Travel
Attending a conference in downtown Portland, there were a few preferred rates offered by the local hotels. With such a great stay at the Kimpton in NYC (prior post), I decided to stay at another Kimpton hotel, the Hotel Vintage Plaza in Portland. Arriving after 9 pm from the East […]
Visiting any city in the U.S. on July 4th (Independence Day) can be challenging as there will probably be fireworks on display somewhere after the sun has set but many (most) businesses and tourist attractions will be closed so what to do with your time? In Portland, Oregon, I would […]
Looking before you leap is the logical thing to do, at least for me. I, of course, take it a bit far though on the conservative side – rather than just jump – I will look, assess, over think it, work the pros/cons, etc. Sometimes you need to jump, take […]
Growing up in the 70’s in Philadelphia as one of two girls, my dad introduced us (me) to the thrill of hockey with the Philadelphia Flyers. Back then, the Broad Street Bullies were in their glory having won the Stanley Cup in 1974 & 1975, while I was too young […]
My last tour of Toronto would be a history walking tour with local historian, Bruce Bell. He loves the city of Toronto and wants you to fully understand it, this wasn’t just a regular tour of Toronto history to spout facts/figures, this was personal. Now for me, i tend to […]
The Fairmont Royal York hotel was one of the many stops on our walking history tour of Toronto. I wasn’t staying at the hotel and if I had been, I’m sure I would have overlooked the layers of history located throughout the hotel as I walked to/from the conference. The […]
Each week on Twitter, there is a theme on Friday for people to share their photos called #FriFotos. If you are new to Twitter, this is a great way to meet people, view fantastic photos and also see how the themes are interpreted (half the fun). I’m in awe of […]
Toronto is a very diverse city and like Philadelphia is organized around neighborhoods. Unlike Philadelphia where most residents are born and raised here, almost half of the residents of Toronto were born outside of Canada, not outside of the city but outside of the country. It is this diversity that […]
Tourism Toronto really did it right with offering a plethora of tour options for TBEX visitors -combining the best of the city with the passionate Toronto guides. My morning tour, the 501 Trolley was led by a local professor who also writes for the local newspaper and has written a […]
Arriving in Toronto as I have so many times in the past (usually for the Toronto International Film Festival this time for TBEX), a switch flipped and i went into auto mode – going through immigration, stopping at the ATM and then purchasing my shuttle bus ticket to the city. […]