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Mention Romania to someone and quite likely you’ll get a blank stare or a news sound bite like: it’s the former home of Nicolea Ceausescu, brutal communist dictator, Ceausescu and wife Elena executed Christmas Day 1989, stray dogs roaming the streets of Bucharest and Bridget Bardot’s feigned attempt to save them and then there’s the [...]

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By: Adam Kroeker Are you looking for a romantic getaway this summer? Don’t let your travel agent trick you into believing that romance can only be found with a trip to Italy or France. Instead, take a look at these three Canadian destinations, which might actually be more romantic than their European counterparts… Montreal: Paris [...]

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By : James Lambert When I was asked to wax poetic over Prague’s romantic virtues, I leapt at the opportunity. A writing gig that allows me to deliberately pause and reflect on my time in the Czech Republic? Ano, prosím! I lived (really lived) in Prague for nine years from 2000 to 2009, with the [...]

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Right! Tokii loves St. Patrick’s Day! It’s the perfect excuse to get some fresh air and knock back a pint of the good stuff at the pub. And what goes better with green beers and a good party than a romp between the sheets? With that in mind, we’re putting out [...]

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I always feel like because February 14th is smackdab in the middle of the Winter, it’s like nature extending us a challenge.  Yeah it’s cold and dark, it’s our job to battle the elements and make it warm and bright for our partners.  Nothing brightens up Valentine’s Day like the act of spoiling your significant [...]

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Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and except for the very few of us guys with foresight that stretches past our nose, it means a trip to the florist, a blind rush through jacked up prices and frantic coffee break-forsaking cashiers, and a dozen red roses for our better halves. Well, it turns out that the [...]

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Our Tokii members served up some interesting data about their attitudes, ideas and expectations for Valentine’s Day.  Speaking as a bumbling husband myself, I usually get a little god-smacked about what I’m supposed to be doing beyond bringing home the “gouge-pricing” Roses and picking out a Hallmark card that balances out “funny” and “Romantic” without [...]

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Can you believe it, I was asked to write about teamwork and Christmas. What could I possibly have to say about that? There is no teamwork with regards to Christmas in my household, and as such, Christmas has become a strong four-letter word. I don’t like the songs, the decorations, none of the fuss. You [...]

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The holiday season brings with it traditions old and new. Whether you’ve been together for a short while or for “ages,” chances are you’ve brought traditions from your respective families into your shared experience and maybe started a few new ones of your own. Horsing around Gifts delivered by a jolly, portly old man in [...]

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Each year specific holidays come along accompanied  by classic old stories or poems that we read and recite with great gumption, to our children.  And so, this time around, we thought it might be fun to take an old classic like The Night Before Christmas and give it a modern spin to emphasize how our [...]

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