Tag: canada

  • 21 Nov 2019

Toronto Airport Arrivals Guide

Travelling is a fantastic experience. You can gain exposure to foreign lands, new cultures and customs and many new sites that are sure to inspire you. Arrivals can be hectic. What is not inspiring as a traveler is getting to your destination after you have gone through customs and immigration. If you are lucky you […]

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  • 06 Nov 2019

The Ultimate Guide to Winter Sanity

As you may have guessed, this is the ultimate guide to winter sanity. Although the snowy months have not quite set in, yet you can feel that it is on the horizon. The return to Eastern Standard Time is always a tip-off. Halloween has just past and the next major cultural holiday is Christmas. Unlike […]

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  • 29 Oct 2019

The one hour escape

The one hour escape exists. While the city is an exciting place to be. Often, the pace of the metropolis is overwhelming and one needs to leave for quieter pastures. Here to noise disappears, the frantic manic congestion evaporates, if only for an afternoon Within close proximity of the city of Toronto. This post has […]

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  • 23 Oct 2019

Toronto Halloween: 5 Fantastic Festivals

As the days become shorter and the cold wind creates a hollow sound from the northwest, it can only mean that autumn is upon us. The transition from autumn to winter becomes more prevalent. The leaves are changing or have changed colour. The greyness of the sky can only mean that with are in the […]

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  • 15 Oct 2019

County Fairs Your Autumn Escape

Now that the summer has slowly begun to transform into the autumn months. It is not time to say goodbye but to say hello to the bounty of agricultural fairs or county fairs that occur in Southern Ontario and vicinity. Over the years, we have been to many. Here you will notice differences and similarities. […]

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  • 10 Oct 2019

15 Wonderful Waterfront Wateringholes

For those that enjoy the Toronto waterfront, and surrounding areas. You may be surprised that there are many places to stop to get a beverage or a bite to eat. 15 Wonderful Waterfront Wateringholes. These range from the thirsty cyclists clad in the traditional riding attire (Spandex friendly) to the more sophisticated amongst us, at […]

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  • 13 Aug 2019

Kingston’s Maximum Insecurity

  I have to preface this by saying. All my life, I have been trying to stay out of jail, and now I go into it voluntarily. I have to rethink that. Oh, by the way, it hasn’t been that difficult to avoid Canada’s oldest serving prison, until its closure in 2013. Just so we […]

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  • 16 Jul 2019

New Air Passenger Rights.

Since my last post the Government of Canada has instituted what they are calling “Air Passengers rights”. There are two new sets of guidelines. One to be implemented immediately- July 15, 2019, and phase two on December 15 2019. For those that will want to see the complete document I will include the link to […]

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Hi I am glad you could spend a few minutes with me. I am Jon, or JL or some people refer "to me as that Guy with the most amazing blog site"-unfortunately I don't hear that enough. Maybe you can help with that. Welcome to Vacation Time Escapes. Here I hope we can entice you move away from your comfort zone and step out into the forever abundant pastures of your life. Hop aboard, you have the ticket to your own escape, the adventure is yours. Your Vacation, Your Escape.

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