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Archive for category: North America

  • Mural in Chinatown
     

    Hidden stories of Kensington Market and Chinatown

    30th April 2014 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 4 comments

    Now that spring is here and temperatures are getting warmer, it’s time to come explore Canada’s largest city. And what best way to do that than by taking a walking tour through two of Toronto’s […]

     
     
  • Informal slogan
     

    Is Portland weird?

    22nd September 2013 / Destinations, North America, On the road, United States / 2 comments

    Even before boarding the train for Portland, Oregon, I had heard the slogan: “Keep Portland weird.” I was curious. What was so weird about Portland? I was going to find out. Tuesday September 17 (early […]

     
     
  • Floating village
     

    Victoria’s secrets

    11th September 2013 / Canada, Destinations, North America, On the road / 0 comments

    If this title sounds familiar, it’s probably because you used to peruse a certain lingerie catalogue. But the Victoria I’m talking about here is the capital of British Columbia, on the West Coast of Canada, […]

     
     
  • Busker in Kingston
     

    My first visit to Kingston – a budget breakdown.

    18th August 2013 / Canada, Destinations, North America, On the road / 0 comments

    I arrived in Kingston for the first time this past July without a map, and without much of an idea of how I was going to spend the next 45 hours. This was part of […]

     
     
  • Cookies at ByWard Market. Ottawa
     

    How to save money on Canadian travel

    14th August 2013 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 5 comments

    May to October is a great time to visit Canada. The leaves and flowers are out, the temperature is comfortable (and from June to August it can get quite hot), festivals are in full swing, […]

     
     
  • A gamelan
     

    Playing Indonesian gamelan in Toronto

    14th August 2013 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Events, North America / 7 comments

    I am sitting on a mat on the wooden floor, in my socks, facing a large xylophone-like instrument. In the windowless room, a dozen other people, ranging in age from 20 to 70, are also […]

     
     
  • City Hall and Confederation Fountain
     

    Kingston, the city in-between

    13th August 2013 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 2 comments

    Kingston is roughly half-way between Toronto and Montreal, along highway 401. I’ve made the trip between those two cities dozens of times over the last 25 years, yet I never thought of stopping here until […]

     
     
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