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Toronto’s Christmas Market, Distilled.
You haven't had too much Christmas yet, have you? I hope not, because I couldn't let this time of year go by without at least a nod to what Fodor has described as one of the '10 best Christmas markets in the world" – Toronto's Christmas Market at the Distillery. So in...
A Tale of 3 Torontos
Toronto the Old, Toronto the Driven, and Toronto the New. I've lived in this city for more than 3 decades now, and each decade has introduced me to a different Toronto. Not always a beautiful one, sometimes even one that made me question why I live here, but one that...
Magical Creatures of the Deep at Ripleys Aquarium
“That is soooo cool!” “I’ve never seen anything like it!” “Those are real!??”
I was touring Ripley’s Aquarium here in Toronto with my 6 and 8 year old niece and nephew, when I overheard those comments coming from just behind me…
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