THE SCULPTURE GARDEN AT SCARBOROUGH’S GUILD PARK IS UNIQUE. Honestly, I can’t think of another city with a public park that’s a testament to the architectural decimation of its historic buildings over several decades. As a traveler obsessed with history …
Hometown Lockdown: The awesome face of change at the Scarborough Bluffs
IF TORONTO WAS NEW YORK CITY Scarborough would be the Bronx: vast and distinct and with a chip on its shoulder, it stands apart from the downtown, separated by a river and possessing its own unique geography. And the geological …
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Hometown Lockdown: From wasteland to wilderness on the Leslie Street Spit
CITIES ARE MANMADE LANDSCAPES. It would be hard to find even a few square feet in any city that hasn’t been shaped or created by human activity, so they’re not the sort of places you expect to find wilderness. You …
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Hometown Lockdown: Escape for the day to the Toronto Islands
IT HASN’T BEEN A GREAT YEAR FOR TRAVELERS. Coronavirus and the lockdowns have been devastating for tourism and the hotel and airline industries will take years to recover. Up here in Canada international and U.S. travel is still restricted, and …
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Instagramable: Fall colors and waterfalls in Dundas
WINTER HAS COME EARLY THIS YEAR so our fall – brief as it was – had to be savoured quickly and greedily. That meant a trip to Dundas, Ontario and the Spencer Gorge on an October weekend, just as the …
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