I experienced the REAL Toronto in 48 hours 🇨🇦

[@travelforphoebe]

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[@sheblyne]

We who grew up here and live here tend to be somewhat jaded. We're so quick to point out all the things that are wrong or that we hate. It's always lovely to see the city through fresh eyes, from someone who hasn't experienced it before. Reminds me that yes, indeed , with all it's faults, it's still a pretty great place to be. Nice to meet you and glad you enjoyed it.

[@sirjohneh]

LOVE love love Kensington Market! I'm a Torontonian and need a dose of Kensington every few months like I need therapy. It's just such a cool vibe, chill, everyone hanging together from all walks of life just doing their thing, eating, listening to music, shopping, so cool

[@terrygelinas4593]

Agree, and I bring visitors to Kensington - they enjoy uniqueness and flavours

[@stephenstuckey]

Toronto is an amazing city. I've lived here my whole life. The only real negative is it can be expensive. The weather is great, our winters aren't that bad and we have some of the best food in N. America. World class restaurants and tons and tons of things to do.

[@terrygelinas4593]

For international, the food is amazing, and I can't seem to keep up with the choices!

[@stephenstuckey]

Completely agree!

[@ctalcantara1700]

As a frequent visitor to Toronto, to totally agree with you regarding Toronto's food scene and things to do. It's an incredibly compact city with great public transport (regardless of what locals say, definitely better than most US cities).

[@stephenstuckey]

@@ctalcantara1700 agreed💯

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

Spent a lot time in Canada and particularly Toronto. When I lived in Boston, Ma. My friends and I use to drive and sometime fly to Toronto to see the Bluejays, the Raptors and the Maple Leafs teams. Got to love that Skydome. Hope you enjoyed visiting your cousin and friend . Be Well ! Harriet, Jim and Yuki (currently visiting in DC )

[@ericyuan9718]

What??? So you'd watch a bunch of losing sports franchises instead of your own from "the city of Champions?"

[@sean367]

Sadly our city is in decline.

[@gusadi2570]

Canada is very beautiful country, so many things to do in this country, honestly I really love this country, this country have so many beautiful place. Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary is one of the most popular destination in the world, one day I want to go there.

[@HeatherLewis213]

🤣Canada is not one of the most popular destinations of the world, no one wants to go there.

[@gusadi2570]

You are wrong, canada is one of the most popular destination in the world and canada is safe country to visit, I personally really admire this country, because this country is very beautiful and I think this country have similarity with united Kingdom. Every year at least Thirty million international tourist come to canada and it was really impressive.

[@rollingthunderinho]

@@HeatherLewis213 maybe not to visit. one of if not the most desirable place to live though

[@havenless3551]

@@HeatherLewis213 197 countries and Canada is a G7 country. You'd be dumb to think that not a lot of people travel to Canada, especially when Toronto is the 4th largest city in North America

[@HeatherLewis213]

@@havenless3551 What does being a G7 country and the 4th largest city in North America have anything to do with tourism? Toronto is a dull city with nothing interesting to see. It's no NYC, London or Tokyo. It's just cold and dull. It's not even in the top 50 most visited cities in the world.

[@andrewgeorgelang]

We're watching this at home in California. Next week going to Toronto to vacation. Your video is very helpful. Thanks for sharing. Greetings and hello from Berkeley California

[@travelforphoebe]

Hope you have the best time :) Eat lots of TimBits!

[@bgriffo95]

Absolutely love how much fun you're having! You look so happy ❤️

[@memim9635]

Kensington Market is a very special place. Incredible food, shops, and culture. It is extremely cool and in my top place to visit multiple times a year. On a hot summer day, you do not feel like you are in Toronto. If you come to Toronto, this is a must visit. Thanks for covering it. ♥♥♥♥

[@Entername-md1ev]

If Chicago and Melbourne had a child, it would be Toronto! I feel like they all share a lot of qualities with each other

[@shapeoftimes]

Haha I've been living here for the last 20 years and I'm still not bored of this city 🙂

[@chrisg1556]

Toronto and Chicago are sister cities, so that kinda makes sense

[@HeatherLewis213]

@@shapeoftimes You must be easy to please if you find Toronto that exciting, lol.

[@paulirish7955]

@@HeatherLewis213 lol! I was wondering when I would come across the "mandatory" anti-Toronto comment. Toronto may be lacking in charm or history like many other cities ... but when I hear someone calling it boring I know for sure it's coming from an asshat who is terminally unhappy with their lot in life. Toronto is the hub of an area that holds about 10 million people with hundreds of attractions and things to do.

[@sheblyne]

I've often thought that.

[@DerekChaiMedia]

Toronto looks so fun. Canada is definitely a place I’d like to visit again (I went to Niagara Falls about 30 years ago)

[@TBird89]

A really nice video Phoebe … I ❤️ this one… as you experienced a day as a “local” food, window shopping and a ballgame and local attractions 👌🏻👍

[@travelforphoebe]

I had the BEST time!!

[@youngcrippen]

I really need to get to Canada some time. You sell it so well. I spend a lotbof time rooting through vintage shops looking for records. Brilliant again.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

Toronto definitely has both good vintage and vinyl shops. Canada is a large country, so I would start with a region.

[@LetsgowithHyro]

Toronto is great. It's also where I started vlogging. Would love to visit again!

[@iFoxyGN]

Should you come back to Toronto again and you don’t want to be stuck in the rain or cold winter weather, use the PATH. It’s an underground network that connects many buildings. For example, you can go from Union Station to CN Tower via the Skywalk. Or head North on the PATH towards Eaton’s Centre. You will find many stores and food courts along the way

[@travelforphoebe]

Thanks for the tip!!

[@SchnuffiJames]

As a home-sick Canadian living abroad, thanks, For the video.

[@ashleyterepka3091]

Torontonian Here! You hit my favourite places (Seven Lives Tacos best I've had outside of Mexico, Ossington, Distillery and of course The Blue Jays). Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@PackedInRain]

I like the province of Ontario's old slogan on our licence plates: Yours to Discover. Toronto and every other cities and towns in the province are proud to carry that slogan on their back. There is so much going on around here. The only thing I have to complain about Toronto is the traffic for those that have motorized wheels!! Yeah, it's so cliche but it's a fact of Toronto. Other than that, Toronto is great! 🙂 You visited Toronto during one of its busiest times with so much happening everywhere every week. Cheers!

[@RumballRamblesTO-zy8ig]

Great video! I am a long-time Torontonian, born in Scarborough. And just so you know, I call Yonge/Dundas Sq Bladerunner Square, for super obvious reasons. Thanks for making my city look great, glad you enjoyed yourself!

[@LBx-o9j]

True story: I was visiting Toronto during those same CNE weeks and randomly wondered if you’d ever come here. And you did!!! Glad you enjoyed the city, it’s always fun seeing your country through someone else’s POV. That lobster roll looked amazing. Looking forward to where you go next!

[@jasoncromwell4206]

A very excellent Vlog, FiBi!!!!!! Toronto has always been on the list. That Carnival looked like so much. I love a good fair.

[@zoeyzuma1477]

Aaah your cousin killed it Phoebe!!! And those vintage clothes 😍😍

[@meat_loves_wasabi]

What a vibrant lovely city.. like the vibes

[@travelforphoebe]

So glad!!

[@sean367]

Sadly the city is in decline

[@rollingthunderinho]

@@sean367 one of the fastest growing cities in the world is in decline? thats not how that works lol

[@terryomalley1974]

Toronto might feel somewhat like home to you partly because you have relatives there. But, it might also be because, despite the vast distance and disparity in climates between Canada Australia, it's been noted by many people from both countries who've spent time in the other country, that Canada and Australia are actually quite similar in quite a few ways, such as culturally and politically (both being large countries with small populations which were colonized and developed by the British, but which have also become very multicultural societies). Just a thought.

[@terrygelinas4593]

@terryomalley1974 Toronto and Melbourne seem to have similar vibe

[@zigzag00]

I love Toronto

[@terrygelinas4593]

The Winter Xmas Market (Distillery) is great on weekdays - not as chaotic. Beautiful at night with lights.

[@Atheral]

Toronto is awesome!!

[@travelforphoebe]

100%!

[@BrianBaileyedtech]

This was a great video - I grew up nearby and always loved my visits to the Big Smoke! CNE was the highlight of the summer as a teenager and I think I might have "borrowed" my parents' car a couple of times to drive my friends down there for classic summer memories.

[@dznrboy]

Kensington Market has been around for more than 100 years and is a National Historic site.

[@theo67-ft3yx]

Welcome to Canada, and Toronto, specifically. Glad it looks like you had a lovely time!

[@mikeschembri8870]

KZbin recommended this vid, and Im glad I hit it. Welcome to TO, my wife and I are former 'Bloor-West-iners' and moved about 1hr north. Its nice to see a visitor enjoying the city. Ive been bingeing your other vids, I love your humour and great attitude. PS. I can't believe you found a Tim Hortons in Dubai.

[@merrimerrio]

the vintage dresses look cute

[@typhanthongphay]

Awesome video, thanks for the laughs ❤😂⚘️❤ appreciate you sharing Legend!

[@travelforphoebe]

Haha thanks

[@jamesgeorge2852]

Should have stuck around for the airshow at the CNE lots of fun

[@roberthodgins5740]

awesome video loved the tour of Toronto,, very cool..Just thought you didnt have any waffles did you? or pizza

[@nathanrandall597]

Toronto looks fun add that to the list 😂

[@skatingcanuck9837]

Phoebe had I known you were coming to my hometown I would have offered recos or to show you around for a few hours. 2 days is nowhere near enough time. That said you packed in a lot in those 2 days. I am amazed how much Teddy showed you in just 1 day! Glad you had fun :).

[@SotaMaehara]

Canada seems like good vibes

[@terrygelinas4593]

It is!

[@chesterfieldjones1055]

That was really, really good. Thanks for sharing.

[@wongjefx980]

Welcome. Hope you enjoy your time.

[@merrimerrio]

i wanna visit toronto vancouver banff the national parks in canada

[@jimschlatman215]

I live in the greater Toronto area, great video glad you enjoyed Toronto!

[@travelforphoebe]

Thanks for watching :)

[@merrimerrio]

carnival looks like a lot of fun 🎡

[@FelixCattenstart]

Hiya! I have been in Kensington multiple times, yet never been in Toronto. Apparently London has a same-named district. Smokey and spicy, that’s the ideal combination for food! That anonymous joke was a nice bad-dad-joke haha 😂. From all sorts of transport within a city, I prefer subway the most and I try to avoid buses if possible. Baseball matches are so much fun. I still want to attend one! I like your hazy voice 😅. It’s so nice to see you make friends around the world. I’ve got a friend living in Montreal, close to Toronto. CNE seems to have a good vibe around it. Thanks for sharing your Canadian experience and have a great week ahead 🤙

[@MrZargon28]

I really hope you went to St. Lawrence Market and tried the world's famous peameal bacon sandwich from Carousel Bakery. My mom worked there for 20 yrs...

[@terrygelinas4593]

Ossington Strip is great - agree!

[@xiangmu9677]

Hi, Phoebe. Welcome to Toronto, the little Mumbai.

[@Lifeandtravelsofbek]

The fun fair looks like a smaller version of the EKKA. Great episode as always :) Love seeing you have such a good time ❤

[@travelforphoebe]

😂🙌🏻 I was trying to describe the Ekka to my family! I love that it has more of the animals and country aspect to it. Oh and the strawberry ice creams and show bags 😍

[@Lifeandtravelsofbek]

@@travelforphoebe oh yes! Those strawberry ice creams are the best (if you can stomach dairy lol). I love the animals at the Ekka too! Especially the baby lambs. I loved that vintage shop you went in. How cool is that?! Are you going to Niagara Falls? May as well since you are so close. Safe travels ✈️🩷

[@marcmackie6893]

I've subscribed to your channel and I enjoyed your video around Toronto. You look so much like Blake Lively.

[@Ice0786]

Phoebe, any chance you can do a gear video soon with what equipment and stuff you're using?

[@merrimerrio]

the charm bracelets look soo cute

[@travelforphoebe]

Soooo cute!

[@terrygelinas4593]

CNE great at night time, with everything lit up.

[@YousraHere]

Hopefully you come to montreal ❤

[@Rahulkumar-mmm]

Nearly at13.37 you said it's terrible making fun you looked much free mind and good.thank you

[@bboyshotty]

welcome welcome!!

[@sarahsoul5traveltheworld]

love your video edit !

[@victorcretu7741]

CNE, the event that tells us the Summer is over. Then, we count the time until Christmas in weeks. Just a few. Where did the Summer go?

[@hichemBoss1314]

I want to learn the English language. Do you know of institutes in Toronto that offer offers at reasonable prices? Thanks for everything you do ❤

[@kf9346]

I always find it funny that you would never hear a Torontonian describe the transit system as "clean" and definitely NOT "reliable," but tourists always describe it that way.

[@donjames7971]

St. Lawrence Market North will be restating the Sunday Antique Market in the near future .. ?

[@XENONPLASMA]

You went to the EX but did you peruse the food building? That's always my goto when i goto the ex. (Food Building, get an ice cream waffle and some tiny tim donuts)

[@travelforphoebe]

THERE"S A FOOD BUILDING?! Oh mannnnn I feel like I missed some of the best stuff! I hear a rumour about butter sculptures? Is that real?

[@XENONPLASMA]

@@travelforphoebe yes there was actually competitions for the best sculptures. Not sure they do it anymore post-COVID19

[@davidtong9440]

Are you coming to Vancouver?

[@jacekgarbowicz616]

Visit and do a vlog on the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. It is a museum of world history and has things like a room from an ancient Egyptian temple or 5000 year old Babylonian scriptures.

[@carloscano-e7e]

lOVE THIS BLONDE GIRL

[@Wilem35]

I like how you separated "Fun" from "Baseball" in the title. I feel the same way.

[@tonydibratto5333]

What was the name of the restaurant you had the octopus taco?

[@terrygelinas4593]

I've heard of a Horse With No Name, but a Moose? 😅

[@rh4349]

That's a long flight from Melbourne to Toronto...

[@MlleWanderlust]

Poutineeee ❤

[@williamgreenough]

one great pub in t.o. is a across from the a g o, its called the co co's nest it has old foto's of all the old movie stars of the past with a really great vib. sadly food prices have gone through the roof in toranna, so the only people that can eat out these days ARE tourists. and if you want the worlds bestest burger & fries go to 5 guys on young st. close to ryerson university is the place to go. sadly they are amurican so it like a half hour in the states, lol................

[@BH6242KCh]

Anonymoose..... you know it's a 10/10 dad joke when my houseplants all shrivel up and die.

[@Foxtrotalex]

Very very good video! Just one thing didn’t like the comment about melting pot. That is actually not the social system we have here for immigration. It’s called a cultural mosaic. Cultures aren’t preferred to melt into one like in the states, they can display each of themselves uniquely. It is literally not a melting pot.

[@jimmy9up]

Love it

[@IshwarBorawake-io2tu]

Hey enjoy

[@victorcretu7741]

There's a sign there, "No dumping!". Luckily, they did not say "No dumpling!". The whole place would be out of business.

[@AmyMidori]

❤️❤️❤️

[@travelforphoebe]

♥️♥️♥️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🦞🦞🦞

[@linelouhibi4740]

What you prefer australia or canada to live and stay in ?

[@travelforphoebe]

Both are wonderful! I’ve never lived in Canada so it would be hard to say

[@mattcordero8612]

Canada is cheaper to live in, much easier to travel from. Australia does have the nicer weather and better coffee tho lol

[@Tiger_Woo_dds]

😍

[@MrZargon28]

Yoou probably heard it before, but you kinda look like Blake Lively

[@Rahulkumar-mmm]

Phoeb would you offer me to go for a trip with you 😊😊😊😇😇

[@shojingod]

Blake Lively sister. 😄

[@travelforphoebe]

😂

[@Stilez]

70's 80's? Your cousin must be under 30. Kensington Market was around since the 1920 -30's & really established itself as a multicultural hub in the city in the 1960's when Toronto started to introduce A LOT more people from around the world.

[@jrd5403]

Ok Boomer…

[@paulirish7955]

What? I thought the same thing ... Kensington Market has been around for a long time. Correcting a mistake on a "public document" (this recording) is not an "OK BOOMER" moment. It's setting the record straight.

[@MichaelsMusicMix]

OMG Poutine....Ive never been to Canada but had it in a couple of cool Aussie pubs..and its amazzzeballs! Is it true the Canadians look down on it as kinda junk food?

[@SteveClass1c]

Nope. It's an option at every single restaurant (fast or sit down). Everyone I know still gets a Poutine here and there. Especially late night.

[@wombatwilly1002]

It's a 3AM just getting out of the bar meal.

[@DrRestezi]

I think Quebeckers are a little miffed that poutine is now considered a Canadian dish when it's really their own unique and traditional snack. Having grown up in Toronto sometime last century I didn't even know what poutine was until I moved to Montreal in the 80s. Now, of course, it's ubiquitous all across Canada and even around the world.

[@Boy_Tigyawat]

phoebe is beautiful girl 🎆🎇🎆

[@jmarcine]

Baseball is weird?

[@SteveClass1c]

I guess that she isn't a vegetarian anymore??

[@Maryb-j5k]

Toronto is only fun when you visit for a while, when you live here it’s unsafe and too too expensive 😢 I can’t movie to smaller cities because I can’t find a job there… anyone else in my position?

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

you're pretty

[@greghdn]

There are a lot of Indians migrants in Toronto.

[@TagusMan]

The cool, diverse immigrant shops were pushed out by the cool, diverse hipsters, who ironically, made Kensington just like every other hipster infested place. They come in, colonize the neighbourhood, appropriate the vibe and then move on to colonize the next neighbourhood, like they're doing now with Geary St. Say no to monoculture hipsters.

[@sean367]

Sadly Toronto's best years are behind it.Transit,traffic,woke politicians and its broke.

[@tellhowwackareyou]

LIVED HERE SINCE 1981. Born and raised. TORONTO HAS GONE TO SHIT. Mad amount of INDIA PEOPLE HERE. Ruined it for our youth getting jobs and more. BUT I AM GLAD YOU ARE ENJOYING THE CITY!

[@stacylascelles2073]

Be careful on the TTC. It’s not safe.

[@travelforphoebe]

Oh! I found it very safe 😊

[@victorcretu7741]

The best word to describe Toronto is overrated. You have the chance to experience many, many cuisines in a single place but most probably you won't like more than 60% of what you eat. Who on Earth would eat live oysters? That's insane! Poutine? Overrated! The guy who invented it got drunk and ate back his own vomit!

[@CraigAnSi]

Glad you enjoyed your time here. But I wouldn’t say it is the safest. Over the last few years the number of homeless and people with mental illness have like increased a lot. Plus all of the gangs and people running around with guns. Homeless people using the TTC as shelter and people getting stabbed and pushed on the tracks in the subway. I refuse to go downtown now because of all of that.

[@Msal19]

It's really nice to see a positive video about Canada, especially Toronto, as it's really gone downhill with Trudeau...

[@HeatherLewis213]

Don't let your guard down in Toronto too much, it's not as safe as you may think. They have roughly the same homicide rate per 100k people as NYC in the 3s, lots of carjackings, robberies etc. Odds are you will be fine walking around during the day but don't let your guard down too much. It's actually getting worse each year with lots of drug fiends all over downtown, more than ever before.

[@derekmerchant5646]

Over exaggerating a bit aren’t ya. Not even top ten in Canada for crime.

[@HeatherLewis213]

@@derekmerchant5646 There were like 70-90 homicides the last 6 years in Toronto. That's the highest in Canada and more than MOST American cities. Pointless using rate for tiny towns like Regina and Thunder Bay. Also no tourists are going there unlike the US where tourists go to even small and medium cities like Miami and Boston. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. People get carjacked and their houses broken into like everyday. People get murdered every week. You probably live in a nice area and don't see the crime. I live on the UES of Manhattan and don't see any crime either, doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

[@derekmerchant5646]

@@HeatherLewis213 crime rate is always based on per capita. Don’t be delusional just because you dislike my city.

[@HeatherLewis213]

@@derekmerchant5646 No point denying the facts, you can google them. Highest count murders, carjackings and home invasions in your country by far. Thunder Bay only HAS 100k people and crime rate is determined based on 100k people. 🤣 Sure, if I have a city with only 5 people and all 5 people get shot, then it's technically the worst city on earth isn't it? 🤣. Use your common sense. 5 murders a year in Thunder Bay will produce a higher murder rate than Toronto's, but I would prefer not to risk being one of the 90 homicides in Toronto as those happen every week in often in open places like malls and on Queen street. Can't believe you tried to convince to use rate as if 5 homicides in Thunder Bay which only has 100k people is some extremely dangerous place, way worse than Toronto. 🤣🤣🤣"crime rate is always based on per capita" and he is talking about some tiny village with only 100k people in it. I CAN'T!🤣You really gonna tell people St Catherines is some ghetto, run down war torn city too? It has a higher "rate" than Toronto. 🤣

[@sirjohneh]

What are you talking about? Toronto's homicide crime rate is exponentially lower that pretty much all American cities of comparable size. Toronto’s homicide rate has hovered around 2-3 per 100,000 people annually. Many large American cities, like Chicago, Baltimore, or St. Louis, have homicide rates well above 10-20 per 100,000. In extreme cases, cities like St. Louis have seen rates exceeding 60 per 100,000.

[@dude7068]

as a native torontonian, nobody goes to eat at st Lawrence market except for tourists who will overpay for any food that is bought there. Toronto is well known for its food scene and you can eat a myriad of ethnic foods from around the world for a fraction of the price you would pay at St Lawrence market. The CNE is also over priced and the food is either fried or mediocre. the rides are definitely what you call " vintage" and you should only go there is you have small children who would enjoy themselves on the children's rides, but stay away from the adult rides. sketchy.

[@YellowPlumCottage]

Toronto is a hole. hot and humid in the summer and cold for 10 months a year. homeless people everywhere. woke of the wokest. Karen's everywhere

[@paulirish7955]

... and asshats like you.

[@andrewlong71]

Okay, Karen.

[@Krohmel]

Toronto sucks. Sorry you had to spend time here. My condolences.

[@mcleisterkerwin8606]

WTF???????

[@wombatwilly1002]

🤣🤣It sure isn't what it was like in the 60's and 70's as far as immigration and crime rate you're right.

[@paulirish7955]

People who say Toronto "sucks" are usually those who simply can't "make it" in the city. They often have menial jobs and poor personal traits.They usually leave to the relief of most of us.