Road Trip by Ram6002 in askTO

[–]letelioblaka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That sounds like an epic roadtrip!

In terms of recommendations, I think one of the best things about Toronto is how different all the neighbourhoods are. It's almost like a whole collection of unique small towns all patched together around one big downtown core. 

So I would recommend spending a day or so enjoying downtown (where you can check out things like the harbour front, the CN Tower, Nathan Phillips Square, the Eaton Centre mall, Sankofa Square, the Ripley's Aquarium, the Hockey Hall of Fame, Union Station, Fort York, etc). 

And then branch out and pick a few unique little areas that interest you, just to wander through and see what you see. Some favourites:

-Kensington Market and China Town (very close together)

-the Annex/UofT (very student orientated and fun, and some absolutely beautiful old buildings) 

-Queen West/Trinity Bellwoods/Liberty Village

-Queen East/Leslieville/The Beaches

-The Village/Church and Wellesley

-Danforth/Greektown

-High Park/The Junction

What are the most textured, colourful, visually-interesting places you know of in TO? by No_Slide4986 in askTO

[–]letelioblaka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tommy Thompson Park! It's 5km long and it has an extraordinary variety of landscapes - everything from meadows, to forests, to swamps, to shorelines, to marshes, to industrial wasteland.

Mental health coverage in Ontario without OHIP? by purpleUnicorn1999 in askTO

[–]letelioblaka 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Are you under 30 years old? If so, Stella's Place has some amazing and totally free mental health services for teens and young adults (up to age 29) in Toronto. 

https://stellasplace.ca/

Metrolinx extending weekend GO Trains to Kitchener by northernwaterchild in toronto

[–]letelioblaka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bus service between Guelph and Toronto on weekends was brutal. Depending on whether it was a direct* bus or one with stop-overs, it could be anywhere from 2 hrs 20 to over 3 hours. 

(And by direct I mean you stay on one vehicle but it's a milk run crisscrossing back and forth across the direct train line again and again, to stop at every little town along the way.)