tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877996196866665142024-03-18T20:37:57.674-04:00Life Is Better On VacationTips and stories from our travel adventures.<br>
(New posts about once a month)
On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.comBlogger332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-68127319397879011202024-02-20T00:30:00.124-05:002024-02-20T06:25:46.673-05:00The Golden Lion
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAddress: 5120 Yonge Street
Date: February 2024
Website: www.torontopubliclibrary.ca
There is a lion living at the North York Central Public Library. The lion is over 190 years old and started out as a symbol of the Golden Lion Hotel back in 1833. This lion is the second lion to stand guard over the hotel. The hotel opened in On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-15122734827243517762024-01-20T00:30:00.659-05:002024-01-20T06:47:18.504-05:00Raccoons Of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada is often referred to as the "Raccoon Capital of the World". We thought we would list some of the raccoons that we have encountered around the city. We like the little guys, despite the fact that they tear up your garbage or scare you half to death with their screams as you walk around the side of the house at night. Here are some actual raccoons and On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-83389092599088852532023-12-20T00:30:00.161-05:002023-12-20T19:52:01.170-05:00Chippawa Volunteer Fire Fighters Association
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Address: 8696 Banting Ave
Date: Jan 2016
Website: www.achristmasstoryhouse.com
It's that time of year again when A Christmas Story is always on TV. We were flicking through the channels and came across the movie. It reminded us of the time when we visited the school where young Flick gets his tongue stuck to a pole. We thought that On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-75693537077105735512023-11-20T00:30:00.213-05:002023-11-20T09:01:26.707-05:00Original Tim Hortons Store
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Address: 65 Ottawa St. N
Date: October 2023
Website: www.timhortons.ca
Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton was born in Ontario in 1930. He was signed as a Toronto Maple Leaf hockey player in 1949. He played in the National Hockey League for 22 years and won 4 Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was inducted into the Hockey On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com065 Ottawa St N, Hamilton, ON L8H 3Y9, Canada43.244609 -79.81910309999999214.934375163821151 -114.97535309999999 71.554842836178835 -44.662853099999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-85893863970790835072023-10-20T00:30:00.308-04:002023-11-16T15:23:51.086-05:00Halloween Nights Of Lights Scarborough
Location: Scarborough, Ontario, CanadaAddress: 300 Borough Drive
Date: Oct 2023
Website: www.pumpkinville.ca
Scarborough Town Centre hosted a Halloween walk through for the month of October 2023. It featured creatures, lights and lots and lots of pumpkins. We felt brave enough to go for a visit. We were greeted by a very tall skeleton. On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0300 Borough Dr, Scarborough, ON M1P 4P5, Canada43.7760345 -79.257575515.465800663821156 -114.4138255 72.086268336178847 -44.1013255tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-82815481051721370112023-09-20T00:30:00.231-04:002023-09-20T00:30:00.145-04:00Love Park
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAddress: 96 Queens Quay W
Date: July 2023
Website: www.waterfrontoronto.ca
Love Park in Toronto opened in June 2023. The park is focused around a large tree in a heart shaped pond. It is tucked into the corner of business towers and condos at Queens Quay West and York Street. The park was built in an area On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com096 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2W3, Canada43.6405743 -79.379019615.330340463821152 -114.5352696 71.950808136178836 -44.222769600000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-51376576298784090292023-08-20T00:30:00.412-04:002023-08-20T08:09:02.024-04:00Lahaina Hawaii
Location: Lahaina, Hawaii, USA
Date: Feb 2017
Website: lahainatown.com
On August 8th 2023 there was a wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The fire burned through the historic town of Lahaina. Lahaina was the capital city of Hawaii back in 1820 when King Kamehameha II ruled. We always visited the town during our trips to Maui. This blog looks at some of the structuresOn Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0Lahaina, HI, USA20.882371 -156.6816195-7.4278628361788464 168.1621305 49.192604836178845 -121.52536950000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-74780678742064209282023-07-20T00:30:00.117-04:002023-07-20T06:58:16.597-04:00World's Largest Nipper Statue
Location: Albany, New York, USA
Address: 991 Broadway
Date: June 2023
Website: www.rca.com
In 1898, Francis Barraud painted a picture of his dog Nipper curiously listening to a phonograph. It has since become a famous logo for corporations such as RCA and HMV. RCA stands for Radio Corporation of America and HMV stands for His Master's Voice. His Master's On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0991 Broadway, Menands, NY 12204, USA42.6640217 -73.742545314.353787863821154 -108.8987953 70.974255536178845 -38.5862953tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-43297080145136496022023-06-20T00:30:00.290-04:002023-06-20T22:10:46.493-04:00Scarborough Town Centre's 50th Birthday
Location: Scarborough, Ontario, CanadaAddress: 300 Borough Drive
Date: June 2023
Website: www.scarboroughtowncentre.com
The Scarborough Town Centre opened in May 1973. This year it is celebrating its 50th birthday and we took part in some of the festivities.
The Scarborough Town Centre is one of the biggest malls in the Toronto area. On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0300 Borough Dr, Scarborough, ON M1P 4P5, Canada43.7760345 -79.257575515.465800663821156 -114.4138255 72.086268336178847 -44.1013255tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-8126412316082556922023-05-20T00:30:00.162-04:002023-05-20T00:30:00.141-04:00Lake George
Location: Lake George, New York, USAAddress: 2 Canada Street
Date: September 2010
Website: tikiresort.com
Lake George is located in the northern part of New York state. It is located beside the Adirondack Mountains. The area is a popular tourist destination to enjoy the mountains and steamboat rides on the lake. After falling in love with Maui, Hawaii, we On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com02 Canada St, Lake George, NY 12845, USA43.4160147 -73.712111215.105780863821153 -108.8683612 71.726248536178844 -38.555861199999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-65882600388380704752023-04-20T00:30:00.147-04:002023-04-20T18:49:20.298-04:00Gullfoss
Location: Iceland
Date: Sept 2015
Website: visiticeland.com
The landscape of Iceland is unlike any other place in the world. It is often referred to as the land of fire and ice. It has been formed by the power of nature. Volcanoes, glaciers and waterfalls have shaped it into what it is today. We visited one waterfall that is unlike any other in the world.
Gullfoss On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0Gullfoss Falls, 846, Iceland64.3270716 -20.119947836.016837763821151 -55.2761978 90 15.036302200000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-72132886703226049482023-03-20T00:30:00.264-04:002023-03-20T00:30:00.162-04:00Kelly & RyanLocation: New York, New York, USA
Address: 77 W 66th St
Date: June 2017
Website: kellyandryan.com
LIVE with Kelly & Ryan is a morning talk show filmed at ABC studios in New York City. The show has left the studio and travelled to Canada on three occassions. Back in 1996 the show filmed from Niagara Falls, Ontario and the hosts were Regis Philbin and Kathy Lee On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com077 W 66th St, New York, NY 10023, USA40.7733473 -73.980737412.463113463821152 -109.1369874 69.08358113617885 -38.824487399999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-57898247483712186132023-02-20T00:30:00.243-05:002023-03-05T08:01:41.588-05:00The Old Tavern Of Psaras Location: Athens, Greece
Address: Erotokritou 16, Plaka
Date: February 2023Website: psaras-taverna.gr
The Plaka is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Athens, Greece. It spreads out below the Acropolis from the North-East side like a maze. We are sure that even right now, many a tourist is lost and trying to find their way through the Plaka. If you are On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0Erotokritou 16, Athina 105 56, Greece37.97304 23.72870639.662806163821152 -11.427543700000001 66.283273836178836 58.8849563tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-9299138291244685332023-01-20T00:30:00.323-05:002023-02-17T06:13:46.669-05:00Thessaloniki WaterfrontLocation: Thessaloniki, Greece
Address: Aristotelous Square
Date: August 2015Website: thessaloniki.gr
Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece. It has a beautiful waterfront filled with interesting buildings and sculptures. When we visited we took a walk through the center of town towards Aristotelous Square and along the water. As you head towards On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0Thessaloniki 546 24, Greece40.6323456 22.940836612.322111763821155 -12.2154134 68.942579436178846 58.0970866tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-74692956472922078282022-12-20T00:30:00.411-05:002022-12-20T00:30:00.156-05:00The Santa Claus Parade
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAddress: 111 Queen's Park
Date: November 2022
Website: thesantaclausparade.com
In 1904 Santa Claus walked from Union Station to the Eaton's store on Queen Street West. In 1905 there was a single float that carried Santa Claus to the Eaton's store. The Santa Claus Parade was born. Each year it marks the arrival ofOn Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0111 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C7, Canada43.6680934 -79.39315309999999215.357859563821151 -114.54940309999999 71.978327236178842 -44.236903099999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-58777220265908294402022-11-20T00:30:00.220-05:002022-11-20T00:30:00.163-05:00Tobermory Ferries
Location: Tobermory, Ontario, CanadaAddress: 8 Eliza St
Date: September 2022
Website: www.ontarioferries.com
There have been ferries travelling between Tobermory and South Baymouth, Ontario for over 100 years. Tobermory is at the top of the Bruce Penninsula and sits between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. If you wish to travel further from here you On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com08 Eliza St, Tobermory, ON N0H 2R0, Canada45.257139 -81.66411416.946905163821157 -116.820364 73.567372836178848 -46.507864tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-17496196894020758512022-10-20T00:30:00.268-04:002022-10-20T10:58:00.495-04:00Rise Of The Jack O'Lanterns
Location: Wheatley Heights, New York, USAAddress: 185 Colonial Springs Rd.
Date: September 2022
Website: jackolanterns.com
As Halloween season approaches, all sorts of creatures prepare for October 31st to arrive. Nothing represents Halloween quite like a carved pumpkin or Jack O'Lantern. While we were in New York City we visited the Rise Of The On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0185 Colonial Springs Rd, Wheatley Heights, NY 11798, USA40.7617295 -73.390156612.451495663821156 -108.5464066 69.07196333617884 -38.2339066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-74436014261740006412022-09-20T00:30:00.443-04:002022-09-20T00:30:00.166-04:00Queen Elizabeth II Location: London, England
Address: Kensington Gardens
Date: August 2015
Website: www.hrp.org.uk
Queen Elizabeth II lived to be 96 years old and was Queen for just over 70 years. She was not only the Queen of England but also other Commonwealth countries such as Canada. Her reign was the longest of any British monarch. Most of us have onlyOn Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0Kensington Gardens, London W8 4PX, UK51.5049757 -0.18768123.194741863821157 -35.343931 79.815209536178855 34.968569tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-18111892453147060482022-08-20T00:30:00.367-04:002022-08-20T18:19:37.772-04:00Courtyard Hotel Rosebank Location: Joahnnesburg, South Africa
Address: 39 Tyrwhitt Avenue, Rosebank
Date: October 2018
Website: www.clhg.com
We travelled to South Africa in hopes of seeing as many different animals as we possibly could. The first place we visited when we arrived was the Rosebank section of Johannesburg. We stayed in a Courtyard Hotel across the street from a On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0Tyrwhitt Ave, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa-26.1455 28.039-26.146463103930223 28.037927116394044 -26.144536896069773 28.040072883605959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-75273958936515903972022-07-20T00:30:00.279-04:002022-11-18T12:11:15.387-05:00Canadian Tire Turns 100
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAddress: 169 Bastedo Avenue
Date: July 2022
Website: www.canadiantire.ca
This year Canadian Tire is celebrating their 100 year anniversary. Canadian Tire stores sell more than just tires and have been providing automotive, hardware, houseware and sporting good needs to Canadians for a century. As part of the On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0169 Bastedo Ave, Toronto, ON M4C 3N2, Canada43.6840617 -79.319236115.373827863821155 -114.4754861 71.994295536178839 -44.1629861tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-23590025514626224302022-06-20T00:30:00.159-04:002022-06-20T00:30:00.144-04:00Kick-Ass In Hamilton Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Address: 25 John St N
Date: May 2015Website: capriristorante.ca
The Capri Restaurant in downtown Hamilton has been there since the early 1960s. We have visited several times through the years and it has undergone some changes. We were once allowed to take a peek at the famous Blue Grotto room upstairs which is designed like a On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com025 John St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 1H1, Canada43.256654 -79.8664709999999914.946420163821152 -115.02272099999999 71.566887836178836 -44.71022099999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-44857630418190703462022-05-20T00:30:00.574-04:002023-10-21T07:54:17.077-04:00Moose In The City
In the year 2000, Toronto mayor Mel Lastman and the founder of McDonald's Canada decided to unleash about 300 moose into the city. Originally, businesses purchased a fibreglass moose and it was uniquely painted by an artist. Now over 22 years later these moose can still be found popping up in unexpected places. This is a list of the moose we have managed to track On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0Toronto, ON, Canada43.653226 -79.383184315.342992163821151 -114.5394343 71.963459836178842 -44.226934299999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-13004342257609081112022-04-20T00:30:00.304-04:002022-04-20T12:58:11.508-04:00A Weekend In Paris Location: Paris, Ontario, Canada
Address: 106 Grand River St N.
Date: March 2022Website: www.brant.ca
Even though travelling is a little harder these days, we still managed to get away for a weekend in Paris. Paris, Ontario that is. Paris was not named after the city in France, but named for the nearby deposits of gypsum which were used to make plaster of Paris. On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0106 Grand River St N, Paris, ON N3L 2M4, Canada43.1941212 -80.38478472.7131906820055249 -150.6972847 83.675051717994478 -10.072284699999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-12315869480908076542022-03-20T00:30:00.240-04:002022-04-03T06:53:07.184-04:00Little India
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Address: 1432 Gerrard Street East
Date: Feb 2022
Little India is the name given to a stretch of Gerrard Street East between Greenwood and Coxwell avenues. It is named after the many Indian restaurants and businesses in the area. We took some time to take a walk through this part of Toronto. We started our On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com01432 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1Z6, Canada43.6724695 -79.32213019999998915.362235663821153 -114.47838019999999 71.982703336178844 -44.165880199999989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187799619686666514.post-81063350579944450012022-02-20T00:30:00.454-05:002022-03-24T13:17:17.909-04:00Downsview Park
Location: North York, Ontario, Canada
Address: 70 Canuck Ave.
Date: Feb 2022
Website: en.downsviewpark.ca
Downsview Park has always been involved in aviation. There is still an active airport on the grounds. In 1929 de Havilland of Canada manufactured planes that were used in World War II. After that the Royal Canadian Air Force used the grounds. The On Vacationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255433685351627288noreply@blogger.com0Parc Downsview Park, 70 Canuck Ave, North York, ON M3K 2C5, Canada43.743959400000008 -79.48414269999999215.433725563821163 -114.64039269999999 72.054193236178861 -44.327892699999992