As an avid globetrotter, I take great pride in endorsing the best spots that will take a trip (or staycation!) from average to exceptional. I’m a bit of a type-A planner, and love nothing more than planning a week, weekend, or single evening for us. Scroll below for my google map with my favourite tagged locations. You’ll find everything on this page from my favourite restaurants in Toronto to that one safari in Tanzania that my friend said changed her life.
Let’s plan something special.
Toronto Restaurants
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Enoteca Sociale italian, little italy
Dreyfus french, harbord village (I’ve never been!)
DaiLo chinese, palmerston
Quetzal mexican, little italy (I’ve never been!)
Grey Gardens contemporary, kensington
20 Victoria contemporary, old toronto (I’ve never been!)
Osteria Giulia italian, yorkville
Chiado portuguese, little italy
Edulis contemporary, trinity-bellwoods (I’ve never been! Very difficult to get a rez.)
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Blueblood steakhouse, casaloma
Enigma contemporary, yorkville
Don Alfonso 1890 contemporary, harbourfront
Vela contemporary, entertainment district
Alo contemporary, entertainment district (I’ve never been!)
Andrak indian, yorkville
Prime Seafood Palace seafood, trinity-bellwoods
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Omakase meals are one of my all time favourites, and Toronto's sushi scene is quite impressive. Listed most economical to most luxurious:
Sushi Umi markham
Sushi Gin markham (I’ve never been!)
MSSM yorkville
JaBistro entertainment district
Yasu harbord village
Shizuku steeles (I’ve never been!)
Okeya Kyujiro yorkville (I’ve only been to the Vancouver location and am dying to go here.)
Aburi Hana yorkville
Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto north york (I’ve never been!)
Masaki Saito yorkville
Fly-me-to-You
TRAVEL RATES (CAD)
overnight • 6,000 - minimum for Vancouver & Montreal
one day • 7,000 - minimum for anywhere in Canada
two days • 12,000 - minimum for international travel
three days • 17,000
four days • 22,000
five days • 27,000
six days • 31,000
seven days • 35,000
MY BUCKET LIST
The Ritz-Carlton Cruise Line
The Seychelles
A Kenyan safari
St. Lucia
Los Cabos, Mexico
Iceland
Golfing & sipping whisky in Scotland
Patagonia, Chile
Fiji
New Zealand
Skiing in Switzerland
The northern lights in north Canada
WOULD LOVE TO RETURN TO…
The Maldives
Goa, India
London, Bath, England
Paris, Marseille, Nice, Èze, France
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lake Como, Milan, Rome, Tuscany, Italy
Kotor, Tivat, Budva, Montenegro
Dubrovnik, Split, Hvar, Croatia
The Cayman Islands
Lisbon, Sintra, Portugal
Monaco
Banff, Whistler, Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec City, Fogo Island, Canada
footnotes:
- Business class tickets are appreciated but not required.
- My FMTY rates include a Zoom call to break the ice and/or coordinate trip details.
- Each flight that exceeds 8 hours or requires overnight travel incurs a $1,000 travel time fee.
- For multi-day dates, I always appreciate spacious suites and two bathrooms for ease of getting ready.
- Please note that I’m only at my best with a full 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep, and usually turn into a pumpkin around or before midnight – particularly with any time difference adjustments or after a long travel day.