WE'RE IN TORONTO! (Week 1 of travelling)

This is the start of our journey, travelling the world whilst working remotely and growing a business.
This week, we're in Toronto, and we have to say... it is NOT what we expected.
After only 4 days here, we both agree we could live here. It's such a great city, full of diversity and character. Hopefully you'll see why we love it so much in our first video.
Enjoy!
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[@sottosotto4056]

4:45 is incorrect, Toronto Island was not man built, that would be the nearby Tommy Thompson Park which is connected to the mainland. It is similar to an island as the connection to the mainland is quite thin and the size of it extends outwards towards the lake. The city dumped massive amounts of construction waste such as rebar, concrete, bricks into the lake and built a park over it. Currently, Tommy Thompson Park is a bird and nature sanctuary for all types of animals. The Toronto Islands were once connected to the mainland by a sand bar, but it got swept away in a massive storm in 1858.

[@louisandchlo]

Oh! Our tour guide on the sightseeing bus must have been incorrect! Thanks for educating us 😊

[@sottosotto4056]

@@louisandchlo It's not surprising, a lot of Torontonians have never actually visited the islands or know the history of it. The tour guide was probably from north york.

[@randyzwol6002]

Thank you. I came here to post a similar comment. The Toronto Islands were used by Indigenous Peoples for ceremonies for thousands of years and are considered sacred ground.

[@bobbbxxx]

@@louisandchlo He made a mistake. They threw all the soil from excavation into the harbour, and it extended the shoreline out a LOT. But the islands are quite natural!

[@wHw_Syxx]

Born and raised in Toronto and I love this city. Even going away up north or wherever for a bit I always miss Toronto at the end of the day and look forward going back to the craziness lol.

[@louisandchlo]

It’s such a great place! It’s been 6 months now since we were there and we’ve been to a lot of places since… but there’s just something very special about Toronto!

[@KP-wt8qr]

I love landing into Toronto and looking out the window in summer, seeing all the trees and ravine system across the city, it's a great tree canopy in this city.

[@BrianBaileyedtech]

Loved it! Great job! I grew up near Toronto and visited often when I was a kid. The funny thing is, I never went to Toronto Islands until I was well into my 20's. The harbourfront area was still very industrial and hard to access 40 years ago.Also, when I was growing up, Lake Ontario was quite polluted, mostly due to poor sewage treatment. It really is a paradise now, and the lake water is much cleaner. Glad to see you enjoyed and you must visit my hometown of Kingston, where the Thousand Islands begin - but go in summer!!

[@louisandchlo]

Glad you enjoyed Brian! Yes Toronto Islands really are a paradise, we fee very lucky and can’t wait to visit again. We’ll definitely be coming back to Canada many times in the future and we’d love to visit Kingston and all the amazing lakes there!

[@brianfallak]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your visit to Toronto. It is an amazing city to visit and to live in, even in the winter!!

[@darrenobrien6253]

Hi guys great video. It took me back to when I was in Toronto OMG it is one amazing place. Keep up the good work.

[@lanardfletcher1422]

I smoked a lot of weed in Toronto. Surely made me relax a lot more than I normally do when I travel. Normally I'm on edge the entire time I'm away from home but, in Toronto, I just kinda floated around the entire 5 days. Lol

[@louisandchlo]

Haha that is definitely a benefit we found from Toronto… floaty is the perfect word. Also across most of Canada & the US… but Toronto in particular was a very floaty city

[@margaret2239]

I live in Toronto and was so pleased at how good it was looking. It was kind of drab during all the shutdowns during COVID.

[@louisandchlo]

We loved it Margaret! Such a fun and diverse city. We’re definitely going to go back for a longer trip!

[@Mr.Thriver]

Lovely video with nice shots and beautiful imagery. Very professional looking!!

[@tylerpidlubny3472]

Great video. As a Ukrainian Canadian I've never heard someone say perogie they way you did. Perogies are very common in Canada as Canada has the most people of Ukrainian origin outside of Ukraine.

[@riddhipolji6642]

Enjoyed watching this one! Keep them coming!!! I'm sure that it's only getting better🙌

[@louisandchlo]

Thanks Riddhi, really glad to hear you enjoyed it 😃

[@ctalcantara1700]

Thank you for sharing your travels!

[@KellyWebb-bz7to]

You guys are lovely. Safe journeys!

[@Charlottewright1801]

Looks so fun!! I love the squirrel shots 🐿 and the bloopers 🤣

[@louisandchlo]

The squirrels are so big and cute and fluffy here. We have since seen more animals so more cuteness is to come

[@emh9942]

Aw this is brilliant! Looks amazing - very envious. 🇨🇦🔥 (also the bloopers are hilarious 😂)

[@louisandchlo]

Glad you like the video Em! 😊

[@SchnuffiJames]

Thank you for visiting Canada glad you had fun. As a home sick Canadian living abroad thanks. Come back.

[@Lakeshore14]

Enjoyed your video. Looking forward to more.😊🇨🇦

[@louisandchlo]

Thanks Carol! Our next one is up on Sunday :)

[@bobbbxxx]

What an excellent visit! 9:10 You are the very first vlog that I've seen which even seems to have noticed all the hundreds of weed shops! It is so obvious when you visit Toronto, but almost no one mentions it! 😆9:10 Those things you ate in Spain were churros.. they eat them in Mexico too! You can get them fresh in Kensington Market, Toronto.

[@louisandchlo]

So glad you enjoyed! Yes there are so many weed shops… and literally everyone smoking it too! Ah but churros are like long sticks - the things I had were like flatter versions of beavertails!

[@bobbbxxx]

@@louisandchlo I see! The pastry you ate in Spain must have been called something different. It is impossible not to notice the plethora of weed shops in Toronto; some with hilarious names. The person who sells you it is called a "Budtender" haha! Yet almost every visitor vblog on KZbin manages to studiously ignore them for some reason! Maybe they disapprove. The cannabis laws are different in every province; in Toronto it is legal to smoke wherever cigarette smoking is allowed, and you can grow a certain amount at home if you wish. The laws in Quebec are much stricter, however, and they don't really allow the edibles or home-grown there, but there are some government-run stores where you can go to buy it. Not as convenient but it is available.

[@johnclapperton5556]

Glad you are enjoying my city . I found your video charming.

[@louisandchlo]

We loved it! Glad you enjoyed our video John 😃🇨🇦

[@dgs5809]

Wow, wasn't quite enough for me haha. Lovely review of the city though! Thank you.

[@kostag79]

I am from Toronto..it is a beautiful city.

[@louisandchlo]

It is! We loved it there and can’t wait to go back at some point!

[@omegamale7880]

Or as the Brits would say, "I's a beau'iful ci'y."

[@michaeldowson6988]

Leslie Spit is composed of rubble, but the Toronto Islands are a natural sandbar deposit.

[@rentalcity21]

I live in Toronto canada it's amazing AND SO FUNNNN THE CN TOWER SND BLUE JAY.

[@mamabrooke]

Hi new subscribers thanks for loving my city i think I need to view it like you did . 😂 Crazy I’ve lived here all my life and don’t appreciate it until I saw you did . I just did the Spadina house tour and posted it .Think I’ll add more of Toronto to my videos Loves Mama Brooke

[@The7DayWeekend]

Brilliant

[@emmajaddison]

Aww brilliant video, Toronto looks amazing. Looking forward to seeing more. Plus slightly jealous of the yummy vegan food, looks delish

[@louisandchlo]

Thanks Emma! Honestly, Toronto and the vegan food here are both amazing!

[@pattaccone5347]

It’s always so funny when people realize that weed is legal here ! Your Vaca just got better 😂😂

[@user-do1bx2jv9p]

One of our nicknames is “Toronto the Good” 6ix

[@TheTroyc1982]

there are 4 beaches on the Toronto islands one of which is a nude beach. The beaches are 1. Ward Island Beach 2. Centre Island Beach 3. Gibraltar Point Beach 4. Hanlan's Point Beach (Nude Beach)

[@louisandchlo]

Yes, we went to Centre Island Beach! What a brilliant place!

[@theycallmegee1997]

Really enjoy the video! May I know which month this was taken?😍 We’re planning a honeymoon in late-June to July, and watching this video made it less daunting to plan it all.. the calm pace of taking things in really inspired me. Any recommendations or advice will be so appreciated ❤

[@louisandchlo]

Hey! This was from 27th May - 6th June 2022. We absolutely loved it! All of June & July will be a great time to go too.

[@theycallmegee1997]

@@louisandchlo Thank you!

[@kyle381000]

The Toronto Islands were not originally man-made. Instead, they were formed hundreds of years ago by lakeside cliffs miles away eroding and the resulting silt gathered in the bay and formed the basis of the islands. However, much of the land where the small regional airport is was reclaimed from excavation debris, as was the Leslie Spit which is entirely man-made.

[@louisandchlo]

Yes we’ve been told this on a few comments now, it was just what we were told by the bus tour people!

[@morganthomas1835]

I would normally tell relatives from England not to tell their friends about how awesome Canada is; sadly you have made a video that dispels my lie :P

[@louisandchlo]

Haha, thank you Morgan… I think everyone in the UK thinks Canada is awesome to be honest! But until going, we didn’t know quite how awesome it really is!

[@dennisglenn9475]

No, the Toronto Islands are natural islands. Although at one time they were a peninsula. In i858 a strong storm created the eastern gap making the peninsula islands. Maybe you're thinking of the Leslie Street spit which was created with fill.

[@louisandchlo]

That’s what our Toronto bus tour guide told us! They must be wrong!

[@fulfilmentteam2021]

10:04 👌

[@waltroskoh8650]

I'm curious as to why you automatically expected MTL/QC to be hipstery or cool just because they're French speaking cities. Also, secret for English ppl: you can actually get a "full English" anywhere, without the mythological name. We just call it 3 eggs with meat, toast and potatoes etc.

[@louisandchlo]

Not because of them being French speaking - just from our research everywhere said they are more hipster & cool!

[@bobbbxxx]

@@louisandchlo You kind of have to take internet suggestions with a grain of salt, because people tend to aggrandize the city they live in and give it all sorts of imaginary qualities. Montreal has some really nice aspects, and the old touristy part of Ottawa is nice, but overall I think you made the best choice coming to Toronto!

[@marklittle8805]

Weed is legal, but as someone who lives just east, I find Toronto is a rat race. Being a tourist is chill. And ya, the weed helps if you partake but if you think Toronto is chill, then Montreal and Vancouver are horizonatal !

[@erinlee587]

As a Canadian; Most visitors who wants to visit Toronto the airport is in Mississauga. So most visitors doesn't know it.

[@alanmacification]

Toronto is at the same latitude as Monaco and the French Riviera.

[@irenewanklin8889]

What is the name of place you stayed in in toronto

[@louisandchlo]

Hi Irene, it was an AirBnB on Wallace Avenue!

[@terryomalley1974]

If you were impressed with Toronto, you're going to love, love, love Montreal! Much cooler and more hip.

[@louisandchlo]

Thanks Terry - we absolutely loved Montreal! I (Louis) have decided I’d like to live there for 6 months or maybe more in the future!

[@terryomalley1974]

@@louisandchlo Don't blame you one bit. I grew up on a suburb of Montreal on the West Island. As for the language issue, if you only plan on living there temporarily, it's not imperative that you know French, since roughly 1/4 of Montrealers are English-speaking and most French-Canadians there are fairly fluent in English.

[@louisandchlo]

@@terryomalley1974 it’s amazing! And I do actually speak a fair amount of French, but I have a terrible accent and I struggle to hear and understand others speaking french! I’ve always wanted to live in a French spoken place so that I can become conversational/fluent!

[@terryomalley1974]

@@louisandchlo You'll be just fine then. As long as they sense that you're trying to communicate with them in French, they'll cut you a lot of slack, because they'll appreciate your effort. Guaranteed. I know my hometown quite well

[@AaronandTodd]

Excited for you guys! Toronto was fun! Check out our 48 hour Toronto vlog! New sub for you #252

[@torontoash45]

fuuny how people show the nice part of Toronto ,but forget how dangerous it has become

[@louisandchlo]

We didn’t see any sign of danger at all! Maybe we were lucky to have missed it

[@torontoash45]

Toronto is dangerous but like most cities it depends where you are

[@breyerhorsestudios2964]

​@@torontoash45 Toronto may not be the safest city in Ontario, but it is far from *dangerous*, especially by world standards. In fact, it is considered to be one of the safest major cities in the world!

[@torontoash45]

Where have you been hiding under a rock maybe? I guess you didn't know about all the gun violence happening.. Toronto isn't safe at all

[@torontoash45]

i lived in Toronto for almost 16 years,and every year it became more dangerous . Now it is common to see assaults , robberies ,gang violence and shootings

[@lawrencenabozniak3498]

You should do better research of your commentary. The Toronto islands were NOT created by dumping construction rubble. The islands are natural and one of the reasons that it formed a good natural harbour which was one of the considerations for the British both militarily and commercially. The waterfront WAS extended with rubble dumping, however, and that may be the source of your confusion.

[@louisandchlo]

We were told this by the bus tour, and mentioned this in another comment below - we were just told the wrong things!

[@1td205]

The Toronto Islands are NOT the result of constuction rubbish being dumped in the lake. They are natural formations that have been there since time immemorial, used by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Islands

[@louisandchlo]

We have since discovered this! We went on a bus tour and that was what we were told sadly, and we can’t re-edit this video.