Monthly Archives: May 2007

Grenada: Cost of Living

Grenada is a strange mix of cheap & expensive. Probably not surprising given that most of the locals don’t earn that much but in comparison it’s also full of yachties who clearly have enough cash to sail round the world permanently and not work.
This means it’s great for L.I.Ps. You have a choice between expensive [...]

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How to get up the CN Tower for free

The CN Tower is apparently the world’s tallest building (probably not for much longer though). It also boasts the world’s highest wine cellar.
You usually have to pay to go up it in a super-speed elevator and can then walk all over the glass floor and watch the ants (sorry, people) below.
Great tip though – [...]

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Toronto: As a LIP Location

So how does Toronto measure up as a destination for Location Independent Professionals?
We decided to go to Toronto, firstly because we’d always heard excellent things about it and secondly because we wanted a bit of an easier time of it, after the challenges of Buenos Aires & Panama.
Based on our original list of criteria below, [...]

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Toronto: Cost of Living

Definitely a 1st world city this one…and you
pay for it too! Anywhere we went after Buenos Aires was bound to seem
expensive but at least here you don’t mind paying a bit more when
people are so genuinely friendly and service is typically great.

Here is a rough cost (in US$) of typical things in Toronto, Canada (2007)…
Bottle [...]

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Toronto: Public Transport

Public transport in Toronto is excellent. It’s clean, safe, efficient & easy to use (or maybe that’s because we speak English and can ask for help so easily now?!??)…

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