Tag: travel

Exploring Copenhagen: One Neighbourhood at a Time

Strøget, Shopping in Copenhagen

For my birthday present last summer, we did something on my bucket list: we went to Denmark. Since I wanted a glimpse of other Scandinavian countries, we booked a North European cruise in the middle of our stay. When I travel, I love to explore residential areas and do things that the locals do. I love to see their architecture and design…

Where to eat well in Gatineau and Ottawa with kids

We went for a weekend getaway last weekend with our 4 years old boy. I didn’t plan for anything except for meeting friends on Sunday and visiting the Canadian Children’s museum. Whenever I’m in vacation, I rely on Yelp to find restaurants. Once again, I was reminded of how practical Yelp is.

The filtering options make it easy to cut down on the number of reviewed restaurants. As a rule of thumb, I focus on restaurants with 40 reviews or more. I also take the time to read the most recent reviews to get a feel of the place, to see if it fits our criteria, what we’re craving for at that moment. Then, I check the food pictures and visit their web site. Frankly, I rarely made bad choices with this technique.