Toronto

The plain truth: I really love Toronto. 🇨🇦

Of course I thought I would like it, otherwise I wouldn’t have planned a weekend escape there. But I wasn’t expecting to leave thinking it’s perhaps in my top 3-5 favorite cities, alongside the likes of Cape Town and Amsterdam.

But sure enough, I’m a little jealous of the people who get to visit often or call it home.

🏙 Loved the huge blend of cultures that merge in Toronto. Between the food, the neighborhoods, the small businesses, film festivals, and just the faces you see when you’re out, it kind of feels like you’ve got a special portal to the world.

🏙 Toronto’s a pretty big city, but nature is well integrated. From the quick escapes to the islands, the lakes and waterfalls further out in Ontario, or the impressive set of city parks, I was impressed by all the green space.

🏙 I found the city easier to get around than any comparable spot in the US. All we did in one weekend was made possible by reliable public transport and walkable spaces.

🏙 From board game cafes to coffee shops with a ton of personality, there are a lot of spaces there built for fun (a lot of fun) that I wish we had closer to home. While we’re still enamored with axe throwing over here, they’re turning the Squid Games into a VR arcade.