Lonely Planet The World: A Traveller’s Guide to the Planet

Whenever I go to Costco, I always check out the book section. Recently I noticed a book called Lonely Planet The World: A Traveller’s Guide to the Planet. I checked to see if Niagara Falls was listed, and it was, under the section called Canada. Niagara Falls Crowded? Cheesy? Well, yes. Niagara is short, too…

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World’s most amazing waterfalls

From FoxNews.com: Waterfalls are one of nature’s most beautiful creations, and come in all shapes in sizes. Here are some of the most incredible waterfalls on Earth. Niagara Falls come in at number 7 on their list: Arguably the most famous falls, Niagara Falls is comprised of three waterfalls: the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls…

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Lorde’s Parents Vic and Sonja Get Engaged at Niagara Falls After 30 Years Together

This is old news, but I still wanted to post about it… They weren’t on their honeymoon, but it is close 🙂 From US Weekly: One year after she made a name for herself with the release of her hit song “Royals,” Lorde has finally seen “a diamond in the flesh”—and in a very special…

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Adam Sandler checks out Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: An average of 700,000 people a year get up close and personal with the Horseshoe Falls at Journey Behind the Falls. On Saturday, actor Adam Sandler and his family took in the popular Niagara Parks attraction. Sandler, the Saturday Night Live alumnus and star of Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy…

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Bieber and Co. leave Falls casino after pal denied entry

From the Toronto Sun: Pop star Justin Bieber and his entourage hit the Niagara Fallsview Casino on Saturday night, but it appears they didn’t get very far. Fallsview Casino spokesman Greg Medulun said Bieber and “a number of others in his company” arrived at the casino around midnight by limo. When one of the people…

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BBC crew films segment on Niagara Falls tourism

From the Buffalo News: This international travel destination is getting some attention from European television for its tourism and culinary efforts. A crew from the BBC World Service’s “The Travel Show” was in town Monday and Tuesday filming for an upcoming segment on the Falls. The show hopes to provide its audience with insights into…

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This picture’s worth millions

From Niagara This Week: Tim William’s brush with notoriety started rather simple. “I found someone with the same name on Twitter,” Williams said Tuesday. “Of course, I had to follow him.” It turns out his namesake worked for a CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh and when the American Williams tweeted that he hadn’t seen any pictures…

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Deadmau5 has cutting words former hometown

From Niagara This Week: Mayor Jim Diodati was not all that surprised by comments made by deadmau5 concerning the place where he grew up. “I think what he was saying was not unique to Niagara Falls,” Diodati said. “It’s typical of youth. I doesn’t matter whether you’re from London, Oakville, Ottawa or Toronto. I think…

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Niagara Falls Photo Wins Bing Hometown Homepage Photo Contest

From Search Engine Land: After asking users to submit photos of their hometown back in August, Bing announced today Prasad Karkera’s photo of the Niagara Falls has won its Hometown Homepage Photo Contest. Karkera’s photo was one of ten selected by Bing and then voted on via a public vote by Bing users. Taken from…

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Author Craig Davidson gets gritty again, this time with novel ‘Cataract City’

From Yahoo! Canada News: When Toronto-based author Craig Davidson showed up for a recent interview with a mild shiner and stitches above his left eyebrow, it seemed a more fitting than frightening sight. After all, the 37-year-old is known for writing about brutal bouts in books, including the short story collection “Rust and Bone,” which…

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