During the Canada Day long weekend a group of us embarked on a journey to the east and decided to take a 5 hour drive up to Montreal. I was feeling very ecstatic being the first time I will be driving on the other side of the road and travelling out of Toronto! Road trips have always been a […]

Luminato Festival The Luminato Festival is Toronto’s global multi-arts festival dedicated to performance, visual art, music, theatre, dance and magic. Shows and events went that one bit further as 2016 marked the festival’s 10th anniversary which I was very lucky to witness. Luminato began in 2007 with the vision to invite the world to join Toronto in celebrating creativity. […]

Being the Asian I am, I natural miss Chinese food and start to have withdrawal symptoms with the absence of the goodness. Wherever in the world, I have always been curious to try the local asian cuisines to compare the quality of the food and how it  compares to what I can find back at home in New Zealand. Toronto is a […]

Winter feels like a distant memory with double digit temperatures in the air. The city is lit. Buried in a mountain of work, there has been an absence of new blog posts from me and available time for me explore the city and its surroundings. For my latest post I have been thinking that there is always so much to […]

The view in the eyes of the beholder. Understand the subtle differences in the way of life between an Aucklander and a Torontonian and ask yourself, do you like change? Auckland VS Toronto ———————————————————————– Grocery stores are competitive and carry a wide variety of products. You’re in and then you’re out. VS Grocery stores are monopolised […]

Third week in and my conformity to Canada is on point. Observations noted and a few things to keep in mind for anyone coming over. While in a lift, the person closest to the buttons must always press the close button to avoid wasting time. Failing to do this will result in you being pushed aside. Traffic […]

It has recently come to my attention that there is only a handful of “real” material out in the world wide web around what life in Toronto is really like. I want change that and educate others who are thinking of migrating. Follow me and my journey with point blank reviews of the city and my encounters. Starting off […]