Toronto and beyond, from the traveler’s perspective
Toronto is the perfect city for a born traveler and restless wanderer to call home. With endless diversity in food, music, and arts driven by its multicultural residents, Toronto really is a microcosm of the world. Whether you are visiting the city for the first time or have lived here for years, I’ll keep you updated on the wealth of restaurants and activities at your disposable.
Like any decent Torontonian, my curiosity about the world inspires me every day, so you will find plenty of travel advice and reviews on here as well. Having traveled to six continents (Antarctica is still a dream!) and lived on three, I’ll share tips that I hope will inspire some new travel adventures, both near and far.
I hope you enjoy My Toronto Life and I always welcome your thoughts and suggestions!
Have you visited Toronto? What’s your favourite spot in the city?
We visited during our cross Canada trip last summer. Only issue was the traffic.
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Definitely we have our share of traffic issues during peak times! My tip to visitors is to park the car and walk, use Bike Share or public transit as much as possible to take in the sights stress-free. You can also park at some subway stations and avoid downtown traffic all-together (plus hotels are more affordable further out). Hope you enjoyed it otherwise! 🙂
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Yes, we had a great 9 days, but mostly in the Northern suburbs visiting family. Will definitely return to check out the other areas.
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I couldn’t agree more with your ‘definition’ of what makes up Toronto. I too have lived on three continents and love our city for reminding me everyday of how beautiful the world is! Nice to e-meet you!
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Great to meet others who see Toronto from the same point of view, so I’m looking forward to checking out your posts! 🙂
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We’ve been fortunate to have done more than our fair share of travelling around the world. While in Germany this summer, it occurred to me that we travel far and wide taking in as much of a city that we can while we are there …. yet we never do the same in our own home city. That’s when I decided I needed to regularly spend time as a tourist in my own city.
As a result, I’m seeing Toronto with new eyes! 🙂
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I love that idea! That’s part of the reason I decided to write this blog from a traveller’s perspective. There is so much this city has to offer and I love sharing it with others as I discover it.
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Yep, I can’t wait to return and paddle to the island.
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That’s great! It’s so easy to get caught up in the madness of the city and not even notice that there are beautiful serene islands to visit just off shore. One of my favourite spots too.
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I have friends who migrated to Canada and who love it even though its so cold. I’d love to visit and enjoy the beauty of this lovely country 🙂
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Not all of Canada experiences freezing winters. On the West Coast we are already into Spring – over 15 C this afternoon, Bulbs already up and trees are budding.
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Nice to meet you via your ‘follow’ of my little corner of WP @vannilla. Looking forward to seeing more of your postings 🙂 anne
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Thanks Anne! Looking forward to keeping up with your posts and photos too 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by my blog 🙂 Absolutely loving your posts since I’m a bit nostalgic for all this from T-dot (not that I was native, just lived in Montreal whilst studying for my undergrad. before moving to Australia). Miss the food, the people, and the hockey matches but can’t say I miss the weather haha.
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Nobody misses the weather!! LOL I’m so glad you are enjoying the posts 🙂 I look forwars to following more of your travels via your blog as well!
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I visited very briefly with my nephew and we went on a campus tour of the university. What a jewel! We had dinner in an area that had the look and feel very much like Times Square in NYC but a uniqueness that could only be called Canadian. We did a lot of walking during the day , visited the old Maple Leaf museum and very much enjoyed the sites and friendly people. Hope to return soon to your lovely city.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the city. The area you are thinking of is called Dundas Square. I hope we can welcome you here again soon 🙂
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Thanks for reading my blog. I love Toronto as a place to visit but I would not like to live there. I am 100k away and that is close enough to enjoy!
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I’ve from NYC and I’ve embarrassingly never been to Toronto! Looking to do so this summer when it warms up. You’ll have to help me out with some great places to eat/visit.
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Absolutely! Toronto has some great food, tons of diversity, a great music scene and a relaxed vibe. Things are always changing so let me know when you decide to come and I will give you a bunch of suggestions. 🙂
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Thank you for stopping by Storyteller. — Ray
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That’s great that there’s a Toronto blog! 🙂 Can’t wait to read your posts.
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On the road now but Toronto posts will be coming back next month. Thanks for reading 🙂
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Looking forward to hearing about your adventures and exploring Toronto through your site!
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Thank you! And I look forward to learning more about Nashville from you 🙂
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My favorite spot in Toronto… The AGO I think.
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One of my favourites too…love the Frank Gehry design. ..makes the place beautiful inside and out!
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Good to see you drop by; I’ve never been to Toronto though I have friends there. Been to Vancouver a few times though. 🙂
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Well, with two sons living in Toronto…how could I not be hapy with your blog! Thanks for stopping by at mine and I look forward to follow yours! Cheers from Ohio, Johanna
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Thank you!! 🙂 I’m glad to see you had a great time visiting them!
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We should meet up the next time I am in Toronto.
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Would love to! Lots of good spots around here 🙂
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Hi!!! Thank you for stopping by my blog! I’ll be following you, I have lived three months in Toronto while doing an internship and I grew fond of Raccoon City 😀 Favourite spot? The Annex, where I used to live. So pretty! Nice meeting you!
Eva
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