Flight Centre’s Karla Fee blogs about her three favourite restaurants in Ottawa and Karla should know because she’s from O-town. From Malaysian to British pub fare to Mexican, Karla recommends Chahaya Malaysia, The Lieutenant’s Pump and Ahora. As I sit here wondering what to blog about, I'm still thinking of what I had for lunch. It was a great meal, let me tell you. I had a big bowl of vegetarian chili, and a piece of homemade spelt bread. It was delicious. I thought to myself, I should write about some of the great places I love to eat in Ottawa. If you're ever visiting Ottawa, there are three restaurants that I would highly recommend. The first, and my favourite, is a tiny place called "Chahaya Malaysia". It serves the most amazing authentic Malaysian, Indonesian and vegetarian cuisine. The owner ...

Flight Centre’s Nicole McDougall joins us today with a blog post about travelling New Zealand with a gluten intolerance. I had no idea how much of a challenge this was until a friend’s child was diagnosed coeliac and it has literally changed the way we plan our get togethers. In this post Nicole recommends gluten free friendly restaurants in Mount Cook, Queenstown, Arrowtown, and Auckland. Sometimes it’s difficult to figure out what to eat when travelling. This gets even more difficult when you have dietary restrictions, but with a little planning you can have a great trip and some great meals. I have an intolerance to gluten, which means I can’t have wheat, barley, rye and a variety of other related grains. This is made even more difficult since these ingredients show up in the strangest ...

So, here I sit at the new Flight Centre Ottawa store in the Glebe on Bank Street and inspiration hits me for a new blog post. How about doing a travel blog post on one of my favourite restaurants in the entire world, Haveli? Stomach now officially grumbling as I start to write this post. Quite a few years ago when planning a business trip to Ottawa a dear friend of mine recommended (actually she insisted) I visit Haveli Indian Restaurant. Jan knows I have a passion for both making and enjoying a great curry. You know, we are all passed along food and travel recommendations but considering Jan was from India and that she stated Haveli was considered one of the top Indian restaurants in North America - well, I was sold. The first time I went I was ...

Flight Centre’s Theresa Babic travels to Seoul, Korea and reports back with unique vacations tips, culinary adventures and shopping delights. What a diners delight to venture out into the city of Seoul, Korea looking for dishes unique to the North American palate. My first mission was to find and devour Kimchi. I had never tried this side dish before but had heard so much about it. It is a traditional Korean pickled dish made of vegetables with varied seasonings, usually cabbage and can be very spicy. There are over 100 different varieties of Kimchi and I believe that I only managed to try 6 varieties at most. Another unique staple to the Korean dining experience included Soju. It’s an alcohol most commonly made from rice and usually 20% proof. It tastes comparable to that of vodka ...

So, if you saw yesterday’s video blog post you know that the Flight Centre crew traveled to Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort and Offshore Island and had a blast of a vacation… err, working holiday. What the video didn’t show was the incredible choice of restaurants offered. Surprisingly we found time away from all that hard work (there’s my tongue implanted in my cheek again) to enjoy the culinary delights the resort had to offer. So now that I’m back at the Flight Centre compound I have the opportunity to reflect on the incredible gastronomic treats we enjoyed. Kimonos If you’ve never had the opportunity to experience Tappanyaki then this Japanese restaurant is a must-not-miss. Why; because Kimonos includes a dinner and a ...

The other day I found myself sitting in the Flight Centre bat cave looking down at my grumbling stomach (sorry for the visual) and thinking ‘Boy, I'm hungry and nothing can satisfy this belly like a good ole' roti! One of my favourite things about traveling is finding great fast eats (not fast food); walk up, place your order, grab a seat, and wait for that yummy goodness. I then thought, wouldn't it be a neat idea to write a blog post and share three of my preferred quick lunch spots in Toronto, Canada. The idea being that when people travel to my hometown for their vacation or holiday they can enjoy some of my local haunts. Roti To me, there are few better lunch experiences in the world than a boneless chicken roti ...