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Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 3 – Toronto to Wellington

We have enjoyed our short stop in Toronto. We have done plenty, but now we were looking forward to the drive to Wellington and the Drake Devonshire hotel.

Guests getting ready to watch the sunrise from the top of the CN Tower

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 2 – Photos

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 11:23 pm
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Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

Photos from Day 2, including a visit to the harbour, a guided tour around film and TV locations, a visit to The Cheesecake Factory and a trip up the CN Tower.

The view from the top of the CN Tower as we approached sunset

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 2 – Afternoon in Toronto

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 10:31 pm
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Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

The adventure continued in the afternoon with a visit to The Cheesecake Factory and a trip up the CN Tower. It has been a very busy day.

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 2 – Morning in Toronto

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 11:00 am
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Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

An exciting start to our holiday with a visit to the harbour and a guided tour around the Toronto film and TV locations.

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – Photos

Photos from Day 1, encompassing our drive to Heathrow, flight from Heathrow to Toronto and finally our evening in Toronto.

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – Evening in Toronto

By Nige on August 31, 2024 at 10:22 pm
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Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

It was a fair old walk from Gate C33 to the Immigration Hall, where we joined a huge queue with no instructions as to what we were supposed to do.

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – London Heathrow LHR to Toronto YYZ

It felt great walking into T5 and down to The First Wing (TFW). It feels like my second home. For Vick, it's likely a distant ninth!

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – Home to London Heathrow

By Nige on August 31, 2024 at 9:32 am
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Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London Heathrow

Love it! Going on holiday again! This is what life is all about. Well, apart from the fact that we couldn't smuggle Mango and Chutney into our hand luggage, so that we could share our holiday experience with them.

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – Prep

Another one of our road trips around North America. This time it's Canada rather that the US. We have an 8-stop out and back trip starting in Toronto, heading nort-east to Montreal and finally up to Quebec City.

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024

We are on our travels again! This time we are heading over to Canada to do a mini road-trip from Toronto up to Montreal and on to Quebec City. It should be a warm break at this time of the year.