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Shopping Adventure and Visions of Superstardom

Not all adventures have to take place on a glacier or in the Himalayas. We had our own little adventure downtown Toronto at Roots Canada flagship store on Bloor.

January 29, 2012 / 12 Comments / Read More

The Fairmont Royal York, Toronto’s Grand Dame

I remember coming into Toronto for baseball games as a kid and looking out from the Gardiner Expressway towards famous Royal York Hotel. I imagined what celebrities were staying at the most elegant building in the city. The Queen herself has stayed at the Royal York along with The Dalai Llama, Various world leaders, Playboy playmates and rock legends!

January 15, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Using Travel Rewards to Ease the Holiday Money Pinch

During the holiday season money is tight. However, we have a little nest egg that we can use through our travel rewards with American Express to stay at hotels during the festive season.

December 6, 2011 / 4 Comments / Read More

Toronto Canada, A Scenic Thrill Ride in the Sky

When Samba Days asked us to be Sambassadosr of adventure we didn’t expect to have such a thill flying over Toronto, Canada’s spectacular skyline.

November 17, 2011 / 9 Comments / Read More

Canada Travel and Holiday Gift Ideas in Your Own Backyard

If you can’t travel, there’s no reason not to get away. Samba Days is company offering people the chance to buy an experience in your own back yard. It’s the perfect gift idea for those hard to by for people in your life, ranging in prices from $50 to $5000.

November 10, 2011 / No Comment / Read More

Meet Plan Go, Tomorrow Night in TO

Have you always wanted to travel the world but don’t know where to begin? Meet Plan Go is an event that brings like minded individuals together to inspire one another to live life to the fullest. Founded by our Mongol Rally Team Mate Sherry Ott and her business partners Michaela Porter and Michael Bontempi, this [...]

October 17, 2011 / 2 Comments / Read More

Intrepid Travel Inspires Toronto Travel Community

It was at the last Toronto Travel Massive meet up that Katy of Intrepid Travel announced an amazing initiative for the Intrepid Foundation. They will be giving away a trip to India to the person who raises the most money for Depalaya

October 3, 2011 / No Comment / Read More

Summer Backpacking In Toronto and Vancouver

Adventure and excitement is abound in Canada during the summer. In Toronto and Vancouver, in particular, a wide variety of outdoor activities as well as a pristine natural environment, beckons backpackers.

May 24, 2011 / 6 Comments / Read More

Snapshot Sunday: Winter Wonderland in High Park, Toronto

High Park in Toronto is a winter wonderland when the snow falls. Bloor West Village is the area of Toronto that we keep returning to whenever we come home to Canada.

December 26, 2010 / 8 Comments / Read More

Friends of Summer

There are only two weeks until we jet off again and while we are excited to get back on the road, we will miss our friends and families. We didn’t have nearly enough time to spend with everyone as we would have liked and now time has run out. We will try to cram as much visiting time as possible in the next two weeks, but we know we will miss out on many connections.

October 28, 2010 / 15 Comments / Read More

Intrepid Photography Contest from Kensington Market

The results are in from the Kensington Market Photography contest in Toronto. We asked you to vote for you favourite photo. The top three were then critiqued by Dave. and based on his criteria a decision was made. The top 3 as voted by you! We had a total of 122 votes. thanks to everyone [...]

October 14, 2010 / 5 Comments / Read More

Kensington Market Photography Contest

The Photos are in from our photography tour at Kensington Market in Toronto. We received some incredible images from the people that came out with us at the end of October for a walking/photography tour around Toronto’s most exciting neighbourhood and are excited to share their work with the world. We are leaving the votes up to you, so make sure to click on the link to view and vote for your favourite photograph.Great Prizes to be Won!

October 7, 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More

Toronto Photography Tour at Kensington Market

Want to turn your photos from average snapshots to a work of art? Dave is leading a photography tour in Toronto on Saturday September 25th at 2:00 pm to show you everything you need to know about how to capture a moment in time. Search for interesting angles and learn how to read the light using contrast and shadow.We went on our own little tour this weekend and he transformed my images into something beautiful. Check out these comparison shots.

September 21, 2010 / 9 Comments / Read More

Urban Adventure Photo Tour, Toronto

Join us on Saturday September 25th on a Toronto Urban Adventures travel photography tour!Following a path from the beautifully restored Art Gallery of Ontario towards the Ontario College of the Arts & Design and into the vibrant China Town and Kensington Market; Toronto’s most vibrant and colourful neighbourhoods. Contest and Giveaways too!

September 9, 2010 / 5 Comments / Read More

Events with Canada’s Adventure Couple

The next few weeks are gearing up to be a very busy time for Dave and I. We wanted to share our upcoming events on one page with everyone in the Toronto area or people passing through where we will be speaking and what we will be doing. If you can make it to any of the following events, we would love to meet you in person, say hello to old friends or enjoy a pint afterwards with the usual suspects. So get out your calendars and mark down these dates, We would love to see all of you there!

September 1, 2010 / 10 Comments / Read More

Dining in the Dark

There is a very cool restaurant in Toronto, Canada that we had no idea about until we went on a little getaway to Montreal! Are you looking for a different dining experience? Are you wanting to add a little adventure to your eating?Oh Noir is just the place for you.Located in the heart of Toronto on the Corner of Church Street and Charles, O Noir is a restaurant that is completely in the dark.When we say in the dark, we mean in the dark.

August 23, 2010 / 10 Comments / Read More

Traveling with Via Rail Canada – Toronto to Montreal

It had been years since I had taken the train in Canada. I don’t even think that Dave and I have ever taken the train together. You see as Canadians, we love to drive. Canadians have no problem taking a road trip for 5 or 6 hours to get somewhere.

May 6, 2010 / 14 Comments / Read More

My Home Town, Toronto for Matador U

I will never forget that beautiful winters day in 1991. Dave and I were graduating from college and we were moving to Toronto together from the town of Oakville. I was a small town girl growing up in Otterville. Dave was my big city hero raised Burlington Ontario. We fell in love with Toronto’s West end that day and 18 years later we are still here

October 9, 2009 / 19 Comments / Read More

Wildlife Wednesday; The Wolves of Haliburton Forest

About 3 hours north of Toronto way up in Central Ontario is one of our favorite places in the Province. Haliburton forest is a nature lovers dream. A place for hiking, mountain biking and canoeing in the summer and cross country skiing and dog sledding in the winter. But it is the Haliburton Forest Wild Life and Reserve that has kept us coming back.

August 19, 2009 / 17 Comments / Read More

Toronto’s Garbage Strike, A Reminder of our Global Plastic Problem

In Toronto we have banned plastic bags. It is now the law. We are also going through a garbage strike and parks and parking lots are being used as temporary dumps. It got me to thinking about our time in Cambodia.

July 13, 2009 / 5 Comments / Read More