Win Tickets to The Gentlemen's Expo in Toronto

The Gentlemen’s Expo is back for 2014 and RealManTravels.com is giving you the chance to win two weekend passes, including drink tokens! Our readers also receive discounted admissions. The expo is November 14-16 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

The lads from Real Man Travels checked out the expo last year and were thoroughly impressed. It truly is a celebration of the finer things men love, like food, fashion, drinks, cigars, tech, sports, cars… etc.! Learn all about the event on the TGE website.

Highlights of this year’s expo include Canadian Tire’s Ultimate Garage; sport simulators, a vintage arcade and a casino; 102.1 The Edge Soundstage with bands like Hollerado and Born Ruffians; beer, wine and spirit sampling from 25 purveyors of potent potables; a KPMG business start-up spotlight; a rock climbing wall; cooking demonstrations and so much more. You can even grab a free straight shave from Dove Men+Care (manly factor x10!). All that plus loads of shopping, food and gadgets.

Enough talk! What this about free and discounted tickets? It’s true! We’re giving away two weekend passes to the expo that include five drink tokens per day – that’s 30 drink samples! The tickets are valued at $130 for the pair. Here’s how you can win:

1. If you haven’t already (really?), like Real Man Travels on Facebook.
2. Find one of the Gentlemen’s Expo posts and like or share it.
Post by Real Man Travels.

That’s it, you’re entered to win! We’ll announce the winner on November 1.

The Gentlemen’s Expo has also kindly extended discounted tickets to Real Man Travels readers. Enter the code REALTGE when purchasing your tickets and receive a 10% discount.

We’ll be checking out the event again this year along with some of the contributors from RealGirlTravels.com (yes, we’re told there’s plenty to love at the expo for ladies as well) and hope to see you there.

Remember, enter before November 1 for your chance to win!

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Jack Daniel's Barrel Tree Lighting Ceremony

Every once in a while something truly unique happens in your hometown or city. Toronto is never an exception to that rule and this year is the proud host of the Jack Daniel’s Barrel Christmas Tree.

Located at 544 King Street West in front of the marketing firm The Hive (who happen to share a rich history of business with Jack Daniel’s) the barrel tree is constructed out of Jack Daniel’s barrels that are decorated with lights, garland, ribbons and stands approximately 20-30 feet proudly. Sorry to burst all the bubbles of Jack Daniels fans but the barrels are empty!

Scott (@SFRealManTravels) and I (@EdRealManTravel) were lucky enough to be invited to the tree lighting ceremony on December 11^th, 2013. At this ceremony we were introduced to a seasonal blend from Jack Daniel’s called Winter Jack. It is a mixed blend of apple cider liqueur (which really takes over the entire taste of the drink) Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Tennessee Whisky and holiday spices. The drink is best served warm and was nice to have after standing in the cold.

While I wasn't a fan of Winter Jack because I’m not fond of ciders, those who are will definitely find joy in this beverage during the winter season. You can find it at most LCBO’s across Ontario.

Many thanks to The Hive (@The_Hive) and Jack Daniel’s (@JackDaniels_US) for inviting us out to the lighting ceremony.

And if you are in Toronto be sure to get a photo of that beautiful barrel tree and share it on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #JDBarrelTree.

Happy Holidays everyone!

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