Category: Canada
Toronto: St. Lawrence Market
In 1803, the Lieutenant Governor declared the area where St. Lawrence Market now stands to be “Market Block” & a farmers market popped up. In 1831 the small wooden structure which housed the farmers market & St. Lawrence Market as we see today was formed. One of two markets in Toronto, this vibrant market now…
Toronto Photo Walk
The Friday before TBEX started in Toronto, I joined about two dozen other travel bloggers on a photo walk. We hopped on & off street cars, zig-zagging through the city’s diverse neighborhoods. We visited Chinatown, Kensington Market – & a few unnamed places. It was quite the adventure: our group struggled to stay together on…
Canada Day
I thought I’d belatedly celebrate Canada Day (it was yesterday) by sharing some of my favorite places around the huge, vast country. Cheers to our neighbors to the north!
Hotel Review: Hotel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square, Toronto
In keeping with my TBEX tradition started in Vancouver, I knew I wanted to stay at a boutique hotel during my time in Toronto. Hotel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square seemed to fit the bill perfectly: this 2.5 year old, 167 room property (the largest in the Germain family) was conveniently located two minutes from…
Hotel Review: ALT Hotel
It was so genius, I’m not sure why I didn’t think of it myself: I was chatting with a friend, lamenting about my decision to take a 6am flight back home from my weekend in Toronto. By our calculations, we determined that I’d have to leave my downtown hotel at about 3:45am to make it…
Headed to Toronto
Tonight, I am headed to Toronto for the TBEX (travel blogging) conference. I’m so excited to explore this international city! I’ve been to Toronto once: in sixth grade, my mother & I took a Greyhound bus from Cleveland to Toronto to see a production of the “Phantom of the Opera.” I remember virtually nothing about…
