by Jane Canapini | Aug 11, 2016 | Attractions, Ontario, Toronto
Who knew there was a lavender farm a little over an hour from Toronto? And while it may not have hundreds of acres of purple stretching to the horizon like we’ve seen in those [heavily-retouched] postcards from the south of France, Terre Bleu...
by Jane Canapini | Aug 4, 2016 | Art, Curiosities, Ontario
It all started in 1981 when artist Peter Camani bought a run-down farmhouse and 310-acre property near Burk’s Falls, Ontario. Thirty-five years later, it’s evolved into a one-of-a-kind outdoor art installation known as Screaming Heads, with over 100 giant...
by Jane Canapini | Jul 15, 2016 | Art, Attractions, Toronto
It’s hard not to enjoy gazing at colourful forms that sparkle and twinkle, and that demand very little from you in return other than admiration. I think this is why the kid inside all of us loves fireworks, and why both toddlers and grownups alike love the...
by Jane Canapini | May 11, 2016 | Attractions, Nature & Wildlife, Toronto
The Big Apple has Central Park, Rome has Villa Borghese, Madrid its Buen Retiro Park, and London has Hyde Park, but Toronto has a beautiful park of its own, High Park. And like the city’s new nickname, “The 6ix”, I’m here to sing 6 of its...
