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Toronto - Art, the beach, and a bar
Published: August 10th 2009North America » Canada » Ontario » Toronto
August 8th 2009
Toronto didn't start too well for me. After a look into the Bible I decide to walk to the Hostel (as always it doesn't look too far on the map). After a good morning walk of 20 minutes leading me through the sleepy (it is only 6 AM after all) Chinatown of Toronto I find the street - but not the Hostel. When I come to the house that is supposedly the hostel there is a tiny note in the window saying "sorry, this is not a hostel anymore". Great... swiftly I hoist my backpack and start out for the next Hostel. And, of course, they are fully booked (a special torture is the free pancake breakfast they are serving while I get the bad news). Already playing with the idea of leaving Toronto again I ... read more
August 5th 2009
Ja meine lieben Leserinnen und Leser. Wie man an den Kommentaren erkennen kann ist die Entscheidung gefallen!!! Es gab dieses Mal eine richtige Loesungen den die Antwort ist wirklich POLARLICHTER....jedenfalls glauben wir das! ;) Und da das Regelwerk besagt, dass bei mehreren Antworten der Schnellste gewinnt, ist der heutige Sieger: Martin "the Jujutsu-Meister" B. Herzliche Glueckwuensche und nen feuchten Haendedruck gibt es jetzt schonmal - und die Karte folgt natuerlich auch noch wie versprochen! Ausfuehrlichere Beweisfotos folgen natuerlich nauch noch! Die Fotos sind entstanden auf meiner Tramptour nach Toronto in meiner 2. Nacht mit den Schweizern auf einem Parkplatz vorm Walmart! Wir sassen nachts noch in ihrem Bulli, haben Kniffel gezockt u Bier getrunken, als der eine beim Beginn seiner Pinkelpause auf einmal rief: Kommt mal schnell raus! Tja, und da war dies... read more
August 4th 2009
We made good use of family contacts and managed to bag a couple of train tickets up to Chicago where we had a day to look around the city before hopping on our long bus journey to Toronto. We went on the city bus tour and saw lots of interesting stuff, the Wrigley's building, planetarium, the heaviest building in America (possibly just Chicago i forget now!), the navy pier (and its imitation London Eye) and the stunning Lake Michigan which was beautiful to look at on such a clear sunny day! Several long hours later we arrived in Toronto to be met by Rachel and her 'Mr' Evan (we almost missed them as we ended up in different sections of the bus station but luckily the rucksacks slowed us down!!) We had a qucik catch up ... read more
August 4th 2009
Now we really are comming to the end of this trip, indeed the South American Adventure is officially over as I write this from Toronto, Canada, where I am staying with my friends Katherine and Ryan, and their son Owen. In this blog entry I pretty much will cover all my time in Brazil. The just over 3 weeks I had was nowhere near enough to cover what is the biggest country in South America but it gave me at least a taster, even if the amount of travelling I had to do was draining and not really what I needed at this stage of my trip. The last entry in this blog will cover Canada and will be written when I get back to Belfast. Probably when im still suffering from PTD (Post Travelling Depression). ... read more
August 2nd 2009
We have spent the last week between Cobourg and Toronto. After arriving in Cobourg we let down and really needed a few days of sleep and rest and little else. 3 days later though, on Tuesday, we took the train into Toronto, met with Adele for lunch, with Peter and his girlfriend Sammie for supper, went to Adele's opening night, and went out with Adele and a friend for drinks after the show! It was a great day but a little more than we were ready for at this point. We didn't really appreciate the opening show as much as we should have because we were so tired by that point. Adele was very happy with how things went as were the rest of the cast and crew. We left Toronto the next morning to return ... read more
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August 1st 2009
Yeah I was right, not an ounce of sleep, and all hope of avoiding baggage fees has been crushed. Le sigh. So now I’m trying to figure out a way to pack the bags so that the airline will actually take them. See if a bag is over 50lbs and it will incur a $100 flat fee, but if its over 70lbs it won’t be taken at all. So for the next few hours I do the Luggage Juggle (trust me, not a pretty dance). Until finally I think I have it so that the bags will at least get on the frikk’n plane. I grab a quick bite to eat and make one last trip to the bathroom, only to discover my period has started (Are you f***ing Kiddin ME!). Nicole reminds me that there ... read more
Toronto, Trinidad and Caribana 2009
Published: August 11th 2009North America » Canada » Ontario » Toronto
August 1st 2009
Today it’s all about family, traditions and witnessing the largest Caribbean festival in North America. It’s called Caribana and it’s a three week festival held every July celebrating Caribbean culture. It ends with a humongous, a million plus, masqueraders dancing down Lakeshore Blvd. Read more about the history of Cariabana here: . Some background about me will be helpful. I was born on the island of Trinidad and Tobago. My parents; East Indian (from India), Chinese (China) and Spanish (Venezuela). You can call us Trinidadians, Caribs , or Coolies . To the non-natives, these terms might be offensive, but this is part of our culture. No issue for me. I’m proud to be a Coolie or a Carib! So how did we get here? We migrated, leg... read more
Canada: Yes I drove to London and Toronto
Published: August 11th 2009North America » Canada » Ontario » Toronto
July 30th 2009
Closing out July 2009 by road tripping with my “sweet ride” to Toronto, Canada with Dad to see my Trinidad family, experience Caribana 2009 and see a bit of London and Toronto. Let me break down my trip: 15 hours or 840 miles from Ankeny to Toronto (13 hours of actual driving) 3 hours will be saved by driving to Davenport and working there on Wednesday 2 hours will be saved with an overnight stop to London (just to say I drove to London) 1 hour will be lost as I move to Eastern time Traveling with me is my Dad, my Garmin, and an assortment of audiobooks (A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O’Reilly to name a few). I left at 2pm and had 9 hours or 560 miles to drive. With only ... read more
July 29th 2009
It's only 200 years old! The whole country is only about that old! But that is boring - we've already been up the CN tower and walked the whole city! I reckon about 45 miles today. Picked up by Scott and Mr Terzis yesterday and turns out they live in a 'cribs' style house - you know the type with massive fridge and basement full of food - they estimate they could survive for 5 months if war insued without warning! Amazing! We feasted on souvlaki and spicy potatoes etc... I could get used to this 'travelling'... A few pics uploaded for you here from day one. Thanks for all your comments. I won't write much here until things actually happen so as not to bore you all off, or am I too late. Pictures are ... read more
One more week til I become London's newest resident!
Published: July 30th 2009North America » Canada » Ontario » Toronto
July 29th 2009
One more week! One more week! For 20 years, all I've known, I'm leaving behind. My house, my friends, my family -- will be thousands of miles away - while I go make something of myself in London town. Don't get me wrong, I won't be TOTALLY alone in London. I have a couple of friends who live there right now, and c'mon, I love being thrown in a group where I know ZERO people. It's my favourite. I've started packing, got some British pounds (which was cheaper this year, may I add), and I'll be equipped with my Ipod touch (Thanks Kuya!) I'll be fine. I had my going away party last Friday, lots of people came by so wish me well, and good luck and all that. -=- But let's rewind -- how did ... read more
