Difficulty: 2/5 Duration: 1.5-2 hours Location: East of Toronto This past Saturday, I went to Rouge National Urban Park in Scarborough (east of Toronto, a step from the Toronto Zoo) to catch some autumn foliage. We arrived shortly after lunch around 1:30 and the parking lot was already about 75% full. Parking was free here. … More A Rouge Autumn – A Hike at Rouge Urban National Park
Difficulty: 2/5 Duration: 0.5-1 hour Location: South of North Point I’m a hiking fanatic and so whenever I get the chance, I’m always down for a hike. Hong Kong has so many hills that there are boundless hikes and trails offering incredible views. But at the same time, it’s so close to the city that … More Here Comes The Sun – Braemar Hill Lookout Sunset Hike
I came across a post today and it was a recent article about an open letter from Bill Gates on the recent COVID-19. Some news stations reported later that the article was a spoof and was subsequently taken down. However, it had already made its rounds in emails, re-posts, and pictures. Despite this and what … More An Open Letter…
Hello! Wow, it’s been what, 2 years? 2.75…almost 3 years? Since my last blog post. It has been a while. A lot has happened since then…experienced my first break-up, lived in Asia for half a year, concluded 2 jobs, passed several exams, entered a new relationship, gained new friendships, reconnected with old ones, as well … More Hello…I’m back!
I’d always seen pictures on IG or Facebook of Dundas Peak but hadn’t gone. The hike there was quite easy, it was mostly flat dirt ground. Not much people were crowding the hiking trail so it was nice and enjoyable. The hike itself was around 20 mins, half the average time the sign said the … More Dundas Peak
Our next falls was Tiffany! It was about a 15-min from Albion and it had way less people – about 2/10ths of Albion – which was good because it wasn’t as crowded. Parking: $2/hour Hike difficulty: Easy The hike to the falls was easy and took around 5 mins as most of it was flat … More Tiffany Falls
Our next stop was the Spencer Gorge Conservation area which houses Webster Falls and Tew’s Falls. Parking: $10/day Hike difficulty: Easy to Moderate The trails weren’t as long in distance because we actually ended up parking in the middle of the two. The trail to Webster’s was 500m on the right and Tews was 400m … More Webster’s and Tews Falls
For the Labour Day weekend last year, my friends and I planned a waterfall hopping day trip to the waterfall capital of the world, Hamilton! There are 100+ waterfalls in Hamilton but we chose 4 of the main ones to visit in our day, taking into consideration driving time and stops. Here was our schedule … More Albion Falls
The museum is a nice place to visit when the weather’s gloomy and you have nowhere to go. On one rainy Saturday last November, that’s what I did! The Bata Shoe Museum is located in the downtown core, one block west of the Royal Ontario Museum actually. I’ve never visited the shoe museum before so … More Outshine the disco lights with your dancing shoes…
A few weeks ago, my friends and I stopped by TO Light Festival which takes place (until March 12!) at the Distillery District! It’s an event which showcases various light exhibitions through and around the Distillery. We got there around 5 which was kind of early as the sun hadn’t set, and the lights weren’t … More Light Fest
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