Finding a Toronto activity that’s scarier than the CN Tower EdgeWalk

Standup Paddleboarding on Lake Ontario in Toronto In June Emma took me on a belated birthday treat. There’s a good reason why it was belated though. In June, Toronto basks in warm sunshine and the waters of Lake Ontario lap up against the city unhindered. My birthday is in February, and back then, there may be sunshine, but temperatures are 30-40 degrees colder than in … Continue reading Finding a Toronto activity that’s scarier than the CN Tower EdgeWalk

Emma and StewartJuly 2, 2015March 25, 20162 Comments

Montreal, Rest of Canada

Grand Prix du Canada

The Formula 1 circus comes to Montreal Ever since we made the decision to come to Canada it was my burning desire go to the Grand Prix in Montreal. Formula 1 is my favourite sport, and the Canadian GP is renowned for putting on action packed and entertaining races. The city itself is also well known for getting into a festival spirit every year too. … Continue reading Grand Prix du Canada

Emma and StewartJune 28, 2015March 25, 20162 Comments

Events, Toronto

Doors Open Toronto

Exploring the sights of Toronto that are normally off limits to the public Toronto is home to a number of great buildings which we normally admire from a distance, or walk past without too much thought. Doors Open Toronto, when more than 155 sites across the city open up their doors for anyone to come in and have a look around, is a great opportunity … Continue reading Doors Open Toronto

Emma and StewartJune 19, 2015March 25, 20161 Comment

Parks and zoos, Toronto

A rainy day at Toronto Zoo

As an animal lover who enjoys visiting the zoo in almost every place we go, I’m not quite sure why it took us so long to visit Toronto Zoo! Located in Scarborough in the east of the city, Toronto Zoo is accessible by public transit but it took us a lengthy 90 minutes to reach our destination. According to google it would have taken 25 … Continue reading A rainy day at Toronto Zoo

Emma and StewartJune 14, 2015March 25, 20167 Comments

Sport, Toronto

Watching soccer in Toronto

Can’t believe I just called it soccer *shudders*. Watching Toronto FC take on Manchester City One of the issues with leaving Europe behind is that you also leave behind the chance to watch your favourite football teams in action. However, Toronto is home to one of Canada’s three teams in Major League Soccer, a league whose popularity and reputation have grown ever since David Beckham … Continue reading Watching soccer in Toronto

Emma and StewartJune 5, 2015March 25, 2016Leave a comment

Museums and galleries, Toronto

The Bata Shoe Museum

Spending a couple of hours at the museum dedicated to shoes One cold but sunny March day I decided to take a trip to the Bata Shoe Museum. Unsurprisingly I couldn’t convince Stewart to come too, apparently looking at shoes is boring! Although he did take an interest in my pictures afterwards so perhaps he would of enjoyed it. We ended up with tickets to the … Continue reading The Bata Shoe Museum

Emma and StewartJune 2, 2015March 25, 20165 Comments

USA

A road trip to Detroit

Detroit might not seem like a place to visit, and clearly the US’s Homeland Security thought so too (but more on that later). We departed our B&B at Point Pelee and drove one hour north-west to the city of Windsor. This Windsor is clearly very different to the original Windsor in England. For starters, there isn’t a castle and a queen. Instead there are casinos … Continue reading A road trip to Detroit

Emma and StewartMay 27, 2015June 13, 20152 Comments

National Parks, Ontario

Point Pelee National Park

Whilst we were in Jasper National Park at the very beginning of our Canadian adventure, we bought a Parks Canada Discovery Pass which enables us to visit a number of, you guessed it, National Parks across the country for a year. This led us to discovering Point Pelee National Park, our destination for the Easter weekend. As you can hopefully see from the embedded video below … Continue reading Point Pelee National Park

Emma and StewartMay 25, 2015March 25, 20161 Comment

Toronto, Tours

City Sightseeing Toronto bus tour

A tourist’s perspective of Toronto through the City Sightseeing double-decker bus tour Red double-decker city sightseeing buses. We’ve all seen them. Every city worth its salt seems to have them, and Toronto is no different. I recently had the opportunity to try out Toronto’s sightseeing bus, a 2 hour loop around downtown Toronto, but which also goes as far north as Casa Loma. Each bus … Continue reading City Sightseeing Toronto bus tour

Emma and StewartMay 17, 2015March 25, 2016Leave a comment

Events, Parks and zoos, Toronto

High Park’s Cherry Blossom

Visiting the Japanese Sakura cherry blossom trees in Toronto’s High Park Last week, on a late, sunny afternoon, we headed down to High Park to pay the blossoming cherry trees a visit. The beautiful Sakura trees were first donated to Toronto citizens by the Japanese ambassador to Canada, in appreciation of Toronto’s support for Japanese refugees after the Second World War. The most recent arrivals were trees … Continue reading High Park’s Cherry Blossom

Emma and StewartMay 12, 2015March 25, 20166 Comments