Posted in Articles on Aug 14th, 2012
The 2012 Liveability Ranking survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is out, and the cities remain relatively unchanged in rank compared to the previous survey: Melbourne and Vienna hold the top two positions, with Vancouver and Toronto next, and Calgary tied with Adelaide for fifth place. The difference between first and fifth is less [...]
Posted in Normal on Aug 11th, 2008
If I didn’t arrange this trip, I would definitely be in the doghouse. Michelle had been itching for some sort of vacation since summer started, and since I was away in Sarnia, it was a convenient time to spend a weekend in Toronto! We stayed at Director Nick’s and Amber’s place in Oakville (most income [...]
Mmm, I’m so glad that Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu is alive and kicking. For $10 including tip, you get a hot bowl of tofu soup, rice, all the little Korean veggies, and an egg to crack into your soup. So delicious, at 691 Bloor St. West. Yum yum yum. Anyways, I did a big [...]
Well, I’ve been in Toronto all this week, having a ball learning some new statistics programming things (seriously, this stuff makes me happy), and also trekking about Toronto without a tour guide. Toronto is nice, although it always feels warmer than you think it is, or significantly colder. Calgary just feels cold all the time! [...]
The Calgary airport, with a gifted present showing in my bag I don’t think I’ll ever spend a whole week in Toronto – Its ridiculous how frequently I spend little busts of time here. Technical blurriness caused by error between Nick and the D300. Director Nick picked me up from the airport – its super [...]