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Drapetology: the best
of my blogs
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Drapetology: the best of my blogs
Drapetology
Noun, 2008. From the Greek drapetes (to escape) and logos (knowledge). The science of escapade.
Here you will find links to samples of my blogs about life in Toronto, some of it with historical details. I’ve had a wonderful time collecting this information and there are many neighbourhoods and areas yet to be explored in historical context.
The second part of this section describes areas I've visited across Canada. From Toronto to Tofino along the Trans-Canada highway, I left in my car with a laptop, a cellphone, a camera and camping gear, stopping along the way whenever something caught my attention. I explored other parts of Ontario and Quebec at various different times.
All articles (c) Dominique Millette, 2003-2008.
Contact: domillette (at) hotmail (dot) com.
Toronto cityscapes
Paddling in the West end of town:
Reflections on East Scarborough:
Corktown, a Wal-Mart and the Malvern Crew
The swanky side of town:
The Guild Inn :
Watching out for dragons at the Guild Inn
Eglinton and Yonge:
The name's Bond. St. James-Bond
Western Toronto and the Old Mill:
The Don River Trail up to Queen at Broadview:
And many miles to go before I sink
An oasis hanging on the side of a cliff:
Cycling in North Toronto, through lush gardens to a hidden forest:
From Edwards Gardens to Bayview sidewalk cafés
Kensington cool, Chinatown parasols and Toronto's smallest beach:
A west downtown Toronto summer day
Through the Distillery District, onto the Leslie Street Spit and back to St-Lawrence Market
Cycling Toronto's central eastern waterfront
A social history of the former Provincial Lunatic Asylum:
The walls of 999 Queen Street West
Opening night at the Luminato festival 2008:
Summertime swing in a sweltering square
The accidental neighbourhood:
Pedestrian Sundays in Mirvish Village
An Iranian Festival at the crossroads of the world:
Crisscrossing Canada
Cypress Hills: the Sitting Bull connection and the Gap Road to Alberta:
Between Alberta and Saskatchewan
A peek into Alcatraz North
The Chateau life and Papineau's legacy in Western Quebec:
A French cathedral town in the prairies:
Hot springs and Canada's only desert
Flying over the west coast of Vancouver Island:
One million tulips and an open stage in the nation's capital:
Wendat country and the islands of Georgian Bay:
Champlain in Ontario – Midland and Penetang
Rural Eastern Ontario vignette:
Vankleek Hill and the Prescott-Russell trail
Back to Toronto cityscapes
Links to short stories, a monologue and satirical columns:
Oomblaug Day
Better Than Elvis
Of A Feather
Peter Midnight says Hi
The Awakening of Sycorax
Palace Athena
Mirror Game
DAMusings