The Latin beat beckons one and all -- straight, gay, and otherwise -- to this lively club. If you don't know how to samba, you can pick up the basics at the Friday- and Sunday-night dance lessons, but if you don't learn, no one on the jam-packed dance floor will notice. There's a substantial hetero contingent that comes out just to watch the fabulous drag queens -- and don't be surprised if you encounter a bachelorette party in progress.

Between October and April, the Maple Leafs play hockey in this arena, but be forewarned that obtaining game tickets is both difficult and expensive.

The home of the world renowned RCMP Musical Ride is located just a short drive from downtown Ottawa at the corner of St Laurent Blvd. & Sandridge Rd.  With stables, an arena, gift shop, and...

Extensive collection of Canadian bank notes, coins and tokens including the mysterious Yap stone, a three-ton rock in the shape of a flattened doughnut that was used as money up to modern times on a South Pacific island.

This is the general term for the area surrounding the Byward Market and on Dalhousie Street, extending a few more blocks towards the Ottawa River.   It is technically the southwest portion of the...

Roaming Toronto for a restaurant, Rivoli's name and setup was attracting enough to lure us in. It was a pleasure when the food turned out to be excellent. The spicy chicken sandwich was a great...