Mel

Remember that time I met Ryan Gosling in Toronto?

No? Well… BECAUSE IT NEVER HAPPENED. But not because he wasn’t sitting something like three yards away from me. In the same restaurant. In Toronto. And don’t worry, I Googled the swoon-worthy actor while sipping away a table wait at the bar, and saw he was from ONTARIO (the province of my then-existence), so the premise wasn’t completely… err, foreign. And no, I DIDN’T...

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Road Trip! Toronto vacation, Part One

There are snow birds. And there are people like me: who travel NORTH in December for vacation. Also? Driving through Buffalo during winter? Pain in my ass. For serious, it snows here every. single. day. That there were no trucks on the highways before the white stuff accumulated is ridiculous. It’s OK, I got Florida on my side this February. While more “working remotely” than another...

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Packing Up. Leaving Town. Again.

I mean, part of that header is inherently incorrect, as I probably should have UNpacked from my Thanksgiving trip first. Perhaps I would have felt more like I was home for more than two days. Packing for this trip? I have total apathy. Not to mention, I’m sick today. So, the process has essentially entailed grabbing all of my favorite things off their hangers and folding or rolling them into my...

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Vacation Dreaming Post #4,642

Does anyone sign up for those airline special newsletters each week? I keep finding flights to Montreal on my list. Have I asked already if anyone has been? Man, sometimes I get into these travel posts, and wonder if I’m being wholly redundant. Perhaps I should search myself before blogging. Anyways, we’re attempting to figure our plans for the remainder of this year, then next year’s...

Mel

What time of the year is best for Canada trips?

OK, I’ve asked before I’m sure, but when is the best time to book flights to Toronto? What time of year would you most enjoy the Canadian city and why? I like a combination of activities, based on weather conditions, but also I am not certain how HORRIBLE the Winters are in Toronto, if I go (read: too much snow, I wouldn’t mind, but AB would likely nix it). I think my trip there in...

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Canad-a Possibility?

Why won’t this girl shut up about Canada already? As I mentioned, there are extremely cheap flights to Toronto right now. Like, less than $100 cheap. I can work with this kind of budget. Considering the gas prices rising through summer, the annoyance of flying could be worth it. Some of the things in Toronto I’ve already seen: CN Tower Blue Jays Stadium Casa Loma Um. Um. Um. THAT’S ALL...

Mel

I’m talking about Canada again…

I haven’t been to Canada in a few years, and then, it was only Niagara Falls. A lot of touristy regular BS, mixed in with Casino and (awesome) strip bars. I haven’t been to Toronto since a class trip in junior high school (all the same, without the gambling and nudity). We’ve been talking about a trip to the Northwest, which allows us easy travel access to the beautiful Vancouver. But, I...

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Canada is an equal province opportunity.

Since the Winter games have ended, I’ve been considering travel holidays to Canada. Yes, now I’m British. I haven’t been to Toronto since a class trip in junior high. I thought I remembered it as a band vacation, but I just roomed with fellow band geeks. I got all the tourist destinations out of the way. Even if we were subjected to Bus Only upon reaching Niagara Falls because a few of us...