Daily Archives: October 30, 2007

Travel

Community News for Brampton Ontario…

Why would I be interested in Brampton, Ontario. Well, for one thing I travel often and before I go to a location I do a search for a community website about that location. I am often referred to as the cruise director or tour guide because I like to find out the local happenings in the area that I will be visiting. So, take for instance Brampton, Ontario. If you were to search for Brampton, Ontario you are going to find quite a few useful sites. One of them is called Brampton news.com. This website is exactly what I would be looking for if my next trip was to Brampton, Ontario.

The Brampton News site is packed with information. When I travel I like to be able to catch local bands or even larger acts. The Brampton news has many contributors including one for the Brampton Music Scene. So if I was to go to Brampton, Ontario I am going to check out the Brampton Music scene. What is great about this part of the website is that there are links to the bands and their myspace pages. That way I can easily learn about the band and decide if I want to go see them live.

Brampton, Ontario also has a thriving art scene and they do an Art Gallery Hop. This is a full day tour of many different art galleries in Brampton. I never get a full day to do anything but I think I would use whatever time I had to make sure I went to the Art Gallery of Peel. The exhibits like The True North: Landscapes of the Arctic are really appealing to me. I could find myself spending quite a bit of time in that gallery.

But then I would get hungry so I could use the Brampton News Site to read restaurant reviews. Since the site is a community one I can read reviews by locals who know the best places to eat. Many times I have found hidden gems on the road by doing some advanced research. I could get lost for hours just learning about places to see and places to eat while I spent time in Brampton.

Review

Web Comic: Dog Eat Doug

Dog Eat Doug

This wonderful web comic, that has made it into some mainstream newspapers as well, is about a baby, Doug, and a Chocolate Lab, Sophie. What I love about this comic is that Sophie does all the talking (or rather thinking) and Doug, well Doug just is. Doug is a cute baby who is usually the foil in Sophie’s elaborate plans for treats or cheese.

The comic has been around for a while now and has a good archive of strips. The jokes are funny and the art is superb. I love reading this each day and on Sundays there are color strips. If you have children and dogs or not you will probably still enjoy Dog Eat Doug.

And what is really important is that Brian is writing a Children’s book based on the adventures of Doug and Sophie! I can’t wait to get that book and read it to Baby Eva.

Also because of this strip I got a very special product that the Read To Me, Dad readers will enjoy hearing about. My review of the product the Baby Sherpa Diaper Backpack will be up in November (after I have done some field testing with Eva), however I can tell you without a doubt that I have the product in hand and it is a must have for you Dad’s (and moms) out there who want a do everything diaper bag that doesn’t look like a man purse. I have a promo code for my readers that you can use to get free shipping on your order. The Promo code is Benspark07 and it is good until January 1st 2008.