Last week, I went to the Scenic Caves Nature Adventures one of my very cool aunts. She was a champion cross-country runner and often the one to take my younger brother and me to Guildwood Park or Morningside Park for ‘runs’ (as much as 5 and 7 year-olds could run) or just to explore the area.…
Last summer, my partner came from London to visit me in ‘Canadialand’ before we jetted off to Martinique together. Since I know how much he loves being featured in my blog, I thought I’d dedicate another post to his fancies. For weeks in advance, I planned nine fun-filled – and I mean filled – days…
My mom has been living in Barrie since 2002 – I stayed for 5 years and once I went to university, I only came home for the requisite holidays. Last summer, after living abroad, I couldn’t afford to go live in Toronto again so I moved home. Being back in my pink and orange room…
Warning: Technically, all of this is true. Unless you’re talking to my mom, in which case this is a product of my imagination. Pure and utter fiction… *** It was a Saturday in June and I was on rooftop bar in Camden with a group of my partner’s friends and acquaintances. One of his old…
My aunt showed up at my house a little after 3 a.m. I had barely woken up. I was still rubbing the sleep out of my eyes and reminding myself that this is reality. I threw my camera and my miniature red composition book into the black Cambridge batchel knock-off I’d gotten at Primark in…
Canada humiliated by tiny Martinique – CBC Headline Psh, mean! I was clearly highly entertained – and feeling a little smug – in light of this Twittering. When I first saw Martinique was trending, I seriously thought Mont Pelée had just erupted or something. Turns out Martinique, in the last ten seconds of a football…
There was Jagermeister. And that July girl could carry on a conversation all by herself. Small doses, please. It was the new year and I had just gotten my first tattoo: a doctor bird, the national hummingbird of Jamaica, to be specific. Five-person house party at Bloor & Ossington. I was eager at eighteen, wanting…
This weekend I attended some events for the TBEX conference held in Toronto and had the pleasure of meeting a number of writers and new media content creators in the travel scene. Many were leaders and innovators in the field while others were just getting started so it was an excellent event for the budding…
Toronto is awesome year-round but once the sun is out, the people and the festivities are too. If you’re heading to the T.O. during the summer months, you’re in for a treat. Here are some things to do if you’re looking to make the most of your time! Check out the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival…
…Plus c’est la meme chose – …The more they stay the same Wow! So it’s been almost 2 months since I left Martinique. At this very moment I’m standing, (not)working, at my slightly above minimum wage job. I work 40 hours a week and I commute about 3 hours every day just to get here.…
