The Toronto Traveler

Well well well, if you picked January of 2008 (and in particular this week) to travel to Toronto, then you might be extremely glad or extremely frustrated depending on what you came to the city for.  If you came here dreading the cold winters of Canada, then the fact that this has been the nicest winter on record is probably something you love.  Of course, if you came here for the opposite reason, then you’re probably royally cheesed right about now.  Well, the good news for the latter group of people is that if you’re staying for at least another …read more

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If you are really into the New Years spirit and have kids, then one of the great ways for you to ring in the New Year would be at the Metro Toronto Zoo.  There’s going to be fun and fanfare in the guise of great music and entertainment as well as special visitors that will be doing animal acts to delight the kids.  There are very few things that they would find more delightful and at the end of it there will be a big celebration for the New Year, assuming your kids can stay awak of course!

The Metro Zoo …read more

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I’m a bit pressed for time at the moment due to some assignments I have due today and tomorrow, but I wanted to keep my posting schedule regular so I decided to cheat a bit and share a couple of videos with you today.  The first one is below and is just a simple overview of the City of Toronto, which I pulled off YouTube.  Let me know what you think!

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While it wasn’t a very large amount (hence my substituting the picture above for an actual picture of the snowfall), snow did fall on thursday for the first time this year.
I was actually aware of a very minor amount of snowfall on wednesday when I was coming home from the university, but it wasn’t enough to actually make the ground look like any snow had fallen.  Thursday, on the other hand, was a completely different story!
Once we get the first truly impressive snowfall here for the year I’ll take a few pictures and post them for you to see, but …read more

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Shopping in a lot of places in Toronto is much more than just buying things; it is a community experience.  One of the best community experiences you are likely to get anywhere in North America is in the Scarborough Town Centre.  This is a collection of buildings that include government offices at all three levels of government (city, province, country), residential areas and of course the shopping centre that the name usually is referring to.
You can get a lot at Scarborough Town Centre.  Not only are there the larger department stores available for people looking to browse for general items, …read more

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