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Toronto Photography Tour at Kensington Market
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 21 September 2010
Want to turn your photos from average snapshots to a work of art? Dave is leading a photography tour in Toronto on Saturday September 25th at 2:00 pm to show you everything you need to know about how to capture a moment in time. Search for interesting angles and learn how to read the light using contrast and shadow.We went on our own little tour this weekend and he transformed my images into something beautiful. Check out these comparison shots.
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The Canadian 2: Melville to Toronto
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 17 September 2010
Here are some images from the second part of my 4,466 km train journey from Vancouver to Toronto on VIA Rail's flagship service, The Canadian... 1. Heading east from Alberta, we crossed into the next province, Saskatchewan. Usually each day we stopped somewhere for half an hour or so for train maintenance purposes, often just a small town.
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Finding Family & Stanley in The Hockey Hall of Fame
Blog: i Backpack Canada - 7 September 2010
Walking into the Hockey Hall of Fame, located in downtown Toronto, I couldn’t help but smile as I saw groups of fathers and sons explore the depths of this cavern of accomplishments. Bottom lit displays trumped the corner of every room. Childrens eyes lit up at the sight of jerseys worn by the titans of [...]
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Dining in the Dark
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 23 August 2010
There is a very cool restaurant in Toronto, Canada that we had no idea about until we went on a little getaway to Montreal! Are you looking for a different dining experience? Are you wanting to add a little adventure to your eating?Oh Noir is just the place for you.Located in the heart of Toronto on the Corner of Church Street and Charles, O Noir is a restaurant that is completely in the dark.When we say in the dark, we mean in the dark.
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i Backpack Canada nominated for the GoMedia2010 Best Travel Blog Award
Blog: i Backpack Canada - 17 August 2010
This last week or so has been extremely exciting for me. I was recently notified that iBackpackCanada had been nominated by the Canadian Tourism Commission, alongside GoMedia2010 for the title of “Best Travel Blog”. Needless to say I was pretty gosh darn excited. As I read further down the email, I was told that because [...]
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Backpack Toronto: Things to See and Do
Blog: i Backpack Canada - 29 June 2010
Downtown Toronto Stay: Most of the city’s hostels are found downtown. Some top rated ones include: Backpackers on Dundas, Clarence Castle and the Canadiana Backpackers Inn. Visit: Walk to the CN Tower, Hockey Hall of Fame, ROM, AGO, see the Blue Jays, Raptors or the Leafs depending on the season. Shop: Check out the Eaton Center or if [...]
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Another Paese
Blog: GoBackpacking - 25 May 2010
Local cuisine is a perk for any traveler. Whether it was Ceviche in Ecuador, Dolma in Turkey, or Pizza in Italy, pure authenticity made each of my meal experiences that much more enjoyable, and, of course, delicious. When traveling more locally, however, these kinds of dishes are harder to come by. North of Mexico, most [...]--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Traveling with Via Rail Canada – Toronto to Montreal
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 6 May 2010
It had been years since I had taken the train in Canada. I don't even think that Dave and I have ever taken the train together. You see as Canadians, we love to drive.
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Traveler Meet City: Join a Jane’s Walk this Weekend
Blog: Solo Traveler - 29 April 2010
Jane's Walks are part of the rich legacy of urban activist Jane Jacobs. As a traveler, they are an excellent opportunity to discover a new city. At home, they are wonderful way to connect with you community. Find out if there is a Jane's Walk near you.
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Travel Solo and Enjoy the Magic of Lake Ontario in Winter
Blog: Solo Traveler - 18 February 2010
Have you been to Ontario? Have you seen the Great Lakes? Here are five pictures of the Lake Ontario one stunning winter day. This is just a summary. To read the entire article, please click on the title above. If you enjoy this blog, please lend your support by forwarding this email to friends. Thanks, Janice
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Hockey: Marlies vs Lake Erie
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 22 November 2009
Tickets to watch the Maple Leafs are about $90. Their season tickets are sold out for years to come. They are the best financially-backed Canadian NHL team. But, they suck. The Leafs are at the bottom of the tables. Almost dead last. So why go see them? Don’t! Go see the Marlies instead. The Marlies are [...]
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Toronto: Xmas in November
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 15 November 2009
They start Christmas early in Toronto. Like November early. (Decorations shouldn’t start going up till at least mid December!). They open things up with a festival and turning on the lights of the “Xmas Tree” in Dunads Square, but the “Tree” was just a bunch of lights itself (Not exactly the Times Square or Martin [...]
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A Tale of 2 Players - #2
Blog: Louise Heal - 11 November 2009
Wayne Gretzky, on the other hand, needs no introduction.OK, that's such a lie. Of course I'd never heard of him. What do you think I am, some sort of sports freak? The first time the name ever passed into my consciousness was when we were planning the trip and Simon mentioned Wayne Gretzky's as somewhere we might eat one evening.So we did - on Friday night we had a pleasant meal there, browsed some memorabilia and I didn't really think very much of it.
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A Tale of 2 Players - #1
Blog: Louise Heal - 11 November 2009
You know how sometimes you get to a new place, switch on the TV and there's an advert that just keeps on popping up? So it was with us in Toronto. We'd only been there a few hours and we'd already seen the advert for Tim Horton's and their French Onion Soup ($2.59) half a dozen times.
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Toronto: Top 5 Family-Friendly Excursions
Blog: Ciao Bambino! - 12 October 2009
Toronto is fun, Toronto is clean, and (in spite of what Vancouverites might say! ;), Toronto is friendly. As a native Torontonian, I can think of no better place to live and raise my kids, and my transplanted Westerner-of-a-husband begrudgingly agrees. Summer is hot and humid, spring and fall are typically lovely. Our winters can be quite harsh, but there’s usually no major snow on the ground until December, so as long as you’re bundled you can still enjoy the outdoors. There’s plenty to enjoy indoors anyway!
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My Home Town, Toronto for Matador U
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 9 October 2009
I will never forget that beautiful winters day in 1991. Dave and I were graduating from college and we were moving to Toronto together from the town of Oakville. I was a small town girl growing up in Otterville. Dave was my big city hero raised Burlington Ontario. We fell in love with Toronto’s West end that day and 18 years later we are still here
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When Toronto meets Istanbul
Blog: EZGuler - 12 September 2009
Just like a carefully woven, ornate Turkish kilim, Toronto has been blessed with the colourful woolen threads of diversity. People from all over the world collide as they call this zestfully dynamic city of lights their home. In a sense, to know this city, is to know the world. So much of our daily life, our reality and what we love about our city parallel what other people three thousand kilometers away from here love and enjoy about their own cities. In a way, we are experiencing a different version of the same moments.
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Wildlife Wednesday; The Wolves of Haliburton Forest
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 19 August 2009
About 3 hours north of Toronto way up in Central Ontario is one of our favorite places in the Province. Haliburton forest is a nature lovers dream. A place for hiking, mountain biking and canoeing in the summer and cross country skiing and dog sledding in the winter. But it is the Haliburton Forest Wild Life and Reserve that has kept us coming back.
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Niagara Falls with Kids
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 29 July 2009
If you're planning to spend a few days exploring Niagara Falls with your family, you'll be able to see and do everything. On a shorter visit---say half a day---you'll have to pick and choose carefully.
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Sidetracked! Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 8 July 2009
A live performance of jousting, falconry, hand-to-hand combat, and equestrian skill---sort of like a Renaissance Faire, but louder and with dinner.
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Toronto: 5 Family Favorites
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 2 July 2009
Toronto is Canada's most densely populated city, but it doesn't feel that way. From the air it's all green spaces and endless water.
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King Tut with Kids
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 29 June 2009
Thirty years after their first triumphant world tour, the Pharoah's treasures are on the road again. King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs opened this week at the de Young Museum in San Francisco
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Ta-rah Toronto
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 8 June 2009
I’m just on route to see my Great Aunt via the ‘Go Train’. Will be good to see a McDuff. Next best thing to a Bowen in my book (sorry Del!). I think I’ll have a look about Little Italy later and will do the CN Tower tonight. Other than that I’m all out of [...]
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Pasta la vista
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 7 June 2009
I decided to get some cans in and just knock about the hostel last night but there is a distinct lack of off licenses about in Toronto and the duff (get it?) directions the miserable girl at reception had given me didn’t help. So I thought sod it and went to see ‘Drag Me To [...]
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Looney Toons
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 6 June 2009
I can see where hits came from for this site if a link was followed (say from my Facebook status or something). So I was curious when I saw a few from the MySpace music page of The 2nd St. Rag Stompers (one of the good bands I saw busking at the festival in Seattle). [...]
