Blogs from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 35

From Port Moresby to Brisbane to Sydney to Vancouver to Toronto in 3 days = bloodshot and baggy eyes and emails sent home at 12:00am Toronto time. Feel like a new kid starting high school. No friends, trying to figure how to use calling card to phone home. R.A phone home, not E.T. Lol. ... read more

We have finally arrived at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto, the hotel is great! and by great i mean immense compared to any hotel we have ever stayed in! the lobby itself looked like it was paved with gold and the walls were plastered with at least 7 12x8ft widescreen tv's (just for a fancy effect when u walk near them!) The flight wasnt too bad in itself aside from one person needing to be taken by ambulance upon arrival. the food was acceptable (for a guy with no taste buds) but candy seemed to hate it very much and the service was excellent! we can see the CN tower from our hotel room, there should be a pic somewhere on this page of the view of it :). the hotel has its own shopping ... read more

Well, the day has finally come. After months of planning, and chatting, and medicating, I am leaving for Tanzania. I managed to pack everything (I hope) in my trusty backpack, and if things go according to plan, I will be able to carry it. I am nervous and excited and anxious... all things that I believe to be normal for an adventure like this. From Toronto, I go to Amsterdam, and then directly to Kilimanjaro Airport, where the volunteer coordinators will meet me (maybe on an elephant!). And from there my journey begins! I will try to update and post pictures as often as possible! Keep in touch, and don't miss me too much!! xoxo Erin ... read more

Toronto's glorious summer continues for Team Ted. Still can't believe we didn't come to this awesome country YEARS ago! But having the time of our lives here right now... Highlights of the past few weeks include: - Toronto Pride Festival - Soooooooo much fun! The Toronto "Gaybourhood" (Church & Wellesley Village) is right near us so we just strolled down to join in the festivities. On the Saturday we went along to watch our landlady do a dance demonstration with her fitness group, and RD decided to join in and make a fool of herself (nothing unusual there). We then spent the rest of the day wandering about enjoying the masses of stalls, performances and sensational costumes. Such a fun, relaxed vibe and very inclusive, a definite highlight of our entire time here in T'r... read more

Its so difficult to sleep when you are jet lagged but somehow a fitful night was spent until our early morning alarm call at 6.30 We walked next door from the hotel and had a typical Canadian breakfast big enough for 4 people and costing 20 dollars (about £13) Then on to the coach and off for a brief city tour. Toronto is a very beautiful and laid out in the grid system like New York. It is dominated by the shore line of lake Ontario. Soon we were on our way out of the city and making our way towards Niagra. John our guide is highly knowledgable and nothing is too much trouble for him. As we approached the falls the weather cleared and it became very hot. We had no choice but to ride ... read more