Get Your Skates on! Ice skating is a major part of the Canadian lifestyle - along with hockey. From Novemeber to March there are free to use outdoor ice skate rinks everywhere. You just need a pair of skates and off you go. Some of the rinks also hire them for $7 and your ID. The kids have to wear helmets and most rinks don't have "sides" so you just step right on the ice! I bought my skates in Janaury maybe a little late in the game but I still had a...

Watch Out There's a Segway About! It was on a crisp, clear, chilly and fine winters day that I did the Segway tour of the Distillery District in Toronto. I took a segway for a spin around the cobled streets and grand perserved buildings that were once used in the manufacture of whiskey. Sadly that all stopped in 1994 and there is not a drop to be had here. Even if there was, I'm sure the LCBO would get in on it and charge you a small fortune. The buildings give ...

Hollywood North More excitment today - and I'm still at work! Even after the motorcade and seeing Prince Charles and Camila there's still room for more. More stars will be here tomorrow (hopefully) and film crews! I didn't think I could write so much and be at work! Just been given a notification that University Avenue and Wellington Street will be used for filming tomorrow morning aprrox 3 - 4 hours and to expect distruption. That's exactly where work is! The o...

A Day of HRH and H1N1 Happy Guy Fawkes night! Despite Canada being annoyingly English this is not celebrated here. For that I am grateful - I can at least inform all Canadian;s about this little tradition of setting things on fire and watching things explode in the sky why celebrating the death of a guy. The day started off drizzly and chillier than normal. Got the subway as usual from High Park to St Andrews with the change at St George. Surprisingly got a sea...

Return to Wonderland - a Haunting Experience In case you didn't realise October is the month of Halloween and all things spooky. As soon as it hits October 1st everyone has license to get creepy. You will notice all of the Halloween stuff in the shops from cards, candy to costumes and candles. In a land where common sense seems to prevail this is a little odd. As you walk down the street and see "crime scene - Do Not Enter" tape around a house and some...