August 13, 2011 | No Comments yet

Toronto’s extreme temperature swings “I thought Canada was covered in snow all year,” my friend joked when I told him about the sweltering heat in Toronto last month. This area of North America was hit by a blistering heat wave that saw temperatures soaring to 40ºC on July 21, 2011. With high humidity and ultra-violet [...]...
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November 30, 2010 | 6 Comments

'Toronto Tuesday' is a weekly photo feature about random stuff (landmarks, people, culture, seasons, etc.) in the city....
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February 17, 2010 | 11 Comments

Detroit Skyline, and icy Detroit river: Viewed from Windsor, Canada on a cold February afternoon I was in the automotive capital Detroit, Michigan, USA last weekend. There was Valentine’s day too, and one might wonder what I was doing in Detroit, a city infamous for intolerance, crime, racial segregation and an overall decay since the [...]...
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January 6, 2010 | 32 Comments

Charms of an animal farm in a little town in NorthEastern Ontario I spent few days of the 2009 Christmas holidays at Chad’s dad’s place, in his charming house near Timmins, a town about 800km north of Toronto. He keeps reindeer and rabbits (among other animals) and it was fun to spend time watching them. [...]...
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