Review of Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament – Toronto

We’re received many invitations (from friends) to go to Medieval Times but have been unable to for various reasons.  It finally took an invitation from one of Book Boy’s classmates to get our family out to experience this popular attraction.

Here’s our family’s take on the night and some tips to help your family fully enjoy the night!  Also included is a video of the best medieval pre-tournament announcements ever made! Read the rest of this entry »

Tips on Visiting Ottawa and Winterlude With Your Family

When a close friend moved to Ottawa, it presented the perfect excuse to take the family up to visit Canada’s Capital in the wintertime.

One of the main Ottawa attractions during winter is Winterlude (or Bal De Neige in French), dubbed as “Canada’s Winter Celebration” by its organizers.  It was our first time going to Ottawa so here’s a summary of our trip, with all its high (and low) lights, and a plethora of time and money-saving tips embedded in the story!  We hope you get some great ideas to make your next trip to Ottawa … Incredible! Read the rest of this entry »

Review of Eggs Up Grill – Ajax

Last Sunday, the family decided to go out for breakfast and decided upon the newly opened Eggs Up Grill in Ajax, across the street from the Walmart/Home Depot plaza.  Find out whether the restaurant *egg-cited* us or *cracked* us up instead… sorry, couldn’t resist…

Also read about some neat Egg Facts that you may not have known!

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Review of Papps Casual Dining – Pickering

Our family’s search for new restaurants to visit recently took us to the ‘newly-renovated’ Papps Casual Dining & Banquet Hall.

Okay, maybe it was the coupon we found that convinced us to try it … in any case, we dropped by to see if this restaurant was worthy of our repeat business. Read the rest of this entry »