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Restaurants in London: My Experiences in 2019

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Before social distancing was encouraged, a few people have asked me for restaurant recommendations in London. As much as it is flattering, I am actually embarrassed to tell people where to eat. First of all, I am not a food blogger, let alone a food critic. Secondly, I don't really want to be blamed should they not enjoy their food experience as much as I did. This is why I write about my own experience and not a review. Anyway, I still gave these people my recommendations, so hopefully it will somehow help their family and friends. 2019 was yet another special year for our food adventure, for the main reason that one of my very good university friends came to visit with her family,  and we had a couple of dinners with them. We also went back to a couple of our favourite restaurants, The Ivy and Benares. It was also early last year when I gave in to Jollibee - a food experience that I really enjoyed but wouldn't necessarily queue up for unless it if for someone really spec

One Day Trip To Freezing Quebec City, Canada

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My original plan was to take a day trip to New York as it is only over an hour plane ride from Montreal. However, because of the snow season, I decided to stay in Canada in fear of getting stranded in New York- and I am very glad I did.  My friend Claire wanted to take me to Quebec City because she knew I would love it there, so we went there for a day trip instead. It was a pleasant 3 hours drive from Montreal. The weather was good albeit very cold. It was -18 degrees when we arrived in Quebec City but the cold didn't bother me as I was excited to explore the city I knew so little about. Our first destination was Parc de la Chute-Montmorency because they wanted to show me the famous waterfall in Quebec City. Little did they know that I am scared of heights. It all went fine, but I definitely refused to cross the suspension bridge. The waterfall was unfortunately half-frozen, but still beautiful. The surrounding views didn't disappoint either. Then we drove str