In my column about tourist destinations and travel spots planning to turn out lights for this Saturday’s Earth Day event, there are two (so far) airports. But don’t be alarmed – there is no plan to put anyone in harm’s way by turning off important runway or tower lights. Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, which participated […]
Some airports are making plans to participate in Earth Hour – one hour on March 28th when perhaps a billion people around the world will be turning off lights and unplugging whatever they can. Toronto Pearson International Airport got involved last year and will do so again this year. In fact, an airport spokesperson told […]
It’s easy to get distracted at the airport. But here’s a reminder from the Vancouver Sun about why it’s especially important to make sure your wallet is safely tucked away: Visitors to [Toronto’s] Pearson International Airport are being targeted by an organization of South American pickpockets, who stole as much as $500,000 last year, authorities […]
Greetings from Toronto, where travelers heading to Montreal, Newark, Chicago – and soon several other U.S. cities – are discovering they can skip the trek out to Toronto Pearson International Airport. Instead, an increasing number of folks are taking the short (really short; three minutes max) free ferry ride to Toronto City Centre Airport (TCCA), […]
The folks in the Origami Society of Toronto are a talented bunch. Check out these creations they’ve carefully folded and placed on display at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. (Photos by Ross Reynolds; Origami by the members of the Origami Society of Toronto)
Last summer, these two dinosaurs from the Royal Ontario Museum took up residence in the Terminal 1 International Arrivals area of Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The display features an “action” scene of a large Allosaurus bearing down on an Othnielia that has tripped to the ground. But it doesn’t include the ‘given names’ of these […]
In my column about tourist destinations and travel spots planning to turn out lights for this Saturday’s Earth Day event, there are two (so far) airports. But don’t be alarmed – there is no plan to put anyone in harm’s way by turning off important runway or tower lights. Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, which participated […]
Some airports are making plans to participate in Earth Hour – one hour on March 28th when perhaps a billion people around the world will be turning off lights and unplugging whatever they can. Toronto Pearson International Airport got involved last year and will do so again this year. In fact, an airport spokesperson told […]
It’s easy to get distracted at the airport. But here’s a reminder from the Vancouver Sun about why it’s especially important to make sure your wallet is safely tucked away: Visitors to [Toronto’s] Pearson International Airport are being targeted by an organization of South American pickpockets, who stole as much as $500,000 last year, authorities […]
Greetings from Toronto, where travelers heading to Montreal, Newark, Chicago – and soon several other U.S. cities – are discovering they can skip the trek out to Toronto Pearson International Airport. Instead, an increasing number of folks are taking the short (really short; three minutes max) free ferry ride to Toronto City Centre Airport (TCCA), […]
The folks in the Origami Society of Toronto are a talented bunch. Check out these creations they’ve carefully folded and placed on display at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. (Photos by Ross Reynolds; Origami by the members of the Origami Society of Toronto)
Last summer, these two dinosaurs from the Royal Ontario Museum took up residence in the Terminal 1 International Arrivals area of Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The display features an “action” scene of a large Allosaurus bearing down on an Othnielia that has tripped to the ground. But it doesn’t include the ‘given names’ of these […]
From now until 2012, travelers passing through the Terminal 1 international arrivals area at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport will see a large Allosaurus bearing down on an Othnielia that has tripped to the ground. Don’t be scared. The dinosaurs are on loan from the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), which has lots more dinosaurs on display. […]