Beer Fest & Porter at blogTO

I’ve got two new ones at blogTO, one quick notice about this weekend’s annual Beer Festival, another more extensive piece about my experience on Porter Airlines this weekend:

Dollar Beers this Weekend at the Beer Fest

If Wakestock didn’t bring enough incoherent, drunken frat boys (*cough*) out into the street, get ready for a quick one-two punch to the city as the 12th annual Toronto Festival of Beer kicks off this weekend.

This year, the festival is promising to be bigger than ever with several “satellite” events also planned around the GTA, and featuring over 200 brands of beer accompanied by some delicious BBQ action and live music.

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TO to MTL: The Porter Experience

I make a habit out of making a trip out to Montreal just about every year as time permits. Up until this year I’ve always made my way out there using VIA Rail. But now with new kids Porter Airlines on the scene, offering a flight to Montreal for a scant few more dollars than taking the train (not to mention saving nearly four hours of transit time - Porter takes about an hour), it’s now a tempting alternative.

Granted, it’s not the greenest option for traveling, and its long-term viability has been called into question on a number of occasions, but I figured it worth it just for the experience alone. As it turns out, not only was it a totally painless way to travel, but pleasant even. Who knew air travel could be enjoyable?

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I’m likely going to take a bit of a breather from blogging since (among other things) I have an upcoming article I’m working on that will be published in a Toronto mag soon. More details on that a little later on.

August 8, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized