En sortant du métro vers le remue-ménage du centre-ville du samedi soir mon coeur sursaute. Parfois, je marche dans la ville juste pour voir ce qu’elle fait, Toronto. Est-ce qu’elle est bruyante ? Est-ce qu’elle rit ? J’aime ses quartiers, sa diversité, et le fait qu’on puisse sortir chaque soir pendant un an sans…
I stood in front of the red double doors of a Toronto subway carriage, holding on to the silver stanchion and staring at the reflection of myself in the window pane. It wasn’t the same reflection I saw seven months ago, before I had moved to the Caribbean. My skin was tanned and my hair…
It’s easy to get caught up in all the things there are to do in Toronto in summer — between exploring all the neighbourhoods, eating all the food, and avoiding all the tourist traps, you could easily fill a week-long itinerary. But why not get out of the city and take a couple day trips…
When people ask me whether they should visit Toronto on holiday, I generally say no. I tell them to go to Montreal instead. I know, right? I grew up and went to university there, but it seems like I have no love for Tronno. It’s not true. I love Toronto, but I don’t think it’s…
Okay, I rarely – if ever – post this kind of stuff on my blog. I’m not even sure where to categorize but I just HAD to do it. Grey’s Anatomy is back tomorrow for Season 11 and I literally just finished watching every. single. episode. For the second time. I once wrote that I might…
Emerging from the subway into the rush of down on a Saturday night still makes my heart skip a beat. Sometimes I stare out of windows or go for walks just to see what the city is doing. Is it noisy? Is the city laughing? I love its neighbourhoods, its diversity, and the fact that…
In a recent episode of Girls, Hannah talks about feeling like she’s selling out by writing advertorials. Her job is where creatives go to die (read: make money). I feel like that sometimes with my blog, too. You make a choice between living and livelihood. I used to really like writing narrative pieces and I…
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…
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…
