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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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Toronto • Canada

Where diversity meets and a wealth of arts, culture and nightlight, a mix of people from all cultures welcomes the visitor to Toronto, Canada‘s largest city. Toronto‘s multicultural mosaic never stops evolving. Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. As Canada’s economic […]

Algonquin Provincial Park

Algonquin Provincial Park is the first provincial park in Canada, established in 1893. Over 2400 lakes and 1200 kilometres of streams and rivers are located within the park, formed by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age. The act to establish Algonquin Provincial Park was drawn up in 1892 by a five-member […]

United States Authorities to decide who can visit Canada, Mexico and Cuba

New rules require British Airways and other airlines flying to certain airports outside America to submit passengers’ personal data to United States Authorities. The information is checked against a “No Fly” list containing tens of thousands of names. Even if the flight plan steers well clear of US territory, travellers whom the Americans regard as […]

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Toronto – home town

Toronto is officially my home, it is the place of youth. My very being and character were shaped by Toronto. Under-rated in many ways, this is the most culturally diverse city in the world as acknowledged by the United Nations, with more than 50% of the population having arrived from overseas. In Toronto one celebrates your culture without […]

Tofino • Canada

Gateway to ancient forests… on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, part of Clayoquot Sound. Tofino is the closest town to the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. It attracts surfers, nature lovers, campers, whale watchers, or anyone just looking to be close to nature. Close to Tofino is Long Beach, a scenic […]

Hot Spring Cove

The natural hot spring pools of Hot Spring Cove are a very unique feature. Geothermal hot springs cascade down a waterfall into half a dozen rocky pools which flow from one level to the next becoming gradually cooler as the fresh spring water is cooled by ocean swells. Visitors flock to Maquinna Marine Provincial Park […]

Air Rail Link – Toronto Pearson Airport Responds

After a recent post about poor transport links between the Toronto airport, I’m glad to report that there are confirmed plans to finally bridge the city and the airport, as Toronto Pearson Airport responds. New services will be introduced to move people more easily and comfortably to and from the airport. Toronto Pearson has been […]

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Toronto • Canada 2007

Toronto in Canada, featuring the CN Tower and the glass floors and a trip to the Toronto Islands. This was put together using a collage of digital images and some video clips (with the tech I had at the time). This is my early years of creating videos and my tools were limited, but you have to […]

Peggys Cove • Canada

Peggys Cove is a small rural community located on the eastern shore of St. Margarets Bay, 43 kilometres southwest of downtown Halifax and comprises one of the numerous small fishing communities. The community is named after the cove of the same name, a name also shared with Peggys Point, immediately to the east of the […]

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 […]

Poor Transport Links for Toronto Airport

There are cities in the world you enjoy arriving, knowing that when you get there you’ll shuttle through and out of the airport efficiently on your way but there are poor transport links for Toronto Airport. In the case of Toronto Pearson International Airport, a visitor will struggle to find a cheap alternative to get […]

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel is in a great location and within walking distance from transport and most attractions in the Toronto city centre. The views are amazing too if you you have a view of the city hall. The room was spacious and the bed outstanding – the sleep quality was top marks!! The guest rooms […]

Ottawa • Canada

The capital of Canada and a municipality within the province of Ontario, located in the Ottawa Valley on the southern banks of the Ottawa River, a major waterway forming the local boundary between the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, connected by several bridges to its Quebec neighbour, the city of Gatineau on the northern shores of […]

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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 […]

Travel warning for travel to the United States