The Toronto Traveler

Just one of the many cool things that people saw during last week’s Doors Open Toronto.

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In honour of the most recent b5media Travel & Culture Theme Day Post, I’ve decided to do a quick run through of the alphabet with a Toronto flair added onto things. 
This post is a continuation of T is for Toronto, the post I wrote for that particular theme day post.
 
A is for the Argonauts, Toronto’s Canadian Football League Franchise.
B is for the Blue Jays, Toronto’s Major League Baseball Franchise.
C is for the Canadian National Exhibition, which makes its home within the City of Toronto.
D is for the Don River, one of the many beautiful pieces of flowing water …read more

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Although it’s not quite the end of the month, I thought I’d take this moment to look back at what I think are some of the best posts to be placed on The Toronto Traveler in the month of May.
Hot Dogs and Meal Trucks, Oh My! – While no fast food option is particularly good when it comes to getting a good and nutritious meal, there are certainly ways to save time while improving on going to a fast food restaurant.  This post discusses some options that you can pursue along that road.
The Toronto Traveler Celebrates World Cocktail Week – …read more

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One of the major reasons that people tend to visit Toronto is that they enjoy how nice the city looks.  From the creatively built buildings in old Toronto to the beautiful suburbs that have managed to preserve a large section of the natural environment, Toronto has really done more than most cities in terms of preserving its green space.
Now, they’re taking aim at reclaiming some of that space for the green world through the beautification of many areas near the major highways that run through the city.  The Don Valley Parkway is the first candidate for this flowering beautification …read more

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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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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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One of the excellent things about living in the City of Toronto (and visiting it, for that matter) is the fact that the cultural diversity lends itself quite easily to choice in cuisine.
The fact of the matter is that when you eat in Toronto, you have a choice of different authentic cuisine types not available in many other cities and one of those types is Indian food.  While there are many excellent Indian restaurants in Toronto, one that definitely stands out is Siddhartha.
Basic Information
Siddhartha is located in two places in the city: Coxwell/Gerard and King/Bathurst.  Both of these locations …read more

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Pancakes are most definitely wonderful things.  Whenever I have a bit of extra time in the morning I love making them just because getting the chance to sit down and devour them is so amazing.
Whether you take your pancakes plain or with syrup and butter however, you can start the day off right with a Free Pancake Breakfast courtesy of the City of Toronto!
Starting at 8:30 in the morning on May 26th, the City of Toronto will be holding the 19th Annual Pancake Breakfast.  It started off as an event to promote the use of environmentally friendly means to …read more

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I was looking for a change of pace for The Toronto Traveler, since I’ve been posting a lot of long descriptions of various excellent restaurants, nightclubs and other establishments in the city as of late.  Since those posts have been received so well, I’ve decided to try and branch out a bit to see what else can be blogged about in Toronto and I’ve come up with an idea that might be good.
May 21st is a day that has seen a lot of history in the City of Toronto, so let me acquaint you with just a few of …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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