posted by Traveller on Nov 27

Are you considering a Toronto vacation? If yes, you must be wondering are there things to do in Toronto? Not to worry, your choice of visiting the city of Toronto is absolute worth while. Indeed, there are plenty of things to do in Toronto city. Toronto attractions not to miss in downtown Toronto are; CN Tower, Rogers Centre, Toronto Music Garden, Harbourfront Centre, Air Canada Centre, Union Station, Hockey Hall of Frame, The Eaton Centre, Yonge-Dundas Square, Old City Hall, New City Hall, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Casa Loma, Kensington Market, Chinatown, Air Gallery of Ontario, Sharp Centre for Design, Queen Street West, The Art & Design Districy, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Little Italy, Little Italy, okewille, Royal Ontario Nuseum, George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Victoria College, Queen’s Park and the Ontario Legislature, Allan gardens, Cabbagetown, Riverdale Fame, Necropolis, Distillery Historic District, among others. You see, there are indeed many things to do in Toronto especially in the city of Toronto and downtown Toronto alone. Make sure to visit the Toronto tourism centre and pick up a Toronto visitors guide for reference and find out what are the latest interesting Toronto events. If you need a Toronto map for reference, please click Toronto Map. This interactive Toronto map allows you to search for locations and you can zoom in and out to have a better view. Please visit Toronto Map for some location searching experience.

Toronto Pearson Airport, which is called Pearson International Airport, is Toronto international airport. When you come from abroad, your flights to Toronto will land in this is the airport. Another Toronto airport is the Toronto Island Airport. Mostly commuter flights land here.

Weather Toronto, Canada : High Average
Jan (oC/oF) : 1/30 | Feb (oC/oF) :1/31 | Mar (oC/oF) : 4/39
Apr (oC/oF) : 12/53 | May (oC/oF) : 18/64 | June (oC/oF) :24/75
July (oC/oF) : 27/80 | Aug (oC/oF) :26/79 | Sept (oC/oF) : 22/71
Oct(oC/oF) :15/59 | Nov (oC/oF) : 8/46 | Dec (oC/oF) :1/34

Weather Toronto, Canada : Low Average
Jan (oC/oF) : 8/18 | Feb (oC/oF) : 7/19 | Mar (oC/oF) : 3/27
Apr (oC/oF) : 3/38 | May (oC/oF) : 9/48 | June (oC/oF) :14/57
July (oC/oF) : 17/62 | Aug (oC/oF) :16/61 | Sept (oC/oF) : 12/54
Oct(oC/oF) : 7/45 | Nov (oC/oF) : 2/35 | Dec (oC/oF) :5/23

So, how do you find the weather in Toronto? Hope that the above information will help you decide when is the best time for you to take your Toronto vacation. Toronto weather in Summer is nice with the average high of between 24 to 27 degrees C. This will save you the trouble of bring thick warm clothing!

Toronto time zone. Canada is divided into six time zones. They are: Newfoundland standard Time (NST); Atlantic Standard Time (AST); Eastern Standard Time (EST); Central Standard Time (CST); Mountain standard Time (MST); and Pacific Standard Time (PST). Toronto time zone is on Eastern Standard Time. It practices daylight saving from April to October. So, when you plan for your Toronto vacation, pay careful attention to the Toronto time zone in your planning. IF you are new to it, it can be confused at first. But you will get use to it eventually.

Toronto subway. Moving around in the city of Toronto is conveniently done by using the Toronto subway. The advantage of using the Toronto subway is fast, clean and very simple to use. As traffic in downtown Toronto is so congested, this gives you more reason to make use of the Toronto subway system. There are two major lines, and the LRT system connects downtown Toronto to Harbourfront. The Toronto subway stops at most major attractions and this will cut down your traveling time and you will be able to cover more places of interest.

Air Canada Centre. Air Canada Centre is Toronto’s newest sports and entertainment complex. It is home to the Maple leafs (hockey) and the Raptors (basketball). Air Canada Centre has a seating capacity of 18,700 for hockey, 19,500 for basketball, and 20,000 for concerts. There is a one-hour tour of the complex, but it is better to make a call to make sure that the tour is on as the tours may cancel due to events. The Air Canada Centre is located at 40 Bay St (at Lakeshore Blvd.)

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posted by Traveller on Nov 18

Thinking of a Niagara Falls vacation, but do not know where is Niagara Falls located? Then do not worry, you will find your answer here. Niagara Falls vocation is something worth considering.

Where is Niagara Falls? It is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is also located in the state of New Yoke, Unites States. How can it be? How can a place located at two countries. So, tell me, where is Niagara Falls actually?

The Niagara Falls is a set of massive waterfalls located on the Niagara River. The Niagara River separates the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The Niagara Falls are located 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario.

Look at the map. Niagara Falls is within the RED circle. You can clearly see the province of Ontario, Canada and the State of New Yoke, US.

To let you have a better picture, see the below closed up map. Niagara Falls is within the RED circle

I would like to show you a even closed up map. Here you can see the Niagara Falls is separated by the an island, called the Goat Island. There are two cities, Niagara Falls city in Ontario and Niagara Falls city in New Yoke. You can clearly see the two cities form the map. Where is Niagara Falls ? I hope by now, you know where exactly where is Niagara Falls located.

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posted by Traveller on Nov 10

Edgar Cayce, a clairvoyant, in 1940 predicted that the lost continent of Atlantis would start to rise again in the vicinity of The Bahamas in 1968 or 1969.  Since then, 37 years have passed and many major events have happened, such as The Great Britain granted The Bahamas internal self-rule in 1964, Huber Ingraham became prime minister in 1992, and Perry Gladstone Christie elected prime minister in the 2002 general election.  However, the lost continent of Atlantis has yet to be found. The Bahamas is an English-speaking nation. There are of two thousand cays and seven hundred islands forming an archipelago. 

Bimini, which consists of a tiny grouping of islands, was situated some 50 miles off the coast of Florida (USA).  According to the Caribbean Indians, this group of islands gush magical waters called the “fountain of eternal youth”.  It was told that someone drank the water from this fountain and was cured of all his illnesses as well as able to retain his youth.  Juan Ponce de Léon, a Spanish explorer, was intrigued by this legend and thus, he set out to find Bimini in 1512.  He set sail from Puerto Rico and landed on Florida after missing Bimini.

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