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Recap + Giveaway: SmartyPantz Edmonton – Live Action Escape Game
I loooove escape rooms. They’ve quickly become ‘the’ thing to do in Edmonton – with FOUR different companies opening in just a year! For those who don’t know: an escape room game is basically where you and a group of friends are put in a themed room with a certain scenario and various puzzles tha...
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I loooove escape rooms. They’ve quickly become ‘the’ thing to do in Edmonton – with FOUR different companies opening in just a year! For those who don’t know: an escape room game is basically where you and a group of friends are put in a themed room with a certain scenario and various puzzles tha...
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Social Media Notes (#86) – Links for the Week of September 21 – October 4
Social Media Notes Here’s this week’s round-up of social media (& tech) news. Come by each week for what I hope to be a fun & informative blog post on social stories that caught my eye throughout the week! Note: I missed last week (Sept. 21-27) so this round-up may include so...
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Social Media Notes Here’s this week’s round-up of social media (& tech) news. Come by each week for what I hope to be a fun & informative blog post on social stories that caught my eye throughout the week! Note: I missed last week (Sept. 21-27) so this round-up may include so...
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Giveaway: Tickets to the Just For Laughs Canadian Comedy Tour 2015 via Nightlife Poster Edmonton
Mike and I are big fans of comedy. Whenever we can, we try to catch the amateur stand-up comedy show at The Druid on Sunday nights. We also frequent The Comic Strip in West Edmonton Mall fairly regularly. Our default TV channel is also set to The Comedy Network. We basically love to laugh! I̵...
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Mike and I are big fans of comedy. Whenever we can, we try to catch the amateur stand-up comedy show at The Druid on Sunday nights. We also frequent The Comic Strip in West Edmonton Mall fairly regularly. Our default TV channel is also set to The Comedy Network. We basically love to laugh! I̵...
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Recap: 2015 Edmonton Expo
I finally attended my first Edmonton Expo this year! Mike and I went on Sunday (it was Mike’s second Expo) and had such a great time. We had two main reasons to go: one) to meet Doctor Who’s Jenna Coleman (Clara/The Impossible Girl/Souffle Girl) and two) to hang out with our niece and...
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I finally attended my first Edmonton Expo this year! Mike and I went on Sunday (it was Mike’s second Expo) and had such a great time. We had two main reasons to go: one) to meet Doctor Who’s Jenna Coleman (Clara/The Impossible Girl/Souffle Girl) and two) to hang out with our niece and...
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What to do for Halloween 2015: Edmonton (and area) Event Listing
2015 Halloween Events List last updated: September 30, 2015 Halloween is one of my favourite “holidays” of the year. I just love getting into the spooky spirit! There’s always lots of great events and activities going around for the occasion in and around the Edmonton area so it...
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2015 Halloween Events List last updated: September 30, 2015 Halloween is one of my favourite “holidays” of the year. I just love getting into the spooky spirit! There’s always lots of great events and activities going around for the occasion in and around the Edmonton area so it...
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Preview: Haunted Halloween Gala at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
Over the weekend I went on a whirlwind trip to Banff with my friend Brittney to get a preview of the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel Halloween Gala! The Fairmont Banff Springs is arguably the very best hotel/resort in picturesque Banff, Alberta. It has a long and rich history as Canada’s ̶...
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Over the weekend I went on a whirlwind trip to Banff with my friend Brittney to get a preview of the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel Halloween Gala! The Fairmont Banff Springs is arguably the very best hotel/resort in picturesque Banff, Alberta. It has a long and rich history as Canada’s ̶...
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Recap: 2015 FEASTival of Fine Chefs (and tips on how to do it best!)
This year I was invited to attend the 27th Annual FEASTival of Fine Chefs food extravaganza at the Shaw Conference Centre as a food blogging guest of the Alberta Food Processors Association – which puts on FEASTival. Check out my recap + photos below, but also at the end, read up on some FE...
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This year I was invited to attend the 27th Annual FEASTival of Fine Chefs food extravaganza at the Shaw Conference Centre as a food blogging guest of the Alberta Food Processors Association – which puts on FEASTival. Check out my recap + photos below, but also at the end, read up on some FE...
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Preview: 2015 Nuit Blanche Edmonton (and the Dance of the Cranes!)
For the first time, Nuit Blanche, an all-night contemporary art festival is coming to downtown Edmonton! On the evening of September 26 (and into the early morning of September 27), 30+ different art installations/events will be taking place simultaneously in the downtown core/Ice District. Nuit ...
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For the first time, Nuit Blanche, an all-night contemporary art festival is coming to downtown Edmonton! On the evening of September 26 (and into the early morning of September 27), 30+ different art installations/events will be taking place simultaneously in the downtown core/Ice District. Nuit ...
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Review: Cafe Bicyclette (Edmonton A to Z Restaurant Series)
* This review is part of a 2015 series of reviews on Edmonton restaurants “A to Z” – inspired by @DianeLuzny on Twitter! This could either mean the restaurant starts with the next letter in the series, or the restaurant’s type of food starts with the letter in the series. ...
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* This review is part of a 2015 series of reviews on Edmonton restaurants “A to Z” – inspired by @DianeLuzny on Twitter! This could either mean the restaurant starts with the next letter in the series, or the restaurant’s type of food starts with the letter in the series. ...
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Giveaway: Enter to win free 50/50 burgers at White Spot
Edmontonians love their burgers and I feel like in recent years there’s been an influx in higher-end burger chains in the city. Well, when I say higher-end, don’t get me wrong, it’s not fine dining and still very reminiscent of a fast food burger joint, but places like Five Guys...
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Edmontonians love their burgers and I feel like in recent years there’s been an influx in higher-end burger chains in the city. Well, when I say higher-end, don’t get me wrong, it’s not fine dining and still very reminiscent of a fast food burger joint, but places like Five Guys...
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Recap: The Dead Landz Zombie Apocalypse Immersion Experience Edmonton
Over the weekend Mike and I, along with our friend Logan, took part in a media preview for “The Dead Landz” live action zombie apocalypse immersion experience. The Dead Landz (put on by Simulation Events) is a zombie apocalypse survival simulation game. You live action role play, inte...
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Over the weekend Mike and I, along with our friend Logan, took part in a media preview for “The Dead Landz” live action zombie apocalypse immersion experience. The Dead Landz (put on by Simulation Events) is a zombie apocalypse survival simulation game. You live action role play, inte...
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Social Media Notes (#84) – Links for the Week of September 7 – 13
Social Media Notes Here’s this week’s round-up of social media (& tech) news. Come by each week for what I hope to be a fun & informative blog post on social stories that caught my eye throughout the week! There are now more than 45 million Facebook Pages and now there are new...
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Social Media Notes Here’s this week’s round-up of social media (& tech) news. Come by each week for what I hope to be a fun & informative blog post on social stories that caught my eye throughout the week! There are now more than 45 million Facebook Pages and now there are new...
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#ExploreEdmonton: Staycation at the West Edmonton Mall World Water Park
Each year, Mike and I go on an annual water park adventure with our friends Rachel and Taylor. There really isn’t a lot of water park options in the Edmonton area – I mean, really there’s only one: at the indoor World Water Park in West Edmonton Mall! Over the years we’ve ...
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Each year, Mike and I go on an annual water park adventure with our friends Rachel and Taylor. There really isn’t a lot of water park options in the Edmonton area – I mean, really there’s only one: at the indoor World Water Park in West Edmonton Mall! Over the years we’ve ...
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Preview + Giveaway: Win Weekend Passes to the 2015 Edmonton Expo (Sept 25-27)
The 4th annual Edmonton Expo returns at the end of the month – bigger and better than ever before! I’m ashamed (bolding that for emphasis on how much shame) to say that I’ve never been to Edmonton’s Comic & Entertainment Expo. I like to think that generally I’m p...
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The 4th annual Edmonton Expo returns at the end of the month – bigger and better than ever before! I’m ashamed (bolding that for emphasis on how much shame) to say that I’ve never been to Edmonton’s Comic & Entertainment Expo. I like to think that generally I’m p...
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Social Media Notes (#83) – Links for the Week of August 31 – September 6
Social Media Notes Here’s this week’s round-up of social media (& tech) news. Come by each week for what I hope to be a fun & informative blog post on social stories that caught my eye throughout the week! Instagram’s on an update roll – first their horizontal/vert...
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Social Media Notes Here’s this week’s round-up of social media (& tech) news. Come by each week for what I hope to be a fun & informative blog post on social stories that caught my eye throughout the week! Instagram’s on an update roll – first their horizontal/vert...
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