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Jane & Finch? Pfft! Oh Please!
... how disappointed I was after years of momentum building up the reputation of the area when on reality it was no where near as "unsafe" as it is dramatized to be. Perhaps it is the "East Vancouver" girl within me that has seen the real underbelly of Canada day in and out. Never the less, I wouldn't deliberately vacation in that area or stay there alone, I'm merely stating that rough neighborhoods aren't always what they are cracked out to be ( no pun intended ...
Bright lights, big city.
... some lunch, however we made an amateur mistake and used the Lonely Planet for a restaurant recommendation. I've done this before and should've known better, so I can only blame myself. Mental note...again: Only use Lonely Planet for maps and basic info. The weather outside was dull, dreary, cold and miserable and the staff and meal inside weren't much better.
We saw as much as we could on ...
Until We Meet Again
... t be much simpler’. I tried to explain away my excess luggage before I got swept away watching the Toronto skyline disappear before my eyes as we pulled out of the station. The sun was setting on the city that has seen me back and forth over the past five months, almost to the day, making a few tears well up as I watched it become just one more memory. Hopefully I’ll see it again soon, but for now the tall tower, the red streetcars, and the Maple ...
I Don't Do Bins
... I knew it the afternoon was over and I was back at Fashion Week at David Pecaut Square; unfortunately the fashion elite and I had to contend with the Toronto’s torrential rain as we made our way between tents and trailers. My umbrella accompanied me to the mayhem before I safely stashed it away in the hope nobody would make use of it and leave me in the lurch later in the evening. I was part of the heavy-lifting crew once again as we ...
Starting the trek South
... it's bright and beautiful face and at 14:02 we entered the Sunshine State, that is the nickname for Florida folks. After driving for about an hour after we entered Florida....the rains came, it was fairly heavy, but as fast as it came, it went away again and we had smooth sailing for the remainder of our journey which ended at 17:32EST. Lots and lots of billboards throughout Georgia and Florida though - really looks very ugly on the landscape. Smarten up!! ...


