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Life and travel can be funny sometimes. In the past 13 years, I’ve probably been to a couple hundred destinations around the world, from Thailand to Tahiti and Scotland to Saint Lucia. I’d been all over the globe, but somehow I forgot about one of the great cities a mere 10-hour drive from my home in Toronto. My wife and I visited Boston before we had our first child, and I thought it was terrific. A few years later I became one of the Toronto Star’s baseball writers, which allowed me to cover Blue Jays’ games at Boston’s fabled Fenway Read more

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BUFFALO – One of North America’s most beautiful art museums. Texas BBQ with a South Asian twist. Former grain silos that now house poetry readings. And some of the nicest people on the planet. I recently spent a weekend in this western New York city and, not for the first time, drove home with a smile on my face. I hadn’t been in Buffalo for eight years, but I found the same entrepreneurial spirit and pride I’ve seen in previous visits. Not unlike Newfoundlanders, they’re quick to lend a hand, and don’t seem to take themselves seriously.I get the feeling Read more

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