“DON’T STOP LIVING” – High School Graffiti in Toronto, Canada (September 2001). I’ve told this story quite a lot down the years, but things get missed and overlooked that it merits a post of its own, especially now that life finally went fool circle (not full circle) as I finally went back to the “High…
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“Birds go flying at the speed of sound to show you how it all began” – Chris Martin. Nope, I was NOT on the defunct Concorde nor one of Richard Branson’s sky rockets!! I flew from North America to Europe in 4 hours 17 minutes!!! This was the fastest I have EVER done that. I…
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“Say that you’ll stay forever and a day in the time of my life” – Noel Gallagher. Just when you think Toronto can’t get any stranger, you stumble across the Republic Of Rathnelly. Sorry what? Sorry where? Yes it’s me again and I am backpacking, whackpacking and nutspacking another “wacaday republic”!! Hidden away in the…
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“An extraordinary guy can never have an ordinary day” – Noel Gallagher. If you haven’t heard of The Barony Of Caux, then you can be forgiven. This country (or let’s say the remaining embassy of the country!!) borders Canada in the city of Toronto. The Barony of Caux is the world’s oldest feudal kingdom, since…
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Planning your travel can be a time consuming and expensive even when there are hundreds of websites out there to make your job easier. Hundreds of websites, that’s the issue right there. To ease that process, here are some hacks to find cheap flights, accommodation, and transportation while you are planning your visit to Canada.…
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Canada is a country known for many things: their love of hockey, their dedication to poutine, Justin Bieber (but more importantly Drake), and the world’s leading exporter of pure maple syrup. If this doesn’t entice you to visit the country, JustFly isn’t sure what will. In all seriousness, Toronto is one of the most interesting…
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While some enjoy visiting tropical locations with resorts or urban centres filled with malls and other tourist attractions, the diehards will always love backpacking across vast expanses, parks, and other more rural areas. Canada is a massive country and as such is loaded with experiences just like this thanks to its natural beauty and largely…
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Just like any other country, Canada has some weirdo places to visit. Stretching from ocean to ocean in the Western hemisphere, Canada is a very multicultural country that was founded in a skirmish between the French and the British and survived an early war-time scare with its now friendly neighbours the United States. In fact,…
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It is amazing and incredible how little things influence your day and your life, and how the people you meet have a particular bearing on something that happens to you. On my 2007 World Tour, the first night I turned up at the Planet Traveler Hostel on my own, in search of wisdom, people and…
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In the first week of my 2007 World Tour, I was in Toronto, Canada. I had booked to stay there for six days, but was totally unaware at the time that Toronto was hosting the Under 20s World Cup! What a pleasant surprise then when I disembarked at Toronto Pearson Airport to see an advert…
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