Toronto in Winter: What to Do, What to Wear, What to Expect

Home› Travel Guides› Toronto in Winter Toronto • Winter • Planning Toronto in Winter: What to Expect, and How to Enjoy It. A Toronto winter is colder than most visitors expect and considerably more manageable than they fear. This guide covers what the weather is actually like, how to dress for ice rather than air […]
Toronto 3 Day Itinerary: A First-Timer’s Plan (2026)

Home› Travel Guides› Toronto 3 Day Itinerary Toronto • Itinerary • First Visit Toronto 3 Day Itinerary: Three Days Built Around the Map. Three days in Toronto, arranged so that each one stays in a single part of the city and none of them lands you at a locked door. The plan runs from the […]
Toronto Travel Guide for First-Time Visitors (2026)

Home› Travel Guides› Toronto Travel Guide Toronto • First Visit • Planning Toronto Travel Guide for First-Time Visitors: The Practical Version. A first trip to Toronto is much easier once you understand how the city fits together. This guide covers the two airports, which neighbourhood suits which kind of trip, how the transit system works […]
ArriveCAN Advance Declaration: A Traveller’s Guide (2026)

Home› Travel Guides› ArriveCAN Advance Declaration Arrivals • CBSA • Before You Fly ArriveCAN Advance Declaration: What It Saves, and What It Doesn’t. Advance Declaration lets you file your customs and immigration declaration up to 72 hours before landing in Canada. It is optional, free, and available at ten airports including both Toronto Pearson terminals. […]
Flight Delayed at Pearson? What to Do and What You’re Owed

Home› Travel Guides› Flight Delayed at Pearson Toronto Pearson • Delays • Passenger Rights Flight Delayed at Pearson: What to Do, and What You’re Owed. Under Canadian rules, what you are entitled to during a delay depends less on how long you wait than on why. This guide explains the test that decides it, the […]
Lost Luggage at Pearson Airport: What to Do Next (2026)

Home› Travel Guides› Lost Luggage at Pearson Toronto Pearson • Arrivals • Baggage Lost Luggage at Pearson Airport: What to Do, in Order. If your bag did not come off the belt, the most important thing is to file a report before you leave the airport. This guide sets out the sequence, the extra customs […]
What to Take Out at Airport Security in Canada (2026)

Home› Travel Guides› What to Take Out at Airport Security Airport Security • CATSA • Screening Lanes What to Take Out at Airport Security in Canada: It Depends on Your Lane. If the rules seem to change between trips, that is because they do. Canadian airports run four different kinds of screening line, and each […]
100 ml Liquid Rule Canada: What’s Allowed Through Security

Home› Travel Guides› 100 ml Liquid Rule Canada Airport Security • CATSA • Before You Pack 100 ml Liquid Rule Canada: What Actually Gets Through Security. Everyone knows the number. Far fewer people know the exemptions, and that is where almost every lost bottle and delayed traveller comes from. This guide covers the container limit […]
Canada Carry-On Rules: What You Can Bring on a Plane 2026

Home› Travel Guides› Canada Carry-On Rules Airport Security • CATSA • Before You Fly Canada Carry-On Rules: What You Can Actually Bring on a Plane. Canada carry-on rules are set by CATSA and Transport Canada, and they are not identical to the American rules most packing advice describes. Four limits decide almost every question: liquids, […]
Pearson Airport With Luggage: The Easiest Way Downtown

Home› Travel Guides› Pearson Airport With Luggage Toronto Pearson • YYZ • Arrivals & Luggage Pearson Airport With Luggage: The Easiest Way to Downtown Toronto. Getting from Pearson Airport with luggage is not really a question of speed. It is a question of how many times each bag has to leave the ground between the […]