attending an […]

Bars are getting more expensive to go for drinks in this city every year. A $5 cocktail of a few years ago is now $8. Here are some of my favourite places to go in Toronto for cheap drinks: Ballroom Bowl Located in the Entertainment District, Ballroom is one of my favourite bars in the […]

Last night, history was made in the Canadian cocktail industry at the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel in Toronto. For the first time in its four years of running, Canadians were allowed to compete for a spot in the world’s largest cocktail competition: Diageo World Class. At the Global World Class competition, bartenders compete from 50 different […]