Top 10 Most Livable Cities

Toronto City Hall - Old Building

Very recently, The Economist released the most livable cities in the world.  Melbourne in Australia got the top spot.  Canada commanded three of the top 10 spots; Vancouver in British Columbia in Canada claimed the 3rd, Toronto 4th, and Calgary 5th, tied with Adelaide in Australia.  

While it is true that no place is perfect, I am proud that I lived in Toronto half of my life and will be living for the rest of it.

The Top 10 Most-Livable Cities in the World are......

1st          MELBOURNE, Australia

2nd         VIENNA, Austria

3rd         VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada

4th         TORONTO, Ontario, Canada

5th         CALGARY, Alberta, Canada & ADELAIDE, Australia

7th         SYDNEY, Australia

8th         HELSINKI, Finland

9th         PERTH, Australia

10th       AUCKLAND, New Zealand

Read the full story written by Lesley Ciarula Taylor of Toronto Star.  Photo provided by From A Traveller's Desk.

Richmond, BC wants to pay a Blogger $50K to Eat Everyday for a Year

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Vancouver is a mecca for foodies and locals know Richmond, the rapidly developing suburb just south of the Fraser River from the city, also holds its share of culinary delights.

Now Richmond's tourism bureau is ready to put its money where our mouths are. It's ready to pay $50,000 to a food blogger to spend a year eating at a different Richmond restaurant every day for a year. The city has more than 800 eateries.