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<title>world of warcraft tips</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:09:28 PST</pubDate>
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              World of Warcraft is the most exiting online game and while  Playing the game&amp;nbsp; most of the players  struggle to earn a lot of &amp;hellip;</description>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Winnipeg-travel-guide-205668">Winnipeg, Canada></a>, Oct 25, 2008</p>
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      <link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cmmmm%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>   <w:WordDocument>    <w:View>Normal</w:View>    <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>    <w:Compatibility>     <w:BreakWrappedTables/>     <w:SnapToGridInCell/>     <w:WrapTextWithPunct/>     <w:UseAsianBreakRules/>    </w:Compatibility>    <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel>   </w:WordDocument>  </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object   classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></object>  <style>  st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }  </style>  <![endif]--><style>  <!--   /* Style Definitions */   p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal  	{mso-style-parent:"";  	margin:0in;  	margin-bottom:.0001pt;  	mso-pagination:widow-orphan;  	font-size:12.0pt;  	font-family:"Times New Roman";  	mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}  p  	{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;  	margin-right:0in;  	mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;  	margin-left:0in;  	mso-pagination:widow-orphan;  	font-size:12.0pt;  	font-family:"Times New Roman";  	mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}  span.articletext  	{mso-style-name:articletext;}  @page Section1  	{size:8.5in 11.0in;  	margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;  	mso-header-margin:.5in;  	mso-footer-margin:.5in;  	mso-paper-source:0;}  div.Section1  	{page:Section1;}  -->  </style><!--[if gte mso 10]>  <style>   /* Style Definitions */   table.MsoNormalTable  	{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";  	mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;  	mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;  	mso-style-noshow:yes;  	mso-style-parent:"";  	mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;  	mso-para-margin:0in;  	mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;  	mso-pagination:widow-orphan;  	font-size:10.0pt;  	font-family:"Times New Roman";}  </style>  <![endif]-->    <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/about.php" target="_self">World of Warcraft</a> is the most exiting <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/contact.php" target="_self">online game</a> and while  Playing the game<span style="">&nbsp; </span>most of the players  struggle to earn a lot of gold. Most of the players try search cheat code for  this game to <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/forum" target="_self">earn gold</a>. This article will help you a lot to earn more and more  gold. Actually <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/" target="_self">WoW gold</a> cheats do not exist. The <span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>best way to <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/forum" target="_self">earn gold</a> in this <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/contact.php" target="_self">online game</a> is  by going through the guidelines and other information about the game that are  available on the internet .If you are trying any unknown cheats to <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/forum" target="_self">earn gold</a>,  you would face some problem and your account will be black out. So don’t try to  find cheats instead try to follow the guideline of<span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/about.php" target="_self">world of warcraft</a>.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>These tips could work as <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/purchase.php" target="_self">gold cheat</a> and can  help a lot to <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/forum" target="_self">earn gold</a> and money.</p>    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>    <p class="MsoNormal">The first aim in <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/about.php" target="_self">world of warcraft</a> is to aim at the North  Western Plaugelands and then try to collect more and more gold from Scarlet  city. In Scarlet city you find a tower, near which you get a bunch of gold  .There you will find spellbinders that will throw a formula called ‘<a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/contact.php" target="_self">Enchant Weapon Crusader</a>’ which if you deal will help you get 200 gold. Since these mobs  respawn again and again you can earn more and more gold.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Another way to <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/forum" target="_self">earn gold</a> is to attack the  priests of Scarlet in their private place which are easy to break.</p>    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>You can trade rune clothes for huge amount of money and  later this huge amount of money can be traded for gold. After <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/forum" target="_self">earning gold</a> from  <st1:place>Northern Plguelands</st1:place> you move to the Eastern part pf  plagueland to <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/forum" target="_self">earn gold</a> in the same way. Here mobs will spread out a potion  called Greater Protection Potion. Here you can <a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/forum" target="_self">earn gold</a> as this potion cutout  and you can obtain 1 gold for each potion.</p>    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>    <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="articletext">Another place to get </span><a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/gold.php" target="_self">World of Warcraft Gold</a><span class="articletext"> is The Dire Maul Tribute while this will require a group of you  if you need </span><a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/gold.php" target="_self">World of Warcraft Gold</a><span class="articletext"> this way<span style="color: red;">. </span>In  a group you can find the gold in this way easily but it is very difficult to  find gold if you are alone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>    <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="articletext"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>    <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="articletext">I hope these tips will help you a  lot to earn more and more </span><a href="http://www.powerlevelingspecialists.com/gold.php" target="_self">world of warcraft gold</a><span class="articletext">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>        <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Submitted by : <a href="http://www.zeconsolution.com/" target="_self">Zecon Solution</a></p>              
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<title>Day 4 - Leave Winnipeg, Manitoba</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:48:22 PST</pubDate>
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      Got on the Trans-Canada Highway from downtown Winnipeg at 1:00 p.m. and headed due west on what was to be the longest, straighest, flattest&amp;hellip;</description>
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      Got on the Trans-Canada Highway from downtown Winnipeg at 1:00 p.m. and headed due west on what was to be the longest, straighest, flattest stretch of road that I have ever had the pleasure of driving.<br><br>If somebody ever tells you the Prairies are boring, don’t you believe it - especially if you’re on a motorcycle. After being constantly under the yoke of East Coast cops looking to hand out chicken-s tickets for minor speeding infractions, it was a delight to drive hour after hour after hour without a patrol car in sight. I guess they were out solving real crimes somewhere and not harassing regular citizens.<br><br>Maybe I’m giving them too much credit and they simply realize that even if they wanted to start rigidly enforcing speed limits, it would be a somewhat futile exercise since anybody with good eyesight and a keen sense of observation can see for many kilometres ahead and spot every vehicle on the road - there is nowhere for anybody to hide!<br><br>I approached Regina at the tail end of rush hour and decided to continue on and stopped for the night in Moose Jaw. For some reason, several of the hotels were completely filled and managed to find room, although a bit on the pricey side. I certainly didn’t feel like continuing onward after a long day on the road.<br><br>              
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<title>Folklorama</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:35:07 PST</pubDate>
<description>This festival in Winnipeg lasts about 2 weeks, every year in August (usually).

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This festival in Winnipeg lasts about 2 weeks, every year in August (usually).

Basically Ethnic 'clubs' within the city put on performances of traditional dancing, singing and other cultural doings in a venue specific to them. 

For example, one night you may want to check out some things Chilean culture is all about. So you go to the venue, pay about 5 bucks, grab a seat and watch the show. Before or after you can chat with these people, and often they have booths set up with crafts and other goods made in Chile. In another section they sell Chilean food and drinks. 

I believe this a great way for people, especially those with young kids, to perhaps learn quite a bit about a culutre you may not know a lot about, or may even convince you to actually travel to that destination. As a bonus, some countries have regional performances, so are represented more than once in a different light. Unfortunately, not all (obviously) ethnicities and cultures are represented here. 

IMO these are very enjoyable, and are definitely worth checking out if you are in Winnipeg during the time of this city-wide festival. 

I've been lucky to attend this event >10 times, and it is just as exciting each time. 

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<title>The park, a recollection, and a reconnection (4)</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:25:44 PST</pubDate>
<description>(cont&apos;d...) Assiniboine Park, one of two major parks&amp;nbsp;in Winnipeg that I learned to love. Throughout the seasons, it has never ceased to inspir&amp;hellip;</description>
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<P><STRONG>(cont'd...)</STRONG> Assiniboine Park, one of two major parks&nbsp;in Winnipeg that I learned to love. Throughout the seasons, it has never ceased to inspire any nature-loving individual. To us, it offered a lot&nbsp;of good memories: a place that had become our&nbsp;cool comfort to&nbsp;unforgiving prairie summer heat;&nbsp;a jolly witness to our many picnics held together with friends; a place of inspiration to my then rigorous morning and afternoon jogs; a place that empathized&nbsp;with me on my&nbsp;rollerblading accident; a silent listener in moments of my occasional unwinding;&nbsp;and more so, as a patient&nbsp;onlooker to me and my wife's frequent winter afternoon stroll.</P>
<P>With my recent visit to the city and upon setting my feet back at the park that we have loved, I relived those past good memories. It seemed that nothing had changed much, the attractiveness still lingers on. All the winding and branching&nbsp;pathways still looked the same; the orderly lined elm trees queuing at the main entrance road as if so willing to offer their&nbsp;shades to visitors; and even the wide expanse&nbsp;lawn boasting its manicured grass for anyone to sit and lay on, they have been there all along,&nbsp;waiting&nbsp;like a loyal and&nbsp;trusted friend.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P>Within the park, a variety of interesting&nbsp;spots are available for anyone to explore.&nbsp;The Pavilion, The Leo Mol Sculpture Centre, The Assiniboine Zoo, a duck pond, and The&nbsp;English Garden are some of them. Even a&nbsp;simple driving around the park and watching people we passed by were a treat. Our visit to the park was coincided with the post thawing of stubborn winter snow, laid long enough on the ground from previous months. Therefore,&nbsp;the upbeat feeling in the air was understood during this Spring time. Although the air had a trail of coldness to it, we&nbsp;parked and decided to get out of the car to&nbsp;have a walk.&nbsp;</P>
<P>At the height of&nbsp;summer, the English Garden showcases a full&nbsp;display of various horticulture geniuses. From&nbsp;specialised plants to shrubs, the landscape can transform the place to a&nbsp;spectacular garden of colours. We did not proceed entering&nbsp;the garden though, as the place&nbsp;wasn't at all ready for&nbsp;visitors; there was nothing but bare ground at that time.&nbsp;The entrance where we had the lone shot of a boy and his boot,&nbsp;I thought was perfect!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P>It was a completely different story when we reached the conservatory. The moment someone enters the place, he&nbsp;could be transported to a surreal tropical environment; in a dead winter day, one can get away with his winter blues by simply getting in here.&nbsp;The aesthetic arrangement of tropical flora was impressively natural, like those that could be&nbsp;found in a tropical forest: towering trees, intertwining vines running up and around tree trunks, orchids hanging in the air, broad-leaf shrubs, wild ferns, even banana trees! The cricket sound enhanced the tropic-like atmosphere. The other wing of the conservatory was also filled with, I think, less impressive arrangement, but that did not stop us capturing the area.&nbsp;</P>
<P>The duck pond situated across the English Garden&nbsp;was also a sell-out, although there's nothing extra ordinary about it. With an ellipse-shaped&nbsp;perimeter that borders the pond and a couple of modest fountain at the centre,&nbsp;the pond and its resident wild ducks/loons simply&nbsp;represent tranquility one&nbsp;could&nbsp;only find in nature; it was such a relaxing scene. </P>
<P>At around twilight, we drove back to the hotel visually satisfied and mentally relaxed because of our visit&nbsp;from the park.&nbsp;<STRONG>TO BE CONTINUED.</STRONG></P>
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<title>The Forks...and more (3)</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:02:47 PST</pubDate>
<description>(cont&apos;d...) Our hanging out at The Forks was suddenly disrupted by a downpour. Spring season, as expected, could surprise everyone with its fresh a&amp;hellip;</description>
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<P><STRONG>(cont'd...)</STRONG> Our hanging out at The Forks was suddenly disrupted by a downpour. Spring season, as expected, could surprise everyone with its fresh and cold showers; we were not exempted. Good thing I was able to take some pictures before sprinting back to our minivan. Well, the opportunity was not at all lost as I was also able to take some inside shots of The Forks tourist centre. </P>
<P>At the centre, I took&nbsp;particular interest of a petrified Polar bear in its imposing and attacking stance. Standing up on its two hind legs, claws all protracted, jaws&nbsp;wide open allowing&nbsp;its two- or three-inches long fangs intimidate someone with high imagination. I cannot imagine myself being face to face with a real beast as beautiful and as threatening as&nbsp;this. Aaah, taxidermy is a real art, indeed!&nbsp;Another particular sight of interest was the bison. My&nbsp;wife didn't let me leave without taking a picture of the bison with her. Bison - as I come know,&nbsp;used to roam the Prairies&nbsp;hundreds of years ago. There were several&nbsp;interesting facts of information displayed inside the centre for visitors to learn and to experience. From&nbsp;Manitoba's&nbsp;varied weather and&nbsp;geography to its diverse culture and rich natural resources, etc. </P>
<P>The newest structure I saw prominently from The Forks was the walking bridge named L'espladane Riel. It is a&nbsp;two-tier bridge that&nbsp;allows both pedestrian and vehicles cross the bridge separately.&nbsp;This is the bridge that&nbsp;links main city to its French-speaking community of Saint Boniface. It is one strikingly unique stay-cable bridge that has tower and&nbsp;semi-circle plaza/restaurant right at the very centre.&nbsp;The bridge's restaurant is&nbsp;Winnipeg's pride and joy, the Salisbury restaurant.&nbsp;It's city-based and I don't think you can find it elsewhere in Canada.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P>If I understand it correctly, The Forks of Winnipeg used to be the&nbsp;centre of commerce and industry at the start of twentieth century, and because of its robust commerce it helped Winnipeg established its reputation as the "Chicago of the North" in the past. This explains also why a lot of important establishment buildings&nbsp;were built there. The Johnston Terminal, the massive CPR station, and Fort&nbsp;Garry hotel to name a few.&nbsp;</P>
<P>Red River borders The Forks from the east. And across it, the Saint Boniface church of French quarters shows off its historic architecture. I did not actually go there, but only took pictures of it at the edge of the river from across.</P>
<P>From The Forks, we went back to the hotel, picked up the car and drove around, dropping by and visiting&nbsp;almost everyone that I know. I have to admit, we were 'spoiled' there really leisurely. Aside from free hotel accommodation, our very good friends lent us a car and even&nbsp;a cellular phone! Well,&nbsp;that allowed us to actually drive around the city and visit more friends!&nbsp;The afternoon was well-spent, thanks to these wonderful friends.&nbsp;</P>
<P>We&nbsp;had our&nbsp;barbeque session the following&nbsp;day under the sun-drenched patio of a friend's place. After having our fill, we drove to visit Assiniboine Park.&nbsp;<STRONG>TO BE CONTINUED</STRONG></P>
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<title>Familiar faces in a familiar place (2)</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:52:34 PST</pubDate>
<description>(cont&apos;d...) We landed at Winnipeg International Airport 30 minutes past five in the afternoon. It is still the same airport&amp;nbsp;that I used&amp;nbsp;t&amp;hellip;</description>
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<P><STRONG>(cont'd...)</STRONG> We landed at Winnipeg International Airport 30 minutes past five in the afternoon. It is still the same airport&nbsp;that I used&nbsp;to like; it is not as busy, the concourse is short, its parking is ample, and the technology is there, yet&nbsp;I could still sense&nbsp;a hometown feel whenever I looked around. I had the assumption -&nbsp;or at least as what I was told by friends,&nbsp;that soon it may not remain the same as the ongoing massive expansion west of the airport is being undertaken.&nbsp;Good for Winnipeg, I thought.</P>
<P>We were picked up by our friends who's been on the arrival area waiting for us. As I wait for our&nbsp;baggage to show up out in the rotating conveyor (carousel), I glimpsed to my wife who was few feet away from me hugging everyone of our friends with excitement.&nbsp;After some&nbsp;picture taking and five minutes of driving (that's how close the hotel is from the airport), we&nbsp;checked in right away at Victoria Inn Hotel.&nbsp;It was a weekend stay that was arranged and paid for by our very good friends. Actually, what my wife and I wanted was stay to any of&nbsp;our&nbsp;friends' place, but everyone was trying to win us and that kind of put us in such difficult situation of choosing a place to spend the night. Accommodating&nbsp;everyone was impossible; consequently, it ended up and was agreed that they provide us&nbsp;hotel accommodation. The suite they chose for us was practical in size - two king-sized beds, a wide and open dining/living room, and later, it served its purpose soon after our bunch of friends came to see us in the hotel.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P>It was a night of fun, laughter, and catching-up. Our&nbsp;dinner was filled with Filipino dishes. (Note: if you're ever interested to know what they were, you are welcome to ask me.) You see,&nbsp;ours&nbsp;was more of a 'family-oriented' gathering,&nbsp;so&nbsp;alcoholic&nbsp;drinks and curse words had no place that night.&nbsp;The frequent cracking of jokes by our very facetious&nbsp;good friend Roobee kept the night alive, while all the guys' eyes were fixated at the ongoing basketball game between Jazz and Lakers. It was very late at night when everybody left.</P>
<P>The following morning, we were picked up for breakfast at Delano's restaurant. There, we met more friends that we did not see the previous night. The restaurant offers typical&nbsp;Filipino foods and&nbsp;it specialises in traditional breakfast reminiscent of those ones I liked back in&nbsp;the Philippines. The "longanisa" (Filipino-version sausage/chorizo) and&nbsp;"tocino" (Philippine tapa) topped on fried rice garnished with fresh tomato was a sell out. A freshly brewed coffee completed the breakfast. </P>
<P>Considering that we only had a short stay and line up of invitations from friends, I decided to pick one&nbsp;place when I was asked where we want to go for a walk. I picked the perennially popular spot in Winnipeg, The Forks.&nbsp;How do I describe it? Let's see...it's located close to downtown area and by the Red River. It is some place sort of a central plaza&nbsp;where big-city event is being held most of the time. There are several interesting buildings that you can visit within&nbsp;The Forks like the Johnston Terminal, the Market, and the&nbsp;newer built suspension bridge with&nbsp;Salisbury restaurant at the centre. &nbsp;Across at The Forks port on the other side of&nbsp;Red River is a classic Saint Boniface Church with its imposing facade facing the river. <STRONG>TO BE CONTINUED...</STRONG>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<title>8 days</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/35312/8-days-Winnipeg-1</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:25:52 PST</pubDate>
<description>I don&apos;t think I&apos;ll be updating this blog as often as I was able to update our last trip.&amp;nbsp; It just takes too much time to try and track down an&amp;hellip;</description>
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<P>I don't think I'll be updating this blog as often as I was able to update our last trip.&nbsp; It just takes too much time to try and track down an internet cafe 4-5 times a week.&nbsp; I'll try and update once or twice weekly as I find the time.</P>
<P>We leave in about a week, and although i'm excited, I'm much more relaxed about our trip this time than last time.&nbsp; I'm taking that as a good thing.&nbsp; We're only bringing carry-on bags this trip, which should make things interesting.&nbsp; Better to bring less than more I've found out in the past.&nbsp; Next update will be from France or Croatia most likely.</P></p>
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<title>Red River Exhibition</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:35:12 PST</pubDate>
<description>I wasn&apos;t really expecting much when I went to the Red River Exhibition in Winnipeg. I had seen the ads in the Winnipeg papers and decided to check &amp;hellip;</description>
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I wasn't really expecting much when I went to the Red River Exhibition in Winnipeg. I had seen the ads in the Winnipeg papers and decided to check it out. I had a great time. I went through all the government and commercial exhibits and spent hours photographing people and colours of the midway. When I got tired and hungry, I rested my sore feet at&nbsp; an outdoor theatre and watched metis dancers and fiddlers perform to an enthusiastic audience.
                    
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<title>Bridge Drive In &quot;BDI&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 18:45:45 PST</pubDate>
<description>If you&apos;re in Winnipeg right now and you haven&apos;t been to the &quot;BDI,&quot; drop whatever you&apos;re doing, drive out to 766 Jubilee Avenue - next to the pedest&amp;hellip;</description>
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If you're in Winnipeg right now and you haven't been to the "BDI," drop whatever you're doing, drive out to 766 Jubilee Avenue - next to the pedestrian bridge across the Red River - and order an ice cream cone or some other ice-cold treat from the BDI's menu. Once you have the treat in hand, you can consume it while walking across the bridge. 

Leaving Winnipeg without stopping at the "BDI" is like visiting Paris without the seeing the Eiffel Tower, New York without the statue of Liberty - Coombs without seeing the goats on the roof (an inside joke)</p>
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<title>Prairie&apos;s charm;  a long-weekend getaway (1)</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/32890/Prairies-charm-a-long-weekend-getaway-1-Winnipeg-1</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 01:47:14 PST</pubDate>
<description>As opposed to other major cities in Canada, Winnipeg may pale in comparison citing its subdued cosmopolitan character, for example. Having a humble&amp;hellip;</description>
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<P>As opposed to other major cities in Canada, Winnipeg may pale in comparison citing its subdued cosmopolitan character, for example. Having a humble downtown area and quaint little houses (in core city area) - among other things, Winnipeg has still maintained its charm that is uniquely different from any cities in Canadian Prairies. Its people are the&nbsp;friendliest ones you can find.</P>
<P>After more than six years since we last set an eye on Winnipeg,&nbsp;here we were, both worked-up and&nbsp;finding our way in front of a laptop skimming for seat sales&nbsp;over the internet. It was my wife's plan to visit Winnipeg this time as I&nbsp;have been favouring the idea of flying down to Las Vegas. I would feel truly regretful had I not gave in to my wife's.</P>
<P>I have to admit, I was a bit selfish insisting not to go. I did not realise later on after we've come back that it was actually a visit&nbsp;&nbsp;which would turned out to be&nbsp;worthwhile. Behind all the beauty and thrill this city could offer was an experience we would not have found&nbsp;but only from&nbsp;those unmistakable&nbsp;faces, familiar laughters, and old-time camaraderie among&nbsp;our friends.&nbsp;Truth to be told, those were only the incentives as I've&nbsp;seen how my wife's happiness gleamed throughout the whole time.</P>
<P>My idea of travel, I believe, has gone up to a certain level of maturity after this trip.&nbsp;My notion that a travel must constitute&nbsp;mainly of&nbsp;self gratification,&nbsp;visual fulfillment, and&nbsp;be&nbsp;an ego nurturer&nbsp;(to some extent) was a bit of embarrassment to myself which my own self have encouraged in the past. Travel is such a wonderful experience, life-changing,&nbsp;mind-, and eye-opening, only if it's to be mutually or collectively decided, shared, and enjoyed with the ones you cared about. &nbsp;Of course, I cannot discount the fact that there are those who would prefer to travel by themselves...for sure they have their own valid reasons. </P>
<P>Anyways, after few attempts from several online ticket agencies, we finally grabbed two sale&nbsp;seats at a fairly cheap price. That was a week before our scheduled flight.&nbsp;</P>
<P>We packed light but ended up having more stuff in our hands because&nbsp;several dozens of Krispy Kreme doughnuts we&nbsp;have brought into this trip. In the morning prior to&nbsp;our departure,&nbsp;we bought&nbsp;six or so dozens of&nbsp;assorted Krispy Kreme donuts for our friends (we were told they do not have that toothsome doughnut shops in&nbsp;Winnipeg, this is why). It must&nbsp;be a pretty popular name in doughnuts since it grabbed attention from&nbsp;security personnel at the airport to flight attendants in the aircraft where we were in. </P>
<P>I totally surprised myself when I felt sick during the take-off and much worse in landing of the 737.&nbsp;I had been to&nbsp;longer flights in the past and did not experience motion sickness at all. Even the wife didn't believe at first, until she&nbsp;felt my hands&nbsp;were cold and noticed&nbsp;&nbsp;my sweating forehead. Her lip was half-grinning, but I sensed her worry&nbsp;at the same time while asking me repeatedly if I was okay. I could only give her a thumbs-up sign because I felt I could throw up at that moment&nbsp;I open my mouth.&nbsp;Luckily, it didn't end up that way. Considering&nbsp;the last time I had this motion sickness was when I was in grade school, that&nbsp;experience turned up really odd to me.&nbsp;<STRONG>TO BE&nbsp;CONTINUED...</STRONG></P>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:02:47 PST</pubDate>
<description>Typical Canadian menu of grilled foods, such as steaks. Still, if that&apos;s what you go in for, the best place I can recommend in Winnipeg is Moxie&apos;s,&amp;hellip;</description>
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Typical Canadian menu of grilled foods, such as steaks. Still, if that's what you go in for, the best place I can recommend in Winnipeg is Moxie's, and several more throughout Canada. 

On my last visit there were three Moxie's Classic Grill restaurants in the city of Winnipeg, now there are five, and being a sports nut, my favorite location was the MTS Centre, on Portage Ave., which is the local ice hockey stadium. 

An example of the prices: a friend and I both ate a steak menu, had six cocktails of the day between us, and I barely managed to eat a desert, while my friend couldn't even do that, amounted to $80 (Canadian), which included a handsome tip.

As for that desert, do have their white chocolate brownie. Ordering just that would have been worth the visit by itself.

The restaurant seems to be frequented mostly by people in their twenties and thirties out for a good time. A few TV's showing sports are present, but not in an obtrusive way.

At night parking should be OK, as downtown Winnipeg isn't really a busy place after office hours, but in daytime take any bus that will take you to Portage and Main.  </p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:02:09 PST</pubDate>
<description>There are your more typical dance clubs such as Alive, Desire, and The Empire all in the Exchange District downtown and pretty much all walking dis&amp;hellip;</description>
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There are your more typical dance clubs such as Alive, Desire, and The Empire all in the Exchange District downtown and pretty much all walking distance from each other....check the free Uptown newspaper (on-line at http://www.uptownmag.com/current/whatsup.aspx) for info on eveything going on in Winnipeg and at all the local bars, clubs, lounges and other venues.

The Times Change High & Lonesome Club on Main St. is the best honky tonk in town!</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:56:14 PST</pubDate>
<description>The King&apos;s Head pub on King Street in the Exchange District is probably the most happening English-style pub in Winnipeg, especially on the weekend&amp;hellip;</description>
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The King's Head pub on King Street in the Exchange District is probably the most happening English-style pub in Winnipeg, especially on the weekends when they usually have live entertainment
However, be aware that you need to purchase a $5 membership to get in...or go as a guest of someone with a membership. If there's some sort of special music or event going on there may be an admission fee on top of the membership fee.</p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:30:58 PST</pubDate>
<description>Exceptional eclectic food, great ambience in a small restaurant located in St. Boniface (Winnipeg&apos;s French Quarter).  Run by a husband and wife tea&amp;hellip;</description>
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Exceptional eclectic food, great ambience in a small restaurant located in St. Boniface (Winnipeg's French Quarter).  Run by a husband and wife team, the menu is hand-written every day and every meal unique.  The food and service are top notch, but the atmosphere is relaxed.  Phone for reservations, its not big, no one gets rushed, and its popular! Bon appetit!</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:04:21 PST</pubDate>
<description>Wasn&apos;t too sure how to start a travel blog, so figured an initial entry in here might be a good thing to do.&amp;nbsp; Only 10 days until I leave and s&amp;hellip;</description>
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<P>Wasn't too sure how to start a travel blog, so figured an initial entry in here might be a good thing to do.&nbsp; Only 10 days until I leave and still finalizing some of the plans and reading tons of other blogs and review to steal everyone elses great experiences and ideas!</P>
<P>First two weeks of my trip are on my own, a little aprehensive about not meeting people, but figure it will happen naturally.....any tips on best places to meet people (without getting drunk first!! lol) would be greatly appreciated.</P></p>
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