FALL COLOURS MEAN THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON THE YEAR, and that it’s time to enjoy green spaces before winter comes. In our family that means a Thanksgiving weekend trip on Parkbus to a destination an hour or three away …
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Pretty Scary: Monster Month and Autumn Walks in Elora
LOCKDOWN KEPT US AWAY FROM ELORA FOR TOO LONG. Our favorite small town – and the “prettiest in Ontario” – came through the other side of the pandemic changed, and we wanted to get a look. It had been over …
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Hiking in Hollywood: On Foot and Off the Street in Los Angeles
THE FIRST THING THEY TELL YOU IS THAT NOBODY WALKS IN LOS ANGELES. Which is probably why I was so excited when I was asked to do a travel story about hiking in the City of Angels – three days …
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Hometown Lockdown: A Day Trip to a few of Hamilton’s Waterfalls
THANKS TO LOCKDOWN, IT’S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE I LEFT MY HOMETOWN, so I was looking for an excuse for a day trip, to find something Toronto doesn’t have. As I’ve discovered for myself, the city has plenty of …
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Hometown Lockdown: A Trip from the Airport to the Lake by Etobicoke Creek
I CAME TO ETOBICOKE CREEK BECAUSE I WANTED TO FLY. There are a lot of rivers and creeks with public trails all over my city – and maybe I’ll get to some or all of them if the lockdown continues …
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