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Toronto Travel: Toronto walking tour – Kensington – Denison Square

These video clips were taken during my walking tour with famous Toronto historian and tour guide Bruce Bell on July 16, 2007. After meeting at the famous and eclectic OCAD Building (I call it the “gift box on stilts”) just south of the University of Toronto, Bruce took us past the Grange, Toronto’s oldest building, [...]

Toronto Travel: A Walk through Riverdale

As a huge fan of architecture and history, one of Torontos most well-known and infamous landmarks has long caught my attention: the historic Don Jail. After its closing in 1977, this building has long been inaccessible to the public, but this summer its new owner, the Bridgepoint Health Foundation, opened it up for a few [...]

Toronto Travel: Cabbage Town Festival 2009

Trying to catch the last few rays of summer, I hopped on my bike on September 12, 2009 to see whats going on in the city. My research had revealed that the Cabbagetown Festival was on, so on a gorgeous day with brilliant blue skies I cycled down the Don Valley bike path and pushed [...]

“Over here in Canada” Jaybeebaby’s photos around Toronto, Canada

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Toronto, Canada by TravelPod blogger Jaybeebaby titled “Over here in Canada” Jaybeebaby’s travel blog entry: “Guess what! I’m typing on my computer hehe….I still think it is so much faster to type on the comp than on my phone, but that so didn’t stop me from [...]

A boat trip around Toronto Islands

A boat trip around the Toronto Islands, with some commentary by the tour guide, including facts on the CN Tower. Check my Niagara videos and my CN Tower video too.

Toronto Travel: Toronto – Black Bull patio restaurant on Queen West

These video clips were taken during my walking tour with famous Toronto historian and tour guide Bruce Bell on July 16, 2007. After meeting at the famous and eclectic OCAD Building (I call it the “gift box on stilts”) just south of the University of Toronto, Bruce took us past the Grange, Toronto’s oldest building, [...]

Toronto Travel: Toronto: Kensington Walking Tour – Half house

These video clips were taken during my walking tour with famous Toronto historian and tour guide Bruce Bell on July 16, 2007. After meeting at the famous and eclectic OCAD Building (I call it the “gift box on stilts”) just south of the University of Toronto, Bruce took us past the Grange, Toronto’s oldest building, [...]

Caribana festival in Toronto

It was another steaming hot day in Toronto when my curiosity leads me to head down to the harbour shore to catch the Caribana festival. It is apparently the largest Caribbean festival in North America and similar to London’s famous Notting Hill Carnival. According to the website ‘Thousands of brilliantly costumed masqueraders and dozens of [...]

Toronto Travel: Toronto walking tour: Social history @ Atkinson Housing Coop

These video clips were taken during my walking tour with famous Toronto historian and tour guide Bruce Bell on July 16, 2007. After meeting at the famous and eclectic OCAD Building (I call it the “gift box on stilts”) just south of the University of Toronto, Bruce took us past the Grange, Toronto’s oldest building, [...]

Toronto Travel: Toronto walking tour: Rebellion of 1837 explained

These video clips were taken during my walking tour with famous Toronto historian and tour guide Bruce Bell on July 16, 2007. After meeting at the famous and eclectic OCAD Building (I call it the “gift box on stilts”) just south of the University of Toronto, Bruce took us past the Grange, Toronto’s oldest building, [...]