May 27th, 2008
Here’s a nice little video I found on YouTube, displaying the world famous gardens of Casa Loma. These gardens are part of a larger castle structure that happens to be one of the bigger tourist attractions the city has.
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May 18th, 2008
Are you interested in visiting Toronto sometime in the near future? Well, whether you’re planning to drive across the border from the US, hop into Pearson International Airport from another continent or simply take a bus or train ride into the city from elsewhere in Canada, the upcoming weekend of May 24th and 25th […]
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May 6th, 2008
One of the things I haven’t talked that much about on The Toronto Traveler is the outdoors in Toronto. Most of the things I mention are either places you can visit or things you can do inside one of the many buildings located in the city, but I have yet to discuss something that you […]
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May 1st, 2008
Toronto is a city with lots of fantastic artwork attached to it. Sometimes, as in the case of the above photo, the artwork manifests itself on one of the walls of the city or some other such public place. However, in most cases, to see great Canadian art you have to head to one of […]
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April 19th, 2008
The other day I was reading some newspaper articles regarding some of the news that had recently taken place within the city of Toronto and through unrelated tangents (just cuz my mind works like that), I came to the realization that Toronto really does have a lot to offer almost any group or demographic that […]
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March 7th, 2008
Photo Credit: Henna painting by greatwhiteyakon Flickr
Henna decoration is big in Toronto, perhaps due to the large number of naturalized South Asian citizens that we have living here. Henna decoration is a big part of the culture in countries like India and it’s ended up making its way into the Toronto culture as well, with […]
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January 17th, 2008
If you have no idea who Gertraud Mohwald is, don’t worry. I actually didn’t either until I did the research for this post! That might just be me showing my bias for events in the city that are musical in nature rather than artistic, but for all of you I’m making an effort to expand […]
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November 19th, 2007
In a series called Between the Sea and the Desert: The Many Cultures of North Africa, you can get the chance to view priceless North African cultural textiles that have been preserved and kept in pristine condition by the employees of the Textile Museum of Canada, located at 55 Centre Avenue at Dundas and University […]
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November 10th, 2007
While there are many different castles around the world, there are not that many in North America. Because of this, a castle is automatically a tourist attraction and even in Europe Casa Loma would probably still be considered a top class tourist attraction; it is just that great a place to visit.
Casa Loma used to […]
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