Food+Travel Tips
1) Food Tips
- Check TripAdvisor to see the top restaurant recommendations, as well as the highlights of the restaurant's menu.
- Subscribe to Toronto Life magazine which has restaurant ratings and highlights hottest new spots.
- Follow on IG: BlogTo*, TorontoFood*, TOFoodies, Toronto_Restaurants, TastetheSix, TasteToronto
*top recommendation
- Ask waiter for their top menu recommendations
-Fun thing we do, we explore the area after we are done. It allows us to discover new restaurants.
-Use OpenTable, if possible, to reserve a restaurant, easy and friendly use, plus you get points, which convert to money that you can be used towards your bill.
2) Travel Tips
- Book flights through www.kayak.com which compares various sites for the best deals
- Subscribe to YYZ Deals and/or Next Departure website, to receive instant notifications of amazing travel deals (like roundtrip YYZ to Philippines for $350CAD (tax included)!
- Whenever possible, book Airbnb to get the most authentic travel experience
-Don't dine in restaurants who have hustlers (waiters) outside, inviting to come in. It's called tourist trap.
- Book hotels/hostels through either of the following sites (check both to see which offer the best deal):
1) www.hotels.com, where you get your 10th night free
2) www.expedia.ca where you earn points which can be converted for savings on your travel
- Check "Things to do" on TripAdvisor
- Download TripAdvisor offline
- Download MapsMe which is a GPS app that works offline
-For food reservations in Europe use, "The Fork" app, it is related to TripAdvisor
Links:
www.tripadvisor.com (Food+Travel)
www.nextdeparture.ca (Travel)
www.opentable.com (Food)