The Toronto Traveler

The Fox and Fiddle is a pub located right in the heart of downtown Toronto, next to the main campus of the University of Toronto.  For this reason, you’ll see a lot of students in there socializing and that gives the overall atmosphere of the place one of local Toronto.  If you want to experience Toronto as the city’s residents do, then this is most definitely one of the places that you want to visit.
Basic Details
Location: 280 Bloor Street West
Contact Information: E-mail (info@bloorfox.com) and Phone (416-966-4369)
Highlights
- There are an amazing 22 different varieties of beer on tap at the …read more

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Don’t let the casual look on the face of my friend to the left fool you; the Plaza Flamingo establishment is one of the hottest tickets in downtown Toronto.  It’s not exactly a nightclub, a dance hall or a restaurant, but it has elements of all three. 
Rather than forcing you to walk from place to place in order to get the full entertainment that you want your evening to have, the Plaza Flamingo provides it all.  Here’s just a small overview of the different things that you can do and have done when you dine at the Plaza …read more

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Monsoon is a Japanese restaurant located in Toronto.  However, their menu is a little bit different as it combines the great Oriental cuisine that we’ve all come to know and love with North American influences in order to create a final taste sensation that is wholly unique.
Location
Monsoon is located at 100 Simcoe Street, which places it very close to the intersection of Adelaide Street West and University Avenue (MAP).  It is also just southwest of the Osgoode Subway Station located on the University line at Queen Street West and University Avenue.  If you’re traveling there by subway, simply get off …read more

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Toronto is a city with appeal to many different groups and while there are many family orientated events that dominate the daytime activities within the city, Toronto also has a bustling nightlife that many single visitors to the city get to enjoy.  Toronto is not really known for its nightlife festivities, so many people are actually pleasantly surprised when they get to the city and see that there are many places they can go to party.  Not all of these places are created equal however and the Mink Nightclub is definitely one of the better ones in the city.
 
You’ll meet …read more

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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 wants to visit.  To give you an idea of exactly what I mean, here are some different groups of people and what I personally feel they could get out of a trip to Toronto.
 
Singles: For people that are single and traveling around the world, Toronto …read more

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Photo Credit: The Rex Website
Are you someone that loves it when a guy in an unpressed blazer and sunglasses gets on stage and starts improvising a swing beat?  Are you someone that grew up with the names Ellington, Fitzgerald, Holliday and Coltrane in your music player?  Well, I might not have grown up with those names, but through playing Trombone in my school’s Jazz Band I came to love the Jazz genre of music.
The first time I went to the Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, I was totally blown away by the quality of stuff that they have available …read more

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One of the coolest aspects about Halloween in Toronto is probably the fact that so many people decide to have private parties in order to celebrate the occassion.  These might be private parties with friends, or they might be private parties where everyone and anyone is invited (hence the idea of the private party being not so private).
I’ve been to a number of places around the world, and in very few of those places have I seen the same celebration of a semi-major event like Halloween in such zeal in the private community of a place, but in Toronto it …read more

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If you’ve ever wanted to party down like there’s no tomorrow, then the Halloween Club Hop is most definitely for you!
The price of admission to this year’s hop is a mere $25 and for that cover charge, you not only get access to eight different night clubs across the city, but you also get access to them on four different nights.  It is the event of events for people that like to use Halloween as an excuse for partying.  So bring your spooky best and your dancing shoes, because people at these events know how to have fun!
For more information, …read more

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If you’ve never been to Toronto in October before, then you might not be aware of just how religiously many parts of the city celebrate Halloween.  Halloween is the 31st of October, a day when people dress up in different costumes and some of the younger Torontonians go around to other houses in their neighbourhoods, saying “Trick or Treat” at each door and hopefully ending up with lots of candy in the process!
Chances are you’ve probably heard of Halloween before, but some of the most rockin’ parties on that day occur in downtown Toronto, where people come out dressed in …read more

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