On that semi-bright note, here is this morning’s round-up of stories of interest to the travelers of Toronto

1) The Ontario thaw causes fog that in turn causes flight cancellations

2) The same thaw breaks a city temperature record

3) In the wake of the thaw, a few pedestrian deaths have sparked a safety warning

4) The Toronto Megacity is 10 years old! Does anybody care?

5) Parking ticket scams and how to tell the real thing

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Even though The Toronto Traveler has only been around for about two and a half months or so, there are still highlights to talk about!  Here are some of the more memorable posts that have come up in the short time that The Toronto Traveler has been online:

- The Welcome Post, on October 19th

- A Great Picture of the CN Tower, on October 25th

- Staying Safe on Halloween, on October 30th

- A Plug for the Official City of Toronto Website, on November 18th

- Great Music at one of Toronto’s best Jazz Locales, on November 20th

- Toronto’s First Snowfall in 2007, on November 24th

- Me Moaning and Groaning About the Toronto Maple Leafs, on November 30th

- Toronto’s First Real Snowfall in 2007, on December 2nd

- Instructions in Speaking Torontonian, on December 10th

- Christmas Wishes from The Toronto Traveler, on December 25th

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Walk Around: The downtown core of Toronto is a very interesting place; probably more so than most other downtown cores.  With all the varied neighbourhoods and people that tend to hang around outside (especially in summertime), taking a walk through the downtown core can be a fascinating thing to do in and of itself.

Visit the Beaches: Toronto has some excellent beaches available down towards the lakeshore (and a public transit system that will get you to those beaches quite easily), so if you happen to want to experience the beauty of the lake view from one of Toronto’s beaches, a quick public transit trip could make that wish come true.

Chinatown: The most authentic Chinatown outside of the actual country itself is located on Spadina starting south of College.  A walk along those roads will allow you experience a Chinatown with a level of authenticity that few other similar places in North America can match.

Check out what’s free: There are a lot of venues in Toronto worth visiting that are free.  Everything from musems to public libraries will allow you to visit them free (The Royal Ontario Museum is even free on Fridays), so if you need to kill some time and don’t want to spend too much in the process, just check out what’s free.

Little Italy: Just like we’ve got a pretty authentic Chinatown, we’ve got a pretty authentic Little Italy as well.  Located on College Street starting around the Bathurst Street area, Little Italy has food and fun that will make you think you booked a trip to Italy in addition to your trip to Toronto.

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