Ana Travels
Travel Tips
36 hours in Mar del Plata
The waiter brings a steaming cup of café con leche and three plump medialunas. I’ve been looking forward to this moment for months. Although I know it’s not done in public, I can’t resist the temptation to dunk that sweet goodness into the coffee. The alchemy is perfect. My table at Confitería Boston is strategically … Continue reading
Discover Southern Ontario
There is more to this part of the province than Toronto and Niagara Falls: a string of towns with beautifully preserved Victorian Main Streets, lovely waterfront areas, interesting cultural events, pioneer history, farmers’ markets and old-world charm. These towns are easily accessible by car or by GO Transit or VIA Rail trains from Toronto. Niagara-on-the-Lake … Continue reading
If you’re in… Toronto
Make use of the public transport network, which is very good. The Subway, trolleys and buses take you everywhere. Cash fares are $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and students and 75 ¢ for children. Transfers expire in 2 hours, which means that you can take a bus and transfer to a trolley using the … Continue reading
Toronto city tour
Toronto trivia: the city was originally named York. When New Amsterdam became New York, people began to call it Little York. The locals didn’t like to be known as “Little Yorkers” so they renamed it Toronto, which means “meeting place” in the Huron language. Last week, I took a hop-on-hop-off city tour of Toronto. I … Continue reading
