No More Getting Lost in Toronto’s PATH Labyrinth
Before I ever moved to Toronto, I learned about the infrastructure and engineering marvel that is the PATH. The over 30 kilometre underground network of pedestrian tunnels and walkways, containing numerous food courts, shops...
Living Well in La Belle Province
Lounging under the stars in the percolating effervescence of a huge, heated thermal pool, we are protected from the elements by walls of natural rocks and boulders at Spa Eastman. There is wind and...
Winter Wonderland in Waterloo
Surviving winter is a calculation. Peel back the curtain, scratch the frost off the window, and peer out at the drab reality of two more months of this. The coffee percolates as I lean...
Chef Flynn Documentary Premieres in Toronto
Flynn McGarry began hosting his own supper club when he was 11 years old in his home, aided by his schoolmates. Fast forward. Now 19, he has been a fascinating subject for the readers of the...
The Mystery of Magnetic Hill
Gravity Road, Mystery Spot, Fool’s Hill.
Over the years, this mysterious spot has garnered many names. All of which refer to the same bizarre natural phenomenon that is Magnetic Hill.
Drive to the bottom of this...
Gulf Islands Adventure: Victoria
Only in Victoria, would there be a Feast Concierge. Karma Brophy leads us on a merry three hour tour of Oak Bay and its delightful gastronomy scene, one bite at a time. We taste...
Toronto Celebrates The 30th Annual Dragon Ball Gala
The 30th annual Dragon Ball kicked off this week to celebrate Year of the Pig. Dragon Ball, one of Toronto’s premier gala events, is the largest fundraising gala celebrating Chinese New Year in Canada....
Gulf Islands Adventure: Salt Spring Island
Driving into Salt Spring Island in the rain is like entering the pages of an old picture book. A rustic road leads to Hastings House Country House Hotel, in an 11th century Sussex style...
Gulf Islands Adventure: Tofino
From Tofino at Mile 1 of the Trans Canada Highway, to Saltspring Island and the manicured landscape of Victoria, it’s all “peace and love, man.”
It was raining when I arrived in Vancouver, and the...
The Ballad of John and Yoko
In 1969, when John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their infamous “Bed-In for Peace” at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, the staff refused to touch their clothes for dry-cleaning and shoes for...
