Fitness Biking the Big Apple: The New York Five Boro Bike Tour
August 21, 2017 janicebakes

From the first time I heard about the TD Five Boro Bike Tour in New York City, I made it a bucket list item to participate in the event. The Five Boro Bike Tour is a 40 mile (64km) ride through all 5 boroughs of New York on closed roads – Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island – and across 5 major bridges. Over 32,000 cyclists participated in the event this year! Even though I’m pretty terrified of biking after falling off a bike and breaking my elbow (resulting in 2 surgeries and 8 months of physio), I decided this…

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Travel Winterlude in Ottawa
March 11, 2017 janicebakes

Ottawa is our home away from home. Hubby studied there for University and I visited countless times throughout our long distance relationship and worked there for a few months as well. Besides seeing old friends, there is ONE thing that we MUST do every time we go to Ottawa: eat at Shawarma Palace. One time we even brought back multiple take out boxes home, stinking up the car on the 4 hour drive back 😂. In February we decided to visit Ottawa again and take part in the Winterlude activities. This year is Canada’s 150th anniversary, so there were even more festivities…

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Travel Snowboarding in Mont Tremblant
February 14, 2017 janicebakes

Three days after returning from Montreal, I was heading back to Quebec again! Our friend had offered us a place to stay at a hotel just at the base of the mountain so we couldn’t resist. I started snowboarding about 3 years ago but didn’t go too often, however I bought gear after the first year since it was quite pricey to rent. This was my first time at Tremblant and was excited to take on the longer runs compared to what I’ve experienced in Ontario. We started the 6 hour drive after work on Friday, but hit a fierce…

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Travel A Food-Filled Weekend in Montreal
February 10, 2017 janicebakes

I took a short work trip to Montreal in early February, and it was the perfect opportunity for hubby to tag along the weekend before and do some exploring (mostly eating). We usually visit Montreal once a year since it’s only a 5 hour drive from Toronto, and there’s so much great food in Montreal that we never have time for. On Friday after work we headed out and arrived in Montreal around 11pm. The drive was surprisingly easy (thanks to hubs for driving the whole way), and we were able to find parking right outside our Airbnb. Our Airbnb…

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Travel 24 Hours in Boston
November 19, 2016 janicebakes

A close friend of ours was visiting from Australia and we wanted to take a quick weekend trip together. Hubby and him decided on Boston since neither of them have visited before. Unfortunately, last minute planning ended up in poor (or adventurous?) travel plans, resulting in driving 9 hours to New Hampshire first to pick up an iPhone from the Apple Store (no tax!), staying 24 hours in Boston and then driving 9 hours home. For those that know us, this type of travel is not unusual but I really think we’re getting too old for this 😉 We started off…

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