Toronto Travel Tips

One of my favorite vacation spots is Toronto, Canada. Coming from the city of Detroit, it is only about three and half hours away. It is a straight shot up the 401 highway once your cross the border in Detroit.

Toronto has often been called the New York City of Canada. I think it lives up to this comparison. However, Toronto is much cleaner and safer than New York City. I have been amazed at how clean the city is for such a large population. I have also never felt in danger even when walking around past midnight.

As far as things to see and do, you will never run out. I have probably made about twenty five trips to Toronto in my life and I have never been bored. There is always old favorites along with new things popping up all the time.

Below is my list of the top ten things you should see and do in Toronto. These are things that you should not miss on your visit.

1. Take a walk down Bloor Street. This is the Park Avenue of Toronto. You will find all of the fancy shops on this street. Including Gucci, Prada, and the amazing Holt-Renfrew department store. If you can afford $500 for a pair of jeans, this is the place for you. Beyond the expensive stores, it is a nice walk and great people watching. And as always, window shopping is free.

2. Visit the quirky shops of Queen Street. This street is synonymous with the term "Funky". You will find hip clothing stores, independent record shops, and other off the wall type establishments. Favorite bar to visit on this street is the legendary Horseshoe Tavern. Every great Canadian music act has played there.

3. Stroll through Chinatown. Looking for dim sum? Exotic Chinese herbs? Rare teas? Toronto's Chinatown is the place for you. Chinese restaurants shy away from the traditional "North American Chinese" menu. Instead, they serve up variety of authentic dishes that feed the over 400,000 people of Chinese background in Toronto.

4. Shop at the Eaton Center. I am not one for shopping malls. However, I do love the Eaton Center. The mall itself is a six storey glass ceiling structure modeled after Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. It has over 285 stores with a great food court on the lower level. Make sure to visit New York fries and order the Poutine. A blend of french fries, cheese curds and gravy.

5. Take a trip on the subway. The Toronto subway is clean, safe, and easy to navigate. There are two main lines, the Younge-University-Spadina and the Bloor-Danforth. From the subway, you can get to all of the main tourist hotspots.

6. Visit the top of the CN Tower. The world's tallest building at 553m (1815 ft). The view is amazing. At the top of the tower is the 360 restaurant. This is a world class restaurant. The floor does a complete rotation every 72 minutes. When dining, you will get to view the city below from each direction.

7. What would a visit to the great white north be without a bit of hockey? Toronto is home to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Hockey has a special place in the national conscious of the Canadians. Make sure to visit the Wayne Gretzky area.

8. Gourmets will love St. Lawrence Market. Considered in the top twenty five markets in the world, it has over 50 specialty vendors. Great vegetables, fruits, meat, cheese, and seafood abound. On the lower level, visit the St. Lawrence Market Juice Bar. They specialize in freshly squeezed juices of all kinds and related products.

9. Visit the eclectic Kensington Market area. Dating back to the original settlement of Toronto in 1790s by the British, you will now find a diverse area of shopping representing the cultures of Portuguese, East Indian, Ethiopian and Caribbean.

10. Eat in Little Italy. For my money, the restaurants in Little Italy represent are the best restaurants in all of Toronto. Beyond restaurants, you will find exciting night life in this area. This includes wonderful Italian coffee shops, gelato, music bars, and even Latin dancing.

I hope these tips will help you enjoy your visit to Toronto.

People Search Canada: Keeping In Touch

by Petra Smider

 Do you have relatives or friends in Canada whom you want to get in touch with?

Do you want to visit them but don't know where they live?

On the other hand, are you looking for a particular place in Canada to live in?

Then you might want to look in white pages or yellow pages. This is a great way to find your lost relatives, friends and colleagues. However, most people do not have an up to date phonebook at home when they need it. Especially not one from another state or country!

In addition white pages and yellow pages only offer so little information about the person you are looking for. It will only tell you their phone numbers and addresses. Your big phonebook can provide so little of the information you need. More often than not, it is bulky and inconvenient, too.

However, another type of white pages and yellow pages can offer you fast and convenient search. Today, the internet is one of the most widely used tools in people's everyday life. You can send mails, call people, do your research and it can act as a people finder.

These people search engines are available on the internet. They act just like your regular phonebook and some can even provide you information that is impossible for white pages or yellow pages to provide.

There are many people search engine websites available on the internet today with different countries to search in. One country that offers people search is Canada.

Here, you can find addresses and phone numbers of your relative's and friends living or working in Canada. You can also get access to people's civil records, criminal records and other background checks of people. The background check is very useful if you are employing somebody.

Some people put false and erroneous facts in their  in order to be employed. You can use background checks to compare their submitted  to the information provided by your search.

Online people search results in Canada are usually accurate. It depends on the people search engine you use. This is because you need to find a people search website in Canada that is reputable and provides accurate information. You can determine this by going to online forums that discuss the quality of a people search website..

Searching for someone in Canada using a people search website is easy. All you need to do is type some information regarding the person you are looking for.

Here are examples on how to search for information about a person on people search websites:

- By Name
This is the most common search method used by most people. All you do is type in the full name of the person you are looking for. You can also include the person's middle name to get more accurate results.

- By Address
Another way is to type in the address of the individual. This is very useful if you want to know about the person who owns a particular property in Canada. It is also a great method to know about your new neighbor.

If they seem suspicious, you can do a background check on them and report them to the police if you found something bad about them.

- By Phone Numbers
You can also search for people in Canada by typing in their phone numbers in the search box. Some people tend to forget the full name of the person but have a list of their phone number.

Searching on people search websites can offer you more convenience and ease of use rather than searching for a matching phone number in white pages.

These are the ways of how you can search for people in Canada. Most websites offer full background report on the individual with a service fee.

If you really want to find out about the person, it is worth it to pay the small service for the information.



Petra Smider is the editor of 911 Find People. Instanly browse global databases and find out everything about anyone, anywhere.

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