The lantern festival is on the 15 th day of Chinese New Year season on the lunar calendar, and it usually also corresponds to the full moon. It marks the end of the Chinese New Season. After this day, lives goes back to...
It's hard for non-Canadians to understand just how beloved ice hockey is in Canada. Do you think football is popular in the USA? Soccer in Ireland? Cricket in India? Well, hockey is comparatively bigger than that in...
Gumbo was visiting the corner of Bay and Queen streets in Toronto, Canada -- specifically the Old City Hall. Congratulations to PortMoreby who correctly solved the problem and notified us by email! Jonathan L also...
Gumbo's heading out to Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ), sometimes also called Toronto Island Airport. Congratulations to ace travel sleuths Roderick Simpson and PortMoresby (by email) for being the first to correctly...
Previously I've presented a overview of Toronto featuring its signage, which you can see at this link . Today's post focuses on a very colorful region of the city, the western end of Queen Street (often just referred to as "Queen West")....
Toronto is one of Canada's great cities. Often called the "New York of the North" (I presume as a complement), it's a fun place to visit. There's lots to see and do in Toronto, from the amazing CN Tower which soars 1815 ft (553 m) into the...
This is the second and final segment on the St. Lawrence Market. Part 1 focused on the produce sold at this market. This gallery focuses on the rest of the items sold here -- seafood, meat, cheese and such. The meat...
Readers of TravelGumbo know that we've great affection for Farmers' Markets, and we visit, shop at, and feature them often. One of the finest markets I've ever been to is the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto. This market was...
On this, the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11, I thought it would be a nice idea to tell a story of courage, hope, inspiration, of a hero...Terry Fox was all of these, and more. For those of you who may not be...
DrFumblefinger visits the muscle car era and shares some great photos.
In the first four parts of this series, I have discussed cars from the 1920's , the 1930's . the 1940's and the 1950's , and a few cars from the 1960's (Part 1) . Today I continue my blogs dedicated to the beautiful...
Ottoman continues his review of dream cars past at a large auto show.
During a recent visit to Toronto, I came across the interesting piece of art in the lobby of its City Hall (note: infamous Mayor Ford was no where to be seen -- I know you all were just dying to know). It was a fairly large piece of art,...
Stunning classic cars of the 1940s and 1950s, at a show in Thunder Bay, Ontario
The CN Tower (in French: "Tour CN") is a 553.33 m-high (1,815.4 ft) concrete communications and observation tower in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada . Built on the former Railway Lands, construction on the CN Tower began on...