For those who don’t know I am actually a Torontonian. YEEEES my english is awful, I know, but I was born in this amazing country and taken back to Panama when I was a little cute baby.

That been said “coming back to Toronto” is actually returning to a part of me that I actually don’t know. Had you ever have a part of you that was unknown? Well I had and the idea of never really getting to know this part haunted me since I was a teenager.

Don’t misunderstand me, I love Panama and consider myself Panamanian but I also want to know deeply the place I was born and make it a real part of me.

So the first I wanted to do when I moved to Toronto was all the corny tourism stuff.

And I did, it was awesomeee. So in this post I will give you some pieces of advice that I would have loved to receive before.

  1. Please take care on the season you are coming. I have not experience Canada winter yet but I have heard is hardcore so you won’t enjoy some touristic places as you should. June, July, August are the best months but consider Airbnb and hotels are going to be more expensive.
  2. Purchase the City Pass from the first day. I didn’t think I was’t going to make it to all the attractions but Toronto although is a big city has few tourist attractions. You will want to see them all, specially if you are in family plan. The city pass gives you almost 38% discount!
  3. Weather is unpredictable. Always take a jacket and an umbrella with you, no matter the season you are coming!
  4. If you are going to use public transportation purchase the TTC weekly pass in the nearest metro station from the first day.
  5. No prescriptions no meds! So think about bringing your own emergency kit or getting a travel insurance.
  6. If you are not staying at a hotel I suggest to stay near Entertainment District but not in Entertainment District itself as it is not the safest area. Anything near a subway station will work as you can literally cross the city in 40 minutes.

Here some photos of the CN Tower and Ripley’s Aquarium both included in the City Pass. I paid 34.09 USD (13% taxes included) and 27.02 USD (13% taxes included) to the aquarium. With 68 USD you get the adult City Pass and get access to 5 attractions so it is totally worth it.

Soon very soon I will be posting about what to do if you have already seen all the attractions included in the City Pass.

And as always… Thanks for reading me,

Andrea <3

*AIRBNB LINK posted gives you $34 credit if you book through my link 🙂


Para aquellos que no saben, soy Torontoniana. SI yo se mi inglés es terrible pero nací en esta maravillosa ciudad y regresé a Panamá cuando era todavía una pequeña y linda bebé.

Dicho esto  “regresar a Toronto” es realmente regresar a una parte de mi que realmente no conozco. ÂżAlguna vez has tenido una parte de ti que era desconocida? Bueno yo sĂ­ y la idea de nunca realmente llegar a conocerla me persiguiĂł desde que era una adolescente.

No me mal entiendan, yo amo Panamá y me considero  panameña pero tambiĂ©n quiero conocer profundamente el lugar en el que nacĂ­ y hacerlo una parte real de mĂ­.

Así que lo primero que quise hacer cuando me mudé a Toronto fue todo el turismo cursi.

Y así fue, increíble! Así que en este post les daré algunos consejos que hubiese apreciado recibir antes.

  1. Favor ten cuidado en qué temporada vienes. No he experimentado el invierno canadiense aún pero he escuchado que es hardcore y podrías perderte de disfrutar algunos lugares turísticos como debe ser. Junio, Julio y Agosto son los mejores meses pero considera que los hoteles y Airbnb van a estar más costosos
  2. Compra el  City Pass desde el primer dĂ­a. Yo no pensĂ© que iba a poder utilizar todas las atracciones pero Toronto a pesar de ser una ciudad grande tiene limitadas atracciones turĂ­sticas. Querrás verlas todas, especialmente si andas en plan familiar. El city pass te da hasta un 38% de descuento!
  3. El clima es impredecible. Siempre lleva un jacket y una paraguas contigo, sin importar la temporada en la que vengas.
  4. Si vas a utilizar transporte público cuando vienes compra el pase semanal de TTC en la estación de metro más cercana desde el primer día
  5. Sin receta no hay medicamentos! AsĂ­ que considera traer tu propio botiquĂ­n de emergencia o adquirir un seguro de viajeros
  6. Si no te vas a hospedar en un hotel te sugiero elegir un alojamiento cerca de Entertainment District pero no en el mismo ED ya que no es el área más segura. Cualquier hospedaje cerca de alguna línea del metro te va a funcionar ya que puedes cruzar la ciudad entera en 40 minutos.

AquĂ­ fotos del CN Tower y el Ripley’s Aquarium ambos incluidos en el city Pass. Para entrar a estos dos lugares paguĂ© 34.09 USD (con impuesto 13% incluido) para CN Tower y 27.02 USD (con impuesto 13% incluido) para el acuario. Con 68 USD compras el CityPass de adulto y tienes acceso a 5 atracciones asĂ­ vale totalmente la pena.

Pronto muy pronto estaré subiendo un post de qué hacer si ya viste las atracciones incluidas en el City Pass.

Y como siempre.. Gracias por leerme,

Andrea <3

*AIRBNB LINK te da un crédito de $34 si realizas una reserva a través de mi link 🙂

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The cool thing in this picture is that they are actually real jellyfish / Lo cool de esta foto es que son “agua malas” de verdad #RIPLEYSAQUARIUM #TORONTO
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This #BlueJays cap from New Era was a gift from a friend in Panama and I didn’t realize how important it is here in Toronto to have at least one / Esta gorra de los Blue Jays de New Era fue un regalo de un amigo en Panamá y no supe hasta que lleguĂ© a Toronto cuán importante es tener aunque sea una #CNTOWER #TORONTO

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5 thoughts on “Let me show you… TORONTO, CANADA

  1. I really enjoyed the mix between personal engagement in your post, and value add to us travelers reg. the Airbnb & CityPass sites! Didn’t knew about CityPass, thanks for sharing Torontonian B! – Great post, great post indeed.

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