Toronto is a beautiful and fun city to visit, but it can get expensive pretty fast. This doesn’t mean that you have to break the bank to come for a visit, it just means you have to be a bit more budget conscious. Here are my tips for ways to save money while visiting Toronto. […]
If you ever plan on going camping in one of Ontario’s more popular provincial parks during a long weekend, be prepared to plan well in advance. Ontario Parks’ campsites typically fill up quickly, especially during long weekends. That is why I was completely shocked that I was able to get a campsite at my favourite […]
Well, it has been a few weeks since returning back to Canada, and it feels great! I missed Canada. I missed my family. I missed my friends. I missed the comfort of my own home. But what I missed the most is how friendly Canadians are. As soon as I got on my Air Canada […]
Snowboarders at Blue Mountain, Ontario Canada is most famous for its winters. Any time I tell people I am from Canada they start off by saying “Ooh how cold is it there? Do you get a summer?” We’re not in the North Pole people! If you look at a map of the world, you will […]
November in Southwestern Ontario November and February are my least favourite months of the year. November especially because it is so dark and gloomy. The days get shorter and shorter, and the weather gets colder and colder. I count down the days until December, which I do realize is even darker but at least that […]
21 years ago I moved to Canada with my family. At the time I was only 7 years old and didn’t know much about Canada, only that it was far from my friends and family, and that we had to take a plane to get there. Having lived there for the majority of my life […]
Tired of working the same dead end job and living for the weekend? In need of a change? Love to travel but don’t know how to finance it? Then maybe it is time to start exploring new ideas and thinking outside of the box.I have been asked time and time again if I know of […]
(Toronto Harbour Front. Photo Credit: My dad) Toronto is the largest city in Canada, and is the hub of many things. You might have heard a lot about it in the past year or so because of the wild former mayor, Rob Ford. But there is so much more to the city than him and […]
(Picture taken at Pinery Provincial Park) Here in Southwestern Ontario we have two seasons: winter and summer. They both come out of the blue, and even when you think you are prepared, you are not (especially for winter). I love the summer months, a lot!! There are a lot of things to do in the […]
Since my trip to Montreal is what inspired to finally start my blog, I figured that this would be the best way to start sharing my travels. Below you will find how we got to Montreal, where we stayed (and ran away from), and where we ate. I will post a separate entry about what […]