The Vagabond (vicarious and otherwise...)

Being a Torontonian, exploring the city and sharing amazing facts about comes very natural to me. Photo by  mwangi gatheca  on  Unsplash Here are 15 awesome facts about Toronto , which will leave you amazed about it and make you love it even more: The word “Toronto” comes from the Mohawk phrase “tkaronto” which means “where trees grow in water” Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market , one of Canada’s oldest continuously operating markets, is 213 years old (2016) The city’s underground PATH shopping network covers 27 kilometres underneath downtown Toronto – the largest underground shopping complex in the world Roughly 1,500 parks dot Toronto’s urban landscape Toronto’s Santa Claus Parade began in 1905 and is one of the city’s oldest traditions Toronto’s “ One of a Kind Show ” is the largest consumer craft show in North America Toronto’s famous Horseshoe Tavern is 72 years old (2019) The Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome) is the world’s first retr...

Photo by  Walid Amghar  on  Unsplash The alarm clock started beeping at 5 in the morning. The night before I slept quiet late and I was aware of it that I will have to get some sleep on my way to Montreal. I took a TTC bus and reached 610, Bay Street. It's a coach terminal in Toronto and all the bus operators such as MegaBus and GreyHound start from there. I took a Megabus for 6:30 am, which I got booked 2 weeks in advance for $45 (inclusive of taxes), with a stop at Kingston. In my travel to Montreal, I enjoyed watching the green fields on the way. Just as I started seeing creeks, I understood that Montreal was not far away. In about hour and a half I was at the Montreal Coach Terminal at  Bonaventure. Bonaventure happens to be in the downtown of Montreal and once in Montreal, I was very clear to explore the entire city through public transit and get a better idea of the city. I headed to  Métro Bonaventure, which happens to be the Metro station...

Here are a 15 amazing and cool facts related to Travel and also related to interesting places around the world: In Thingvellir , Iceland , the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates jut out of the Earth's surface in an awe-striking display of natural beauty. Adventurous visitors can dive and snorkel between the plates - what a story to bring home, and one of the most interesting facts about travel to tell others! Packed with geographical wonders, Iceland is a nature lover's paradise The average person in the Unite d Kingdom has visited 10 countries. On average, Germans have been to eight, and the average French person has traveled to five. Only 29% of Americans have even been abroad. A unique travel company called " Pack Up + Go " schedules travelers on surprise trips. They survey their clients and then schedule a secret destination. WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities for Organic Farming) is a program that allows a person to travel the world for free in ex...

One of the biggest reasons people do not get the maximum fun out of their travels is because they miss out on a few cool places they should have visited if only they had enough time. Or, the most common one is "I never knew this place is open till 5 in the evening. I am not going to get the best pics for my insta account" But let me tell you that there's a very easy step-by-step way to make an itinerary that will make your trip worth every moment in the place of your choice. So, here it goes: #1 Basic Research - This is the groundwork supported by the primary reason due to which one plans to visit a city. Reasons could be any of the following: Food - Your taste buds can carry you miles from your place, don't underestimate them Culture - Every country, every city stands proud of it's culture and serves as a big reason to explore that place Any world-famous festival or an event - There are so many of these and are a total crowd-puller (such as Gran Pri...

Today I am highly excited to share a brief part of my travel experiences within India. I believe that it's one country where you could get all kinds of terrains, all kinds of weather, one of the most pristine beaches and the majestic Himalayas as well. You could experience the monsoon showers at the riverside of Ganges or get a sun tan besides a shack in Goa. I have been lucky enough to travel extensively through a lot of these places and have been amazed to come across the diversity of food, culture, sub-languages. Yet, there has always been one thing common in all of these experiences. The warmth of people meeting you always remains the same, which makes the entire journey even more better. At the beginning of my journey, I was a bit skeptical about how could I make my experience better. The answer to my skepticism was in my search. I started searching about all the places I would want to fill my bucket list with, using  Lonely Planet ,  Thrillophilia ,  Tripsavvy ...

Ernest Hemingway once said that "If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast". Though I read this quote an year after my visit to this alluring city, each word of this deeply resonates with how I remember Paris. Eiffel Tower  Photo by Thorsten on Pexel Arc de Triomphe Photo by Ashley Elena on Pexel Glass Pyramid - Louvre Photo by Timea Kadar on Pexel Arc de Triomphe - Louvre Photo by Rodrigo Kugnharski on Unsplash It was the second week of June and I arrived at Charles De Gaulle Airport in the evening. I had my stay arrangements at a Timhotel in Clichy, which was at half an hour drive. My fascination with the city started right from that drive to hotel, though there were no tourist attractions on the way. It was my first time ever in Paris and I was astonished by the phenomenon of full daylight by 9 in the night. Indeed, with th...