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‘Tis the season for snow, apple cider and neighbourhood Christmas light reconnoitring.  With five weeks to go till Christmas Eve, we’ve noticed the eager beavers in our neighbourhood already installing and powering up their glowing larger-than-life inflatables, glittering garden ornaments and twinkling light strings.  The recent mild temperatures and snow-free conditions have made it enticing to get into the yard, unravel

🎈 #LOVEYYC Day is back! 🎈 Gary, our I AM CALGARY Mascot, is geared up for #LOVEYYC Day 2019 As Tourism Calgary promotes our awesome city, loads of businesses are offering Calgarians great value in return.  It’s time to hastily plan how you’re going to spend your day (and dollars) on November 2nd!  Celebrate all things Calgary. 

Food!  Glorious food!  There’s no doubt about it, one’s vacation culinary experiences is one of the key factors in creating a successful holiday.  Food, along with accommodation, transport, the company you keep, and the weather, of course.  Eating can be both a noteworthy highlight as well as a haunting lowlight.  It can enhance an occasion or it can ruin a day. 🔤

Dinan – not to be confused with nearby Dinard, as is easily done when trying to pronounce the names of the well-known Brittany towns as English-speaking folk in slurred French – is another tourist magnet.  Visiting this medieval town is like stepping into a time warp for North Americans.  When compared to our very recent history, how can such a