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Archive for category: At home in Toronto

  • Union Station UP Express lounge
     

    Toronto’s UP Express is here!

    9th June 2015 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 2 comments

    Toronto finally has a train link to the airport! The new Union Pearson Express (UP Express for short) started operating on June 6, 2015. Last Wednesday, I participated in a media event that provided a […]

     
     
  • 7 nature walks in Toronto
     

    7 nature walks in Toronto

    2nd June 2015 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 2 comments

    Taking walking tours to explore the culture of the city is nice, and checking out the free attractions is great, but sometimes you just want to leave the busy urban landscape for a few hours, […]

     
     
  • Walking tours in Toronto
     

    Walking tours in Toronto

    26th May 2015 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 3 comments

    Toronto is a great city to explore on foot. The sidewalks are wide. Most intersections bear traffic lights, or at least stop signs, and pedestrians have right of way. And, unlike other great walkable cities […]

     
     
  • Sugar Beach, Toronto
     

    10 free things to do in Toronto this summer

    19th May 2015 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 6 comments

    Toronto is not a cheap city, whichever way you look at it. However, the warm long days of summer open up many more possibilities for free things to do in Toronto. Here’s a list I’ve […]

     
     
  • The Health Butcher, Toronto
     

    Another Toronto Urban Adventure – pigs included!

    12th May 2015 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 3 comments

    Vegetarians and Muslims need not apply. What?! Has Toronto suddenly become intolerant? Well, no. It’s just that most of the time on my latest excursion with Toronto Urban Adventures was spent eating pork, pork, and […]

     
     
  • Toronto from above
     

    5 things I love about Toronto and 5 things I hate

    14th December 2014 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 7 comments

    I’ve been living in Toronto for over 26 years now, and for most of that time I’ve been day-dreaming about moving out. Yet I am still here, and I even own a condo downtown! Why? […]

     
     
  • Renting a friend in Toronto
     

    Lokafy this! Rent a friend in Toronto

    19th August 2014 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 0 comments

    On a cool and blustery afternoon that felt more like October than August, I met Nicolas, my Lokafy guide, in the middle of Toronto’s financial district. Despite the choice of meeting point, Nicolas looked nothing […]

     
     
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