07-06-2015, 03:44 AM
(07-05-2015, 05:01 PM)Jester Wrote: The crazy, jacked up, gourmand version is Martin Picard's. One of these days I will complete my pilgrimage there...
-Jester
Martin Picard is amazing. I highly suggest watching Anthony Bordain's "Parts Unknown" episode from CNN where he visits him and spends a few days.
(07-05-2015, 06:02 PM)FireIceTalon Wrote: Me and the girlfriend have talked about moving to Canada. Looks beautiful there, though we would definitely prefer to live in or near the city. Which part are you from Deebye?
I'd probably consider somewhere in Western Canada for climate purposes (Don't like the snow too much). Vancouver or Victoria in BC look great, but pricey.
Canada is infinitely beautiful. Amazing geology and nature is everywhere. Even if you live in downtown Toronto, you just need to drive an hour or two north to get into nature country.
I live in southern Ontario, about an hour and a half drive west of Toronto. I'm surrounded on all sides by the Great Lakes (Lake Huron to the west and north, Lake Erie to the south, and Lake Ontario to the east). Lake effect snow in the winter is a thing here. It's not uncommon to get localized snowfall that dumps 12"-24" within a 24 hour period, and no snowfall at all a few miles outside of where I live. If you don't like snow, don't move here. I hate driving in the snow (hence why I recently bought an AWD Subaru), but for the most part I really love it. It smells good, it looks good, and it dampens city noise so everything seems very quiet and peaceful.
In the summer, it gets quite hot and humid where I live. The past week or so has been not too bad for temperature (low to mid 20's in Celsius), but really bad for humidity (83% right now). I like the total climate swings we get. Every few months it's like living in a different place. I'd get bored of the weather in a place that was warm all year.
Vancouver and Victoria are definitely more moderate, but I would never want to live there. Instead of snow in the winter they get a lot of barely-above freezing temperature rain. I'd rather have snow.