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Travel Tips Video: St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

©2010 Teri Champigny, Teri’s Travel Tips.

St. Patrick’s Day is a huge event not only in Ireland but with the Irish around the world as well. While the Emerald Isle boasts a population of about 5 million, it’s estimated there are 90 million Irish descendants around the globe. And boy, does that number swell on St Paddy’s Day!

Nowhere is that as evident as in parts of North America, where cities like New York and Boston in the US and Montreal & Toronto in Canada have large Irish populations and histories heavily influenced by the Irish in their communities. In Toronto, for example, the population in the 1840′s was about 10,000 before the Great Irish Potato Famine drove nearly 20,000 to emigrate from Ireland to Toronto.

These days the Toronto Irish are flourishing, and many more residents of the world’s most multi-cultural city are ‘Irish for a day’ on St Patrick’s Day, as you can see from this video Doug & I shot there in 2009:

Enjoy this Travel Tips video of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and DO try to make it to the parade live at least once when visiting Toronto (or if you live in Toronto!) as it is truly a great party… Just watch out for the green beer afterwards in the city’s many Irish pubs!

St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th each year, with very few exceptions, and the Toronto St. Patrick’s Day Parade is held on the closest Sunday. To find out when this/next year’s parade will be held visit the St. Patrick’s Parade Society of Toronto website, official hosts of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Toronto.

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The snow, the slope, the scene, the chill…these factors are important in considering the Ski site. Some ski-enthusiasts are really making sure that they do not only go skiing because of their hobby but they also check out the Ski sites. They are indeed worth your visit. These sites are also having this race to popularity against each other.

As of the present, there are a lot of well-known Ski sites around the globe. You could check for your self the seven most sought-after sites where you could enjoy the thrill, the challenge and the splash of snow. According to Askmen.com these are the seven Ski sites you would not dare miss going to and a travel would be very cherished for you:

1. Vermont, Eastern US is the mother of the Ski resort named Stowe. There are two Ski areas here: Spruce Peak and Mount Mansfield. It has the most picturesque ski resort in the area. It possesses the traditional New England lure and the largest vertical drop.

2. In France, the host of the 1st World Olympic Games: Chamonix Mont-Blanc is one of the world’s finest Ski site. It is proud to have a lift-served vertical drop and the longest run.

3. Mount Norquay, Sunshine Village, and Lake Louise are three Ski sites that could be found in Banff National Park in Western Canada.

4. Be captivated with Vail, also called as the “America’s favorite Ski resort. What makes this resort from Colorado, in Western United States so unique is that it does not only hold skiing activities but as well as it give s clients the best art galleries, ice skating, snow mobilingand the like.

5. Switzerland, one of the cleanest in the world, who would have known that in its womb, is the beautiful, it is said to be the cleanest Ski resort. The peace of mind it complementing t6he beautiful country of Switzerland is really a sight.

6. Go to Austria and visit Ktzhubel, the “Peal of the Alps”. As the former host of the Olympics, it also has the breath-taking scene that would steal any skier’s heart out. It is also the most famous during holidays.

7. The most famous Ski site is the Whistler/Blackcomb which could be found in British Columbia. It has the biggest vertical drop. What makes it so big for those thrill-enthusiasts? Cafes, restaurants that cater foods of the world, stores that are internationally known, make it as the coolest spot for both skiers and non-skiers.

The delicious food is the topmost reason why people crave for this Ski site.

Discover the snow, the thrill, the fun, the excitement. Unravel the Skier in you- visit the seven of the best Ski sites in the planet. Travel the world, travel around these sites for skiing.

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Niagara Falls Waterparks

Niagara Falls is a great place to be. In Niagara Falls, Ontario there are great places to go for family fun and it can be year round. There are three waterparks here in Niagara Falls. This is great, because it makes enjoyment of Niagara Falls a year round activity. Niagara Falls is wonderful place to be at any time of the year.

Niagara Falls Waterparks continues here…

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