Hello from Toronto: The City Viewed Through the Eyes of First-Time Visitors
So my brother is in town, together with his wife and 2 friends from my little home town in Austria. It is everybodys first time in North America and their initiation to Toronto. Just to give you ideas of dimensions: Austria has a population of about 9 million and the country extends about 900 k...
Presenting: CARIBANA - Torontos Huge Caribbean Cultural Festival
I had a chance to talk with John Kam, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, about one of Torontos greatest special events and tourist attractions: Caribana, the citys hugely popular and internationally renowned festival of Caribbean culture which is scheduled this year for July 15 to August 1, ...
Hello from Toronto - An Exploration of Torontos West End
One of the beauties of Toronto is its diversity, the fact that hundreds of ethnic groups from all over the world congregate here in this metropolis and give their distinct flavour to this urban mosaic of cultures.
Since I had already taken my European visitors on a walking tour of downtow...
One of Torontos Biggest Festivals: Pride Toronto
Just recently I had a chance to sit down with Natasha Garda, Co-Chair, and Leon Mar, Media Coordinator of Pride Toronto. Pride Week is the fun and fabulous arts and culture festival that happens in the last week of June each year in Toronto. Pride Week celebrates our diverse sexual and gender i...
