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Museum of Creation – Genesis Expo

A minutes walk from the railway station at Portsmouth Harbour, opposite the bus station, and within view of the historic dockyard, Boris the giant dinosaur greets you at the entrance of the Genesis Exhibition, a Creation Museum, the first of its kind in the UK, run by the Creation Science Movement. The Creation Science Movement, […]

Seat 64A on a 747-400

Using my frequent flyer points I upgraded the return journey from Toronto to London on British Airways. Knowing I was going to fly on a Boeing 747-400 I soon asked friends and searched SeatGuru for best possible seat and found out that 64A on the upper deck was most prized. The upper deck cabin is […]

BA Lounge Toronto

British Airways has a dedicated lounge in Terminal 3 of Toronto Pearson International airport YYZ. Looking out at the airfield, have your pre-flight dinner or chill on one of the many plush chairs. In many ways, it is similar to that of the BA Galleries Lounge at Heathrow T5. As part of the ‘Sleeper Service’ from Toronto […]

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Kensington Market

A visit to Kensington Market is like a sensory trip around the world. During the 1920s, it was known as the Jewish Market. Today, you can sense the city’s rich, multicultural mix, obvious in the shops packed with goods from Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South America and Asia. It’s also a treasure trove […]

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Toronto Harbour Ride

A ride on a Toronto ferry on the harbour to the Toronto Island. This is my favourite place in the city, a short ferry ride takes you to this set of 3 islands, each connected, making it a large parkland and open spaces for picnics, small amusement park, water rides, beaches (nude ones too), bike […]

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Casa Loma – North America’s only castle

North America’s only castle, Casa Loma, is a Gothic Revival style house and gardens in midtown Toronto, Canada, that is now a museum and landmark. Constructed over a three-year period from 1911–1914, and designed by the architect E. J. Lennox, Casa Loma took more than 300 men and approximately $3.5 million to complete. At 98 […]

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Toronto Heli Tours

Soar into the air and experience Toronto from a totally unique angle with Toronto Heli Tours. Flying out of downtown Toronto city island airport, this is a great way to see the many attractions including the CN Tower, Roger’s Centre, Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario’s Parliament, Air Canada Centre, Toronto’s picturesque Inner Harbour and so much more. […]

Eaton Centre

The Eaton Centre is Toronto‘s top tourist attraction with more than one million visitors per week. A multi-levelled, vaulted glass-ceiling shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Canada. Modelled after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, and named after the now-defunct Eaton’s department store chain that once anchored it. Considered revolutionary at […]

Trinity Bellwoods Park

Trinity Bellwoods Park is a 14.6-hectare public park located in the west end of Toronto, Canada on Queen St. West at Strachan Ave. The park sits atop the now buried Garrison Creek ravine, now a city storm sewer, it still flows beneath the park from the northwest to the southeast corners. Once the home of Trinity […]

The Avenue Diner

A nostalgic diner with a cool vibe, in business since 1944. The Avenue Diner maintains a loyal clientele, despite being unlicensed and open no later than 4 p.m. Located in the Yorkville and Annex area of downtown Toronto by Davenport Road and Avenue Road, it has an open setting that lets you see your meal being […]

Nova Era Bakery

Tastes and traditions of Portuguese pastries and bread. A family-owned and operated business, established in 1991, Nova Era Bakery is one of the early bakeries in Toronto to offer European-style coffee, bread and pastries to the growing Portuguese community. Maintaining traditional methods of daily handmade, freshly baked bread and pastries, from the famed Portuguese pastel de […]

Fishbar

A few years after it first opened its doors, Fishbar on Ossington Street in Toronto still delivers a fine catch and selection of seafood tapas. The menu reinvents seafood with unique combinations of ingredients that break with tradition. Seafood enthusiasts are certain to taste something new here. The grilled sardines with balsamic reduction and mint pesto […]

Inside the BA Dreamliner

Loving the new BA Dreamliner. After a shaky start, the full features of the new aircraft could finally be enjoyed on my flight from London to Toronto, British Airways new aircraft for the busy route. The windows are amazing and large. The dim feature is impressive since the Dreamliner doesn’t have shutters, instead by pressing […]

Belgium

A relatively small country in northwest Europe, densely populated and highly industrialized. Belgium is small enough that most cities can be accessed by train and short day trips from Brussels. Though it is not one of my Favourites places it does have some interesting things to see, a short break is all you need to […]

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Lille is the largest city in French Flanders

Lille is the largest city in French Flanders, situated on the Deûle River, near France‘s border with Belgium. The name Lille comes from insula or Isla, i.e., “the island” since the area was at one time marshy. This name was used for the castle of the Counts of Flanders, built on dry land in the middle […]

Très simple Eurostar: Fastest link to continental Europe

Seamless city centre to city centre travel, this is the most convenient way to travel to the continent to nearby Paris, Lille, Brussels and soon a direct link to Amsterdam Central from the heart of London. With speeds up to 334.7km/h ( 208mph), the Eurostar train from London to Paris/Brussels/Lille takes you under the English Channel. […]