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Destination, Toronto

By Marc Lostracco

‘Tis the season for a new spring crop of travel articles touting the allures of more northern locations, and, today, two New York–based newspapers feature the former York in their travel sections—and as is our wont as Torontonians to breathlessly embrace even the most minor recognition of our fair city, we took notice. The New York Post touches on the obvious ROM and AGO, but also has the actually useful suggestions of just walking around The Beach(es) and Toronto Island, or staying at the obscure Banting House B&B. The New York Times, on the other hand, strangely claims that Toronto “sidewalks are spotless” and “trolleys run like clockwork,” but that “local fashion is disappointing.” Both features mention mistresses of the obvious, The Drake and The Gladstone, yet they also refer to the merit of Toronto’s other architecture and foodie scenes. So, that’s something, then.

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  • http://undefined warmflash

    I wonder how the Toronto Tourism Board paid the NYTimes for this drivel.

  • http://www.bitpicture.com Marc Lostracco

    Well, the Post article has a pretty blatant TTB link at the bottom of the article, at least. And the NYT slideshow makes Toronto look like Borefest 2009.

  • http://www.blog.canoe.ca/canoedossier David Newland

    “Spotless sidewalks” is such a trope of Canadian tourism people repeat it without even checking. It even showed up on a Simpson’s episode it seems to me.
    Frankly I’ve found the sidewalks in Chicago, Washington and other major American cities just as clean, at least in the parts tourists see.
    I’m also amazed reviewers don’t note the fact that our sidewalks are strewn with homeless people.

  • http://www.torontoist.com David Topping

    Not so much boring as totally empty. The Times slideshow caught the Leslieville mural pre- (or possibly post-?) Jokerfication, too.

  • http://undefined Stealth

    I’ve been to TO about five times in the past year and a half from Chicago. Trust me, your sidewalks are adequately dirty. And I mean that in a good way.