Tag: Toronto Tales

  • Throwback to Riverdale ArtWalk 2019

    Throwback to Riverdale ArtWalk 2019

    Being stuck at home makes you even more nostalgic about certain trips and memories. This week, the memories assailing me are those of which I don’t even have many photos. Memories of countless visits to artisanal markets, like the regular exhibitions at Chitrakala Parishad, and the innumerable flea markets that…

  • Balkan Dreams on Queen Street West

    Balkan Dreams on Queen Street West

    This is a part of a series of my personal recommendations for eating & drinking in Toronto, a city that aspires to be the second New York of North America. After three visits to the financial and business capital of Canada, I’ve had my fair share of experiences in restaurants…

  • Picnicking at Evergreen Brick Works

    Picnicking at Evergreen Brick Works

    There is something about seeing the sun after a couple of rainy days in Toronto, that makes even an Indian, who is accustomed to an unlimited (perhaps over) supply of sun, and just visiting for a fortnight, want to spend the day outdoors. It was one such beautiful, sunny day…

  • Cruising by Kingston & the 1000 Islands

    Cruising by Kingston & the 1000 Islands

    Kingston was on my Canada bucket list, ever since I first read about the Lumina Borealis, an interactive winter night walk with illuminations and stories. And then I read about Wolfe Island and the one of a kind winter channel, which allows ferries to run to and from mainland Kingston…

  • Seeking Holmes Beyond Doyle & Baker Street

    Seeking Holmes Beyond Doyle & Baker Street

    When you’ve grown up reading mysteries, Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, are a very important part of your childhood, especially when you’ve also seen the series based on these characters. I’ve watched the 1984 series starring Jeremy Brett and yes, of course I’ve also seen Benedict…

  • Sipping Cider in Toronto

    Sipping Cider in Toronto

    Some time last year I spoke about my growing fascination for cider, an interest that has grown since then, especially since my only contact with this beverage has been when I leave the Indian shores, making that first drink of cider a long awaited, and thus cherished one! This post…

  • A day in Stratford…

    A day in Stratford…

    – Stratford, you said? Shakespeare’s birthplace? – Not quite. This one is in Canada, in the province of Ontario, not far from the North American London, though! It’s not easy to travel to small towns in North America, if you don’t want to drive. So when I stumbled upon this…

  • For The Love Of Ciders

    For The Love Of Ciders

    “Cider? That’s a girl’s drink.” “You need to grow up and discover adult drinks.” “It’s just fruit juice.” “I guess you can’t handle alcohol?” “Oh, that sweet, fruity drink?” Just some of the reactions I’ve received when I tell people about my new found love for ciders. I usually just…