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Mariellen Ward is a professional travel writer based in Toronto and Delhi, torn between the natural beauty of Canada and the chaos and colour of India. She writes for many online and offline publications and publishes the award-winning travel blog Breathedreamgo, inspired by her extensive travels in India, Canada and beyond.
The neighbourhoods of Toronto are the heart and soul of the city. This is where life is lived, and where the real charm, the best restaurants and the most unique shopping finds can be had. If you have not explored Toronto's neighbourhoods, you have not discovered the best this city has to offer. Here are 8 of the most vibrant.
The furthest neighbourhood from downtown on the list, The Beach is east along the waterfront. It's well worth the trek, and you can take the Queen streetcar all the way. The Beach has an entirely different feeling, there...more
If you're missing the sites and smells of home, head to Gerrard Street East to soak up the atmosphere of Toronto's original little India, India Bazaar. The street acquired its Indian flavour in the 1970s when waves of im...more
Across the Bloor Street viaduct from downtown Toronto, The Danforth, also known as Greektown, is the largest Greek neighbourhood in North America. It's chock-a-block with 75 food establishments, and a magnet for foodies....more
Toronto is considered one of the world's most multicultural cities. Waves of immigrants have poured into the city over the past 100 or so years, many staking out neighbourhoods and creating a new-world version of their h...more
Kensington Market is probably Toronto's most unique neighbourhood, and in some ways, the soul of the city. It's a jumble of cheese shops, vintage clothing stores, multicultural food restaurants, art galleries and street ...more
Queen Street West was recently named the ‘second-hippest district in the world’ by Vogue Magazine. It's the creative heart of Toronto, and that creativity bursts forth not just in art galleries and performance spaces, bu...more
At the extreme west end of downtown Toronto, High Park is an oasis of greenery and a year round playground. Extending from Bloor Street to Lake Ontario, the 400-acre park includes trails, flower gardens, picnic areas, a ...more
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