Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Toronto-Markham, On

As promised in the first entry, I finally got around to talking in more detail about the events I'll be attending in Vancouver (I'll also be attending Snowboarding Half Pipe events in Cypress Mountain but that's a different story, let me focus on skating for now.) - Men's Short Program (SP) and Free Skate (FS) and how big a deal it is for me. Toronto, Ontario, Canada megimk

Welcome to my travel blog. I decided to go back to my roots and start writing again. And what better time for it than the approaching 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver!

It's Wednesday, that means there are two more sleeps until the Opening Ceremony that starts at 6 pm Pacific Time on Friday. I absolutely can't wait for it. Since I'm not f...

Did I really need another blog?

The whole point of vacation is getting away from things, including, perhaps, my multiple blogs. But they're all about science, and I haven't written about anything else in a long time. Plus, this will only be for the duration of my travels. A short-term project - I like those. So I caved and created a blo...

Easter Sunday dawned clear and bright but with a cool wind from the north. The plan is to join my sister for Easter brunch at her place in Markham. We left Thornhill just after 11 am, stopped to pick up some flowers, and arrived in Markham around 11:30. We walked into 84 Senator Reesor's drive and were greeted by my sister Irene (Inie), husband ...

I had such a terrible time getting a ride to Toronto this weekend. My initial ride canceled on me mid-week, then my friend Axel all of a sudden wasn't sure if he was going or not. At the last second, Clayton, who sits across the desk from me mentioned he was going to Toronto and volunteered to drive me! Woot! So after beer-o'clock, I hopped into...

Would you believe, the one day we had planned to go into the city, it's raining ... I feel like I'm back in Auckland! We've defintely had our very cold days so far, but the rain just makes it a lot more difficult to do the 'touristy thing', because of course, anybody in their right mind, that doesn't have to go out, stays at home. The plus side ...

Ok, so i haven't left my cozy basement, yet. i am lying in bed trying to figure out just why i want to leave Canada so badly and i've realised that i am expiriencing depressing nostalgia for what i have developed over the past 2 years; the travel bug. 2 summers ago i was going to school abroad in Italy (taking English.... ). Never had i traveled...

Up until now, we had had no cause to use the Toronto subway and bus system, but we approached it with no great concerns - after all, the lady who we need to pay can probably help us, right? No, she was not feeling happy and helpful today, so no, she wasn't going to be nice. Thankfully, we had been given quite good directions and had been told th...

Woke up 6AM to reach Union Station for 8:30 Departure to New York aboard Amtrak's Maple Leaf service to New York.
We
left on time and made our way to the border with stops along the way.
At the border we waited for almost 2 hours. upon our departure, the
conductor announced that due to extreme heat outside, the train could
no...

I felt like seeing at least something 'touristic' here. So I decided to go to Casa Loma, about a 20 minute walk from Lynette's place, where I'm staying. Casa Loma is a 'castle' built for Sir Henry Pellatt. This guy was simply amazing, in the castle (which was Pellatts home for 10 years) they play an introductory film about his life and at the en...