Easter Wishes from England (sort of)
I had Easter brunch in England today. Well, sort of. It was England-ish. “Vallis Humbria Angliae Pars Anglisa Procul” – that’s the motto of Toronto’s Old Mill which means, “In […]
Category Archives: Tourist in Toronto
Tapping into Canada’s Maple Syrup season: A Guide to Visiting a Local Sugar Bush
What better time to visit Canada than during its Maple Syrup season. Every year from late February to early April maple trees in Ontario are tapped for their sap. To […]
The hunt for a Maneki neko (a.k.a the beckoning cat) in Chinatown
Ever since our weekend in Ottawa, where my 6-year-old decided she wanted a Maneki neko as a souvenir of her visit (???), we’ve had a trip to Toronto’s Chinatown on our […]
They called it a ‘Master Sommelier smack down’ and I had a seat at the table.
When a friend’s credit card presented the opportunity to try 12 different French wines paired with 4 French entrées by Canada’s only 3 Master Sommeliers, I said oui! I’ve been reminiscing about […]
The classic roadside attraction
For some time now I’ve assumed that those over-sized ‘attractions’ you see on the side of the road – the gigantic fish, the huge cowboy boot, the worlds’s largest strawberry […]
