They are a part of the Japanese urban landscape. I saw the umbrella cover dispenser everywhere, outside restaurants, cafes, shops and hotels. Today was a rainy, cold day, which means that…
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I am writing this post comfortably sitting on the plane on my way to 3 weeks of vacation in Japan. Except for my husband, all my closed-by neighbors are Japanese. It…
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I spotted this ad on Vogue Living. It is about ultra-glossy, extra large ceramic tiles by Italian tile maker FAP Ceramiche. What is special about those tiles is that you can…
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I attended the Twestival 2010 event yesterday in Montreal. It was fun to mingle with Tweeple from Montreal. I chatted with familiar faces and met new ones. One of the activities…
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I started this week in a soothing way. I received an email last month from Alissa Anzarut, who is manager of the travel rewards at Aeroplan. Alissa contacted me to inquire if I…
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Turn your lights off on March 27th, 2010 at 8:30 PM to show that you care about the environment. Earth Hour was created in 2007 by WWF in Australia. It did…
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At this time of the year, Montreal hosts one big cultural night all across the city. Yesterday night event was as popular as ever. The event closed between 2 and 3…
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Two words: style and comfort. I like them for their stylishly modern and comfortable lounge at the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Porter put attention to details. Usually, flying one trip…
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There are things in life that you regret to not have bought sooner. The perfect example are the red mittens of Vancouver 2010. I saw a girl wearing them 10 days…
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I am pretty excited by my day so far. My husband and I went skiing. The weather was wonderful. And the ski conditions were great, considering the lack of snowfalls that…
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If you visited Montreal lately, you probably noticed those cute knitted hat on top of billboards across the city. They really convey the message that milk is comforting. I like the…