Toronto, Canada

A few weekends ago some girlfriends and I took a drive down to Toronto. It was one of the last few weekends of summer and we thought we’d spend it away. The drive there (about 5ish) hours was bright and sunny and we arrived at our AirBnB early evening. Just in time to grab some groceries for the weekend (a huge money saver) and a couple bottles of wine.

That evening we ventured out to the main street in the area we were staying (aroung Eglington and Younge) which is a little farther north in Toronto, but nonetheless a great place to still be in the city but in a quiet area. Our AirBnB was an upstairs apartment in a beautiful brick home. It was air conditioned, had a full kitchen and such a cute boho style.

During the weekend we made a few stops around the city. We ventured to Toronto Island and took the ferry there which was a new experience! We also went to Kensington Market (a favourite of mine), the Eaton centre, and went out at night around Queen Street.

It was a short but sweet getaway and on Sunday afternoon we parted ways and I took the train back home. If you’re ever in Toronto for a short time make sure to not miss some main attractions I missed this trip but have seen before. They include the CN tower, Dundas Square, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Casa Loma and the Distillery District to name a few.

Until next time!

 

 

New York City, New York | Travel Guide: Food

One thing that New York City is famous for is their food – and so many varieties! Here, I wanted to list a few different places for each type of food “category”. Hopefully these recommendations can lead you to some yummy meals!

Firstly – Pizza! Of course there are so many places to go for a great slice of pizza. One of my favourite pizzas are ironically enough the cheapest pizzas! New York pizza is unlike any other type of pizza and it’s so good- even just plain cheese. One place that I’ve been a few times that I’d like to recommend is Village Pizza in Chelsea as well as Nicks Pizza in Queens.

Some other great “foodie” things to check out are the famous Katz Diner (which can be a little pricey, but in my meat-eating days it was an awesome sandwich). Also check out Smorgasburg, described as a food flea market filled with unique foods ft. the ramen burger and vegan bbq!

All the food stalls at Smorgasburg

Also don’t forget to check out Chelsea Market which is similar to Smorgasburg but filled with more restaurant options.

For great Chinese food check out: Excellent Dumpling House, Nice Green Bo and Bodai Vegetarian. In my opinion New York chinese food is like none other I’ve had before.

For a sweet treat my top three pics are Mango Mango, Dough Donuts and Mangolia Bakery (a little touristy, but it’s famous for a reason).

 

This post may be short and sweet but if you’re ever in New York I’ve linked all the restaurants so you can try them out yourself!

Until next time!