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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 4:32am On Jan 27, 2023

ElSudani:
Better in what sense? Have you been to both countries?
U.S.A is obviously bigger in terms of population and the economy but that is where it ends.

This will be an interesting conversation cheesy

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 4:31am On Jan 27, 2023

ElijahIme1992:
loool you asking the wrong person o... I hate to travel, the only time I have traveled out of my state was for nysc service to Niger state...

Hahahaha...and you travelled to Niger because you had to, I guess grin

Well, traveling is fun, expensive and stressful irrespective of your mode of transportation. However, it provides you lots of networking opportunities and you get to learn a lot too...if you have an open mind and if you travel safely too.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 4:29am On Jan 27, 2023

Lamanii22:
awww the rice and stew look so appealing… better than south Korea’s… I can still try this when I go there

Hehehehe...now you make me want to try a similar Korean dish. Hope I find somewhere around me.
But hey, the food was good! I enjoyed it.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 4:28am On Jan 27, 2023

Lamanii22:
ameeeen ooo…. Our politicians are so wicked, they travel everywhere but cant Build their own country

I think it takes both the politicians and the electorate to build the country. Yes, they have the money and the laws to back them but if we do not hold them accountable, they get to misappropriate public funds and go Scott free. Also, there has been times where people have been caught destroying public properties and looting offices. Rebuilding or even maintenance costs a lot. And as you know, maintenance has been a problem for several governments since time immemorial.

In nobody's defense, I'll say that we (the people) need to start holding our elected officials responsible for their actions and inactions and also taking good steps to protect the little we have. We could stop littering the roads, urinating in public places, and a long list of things. You may think these little actions do not matter in the grand scheme of things, but they do. Yes, we do not have public toilets and bins in a lot of places but if we get to change age-long habits, our environment will improve.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 4:22am On Jan 27, 2023

drololaaof:
Story story , of what use is it to us ,we are not novice ,you are not the only one in USA, nobody is asking you for direction . The road is not even shown in detail . Why not trek there and tell us your experiences?

Ah...emabinu oo. No vex grin

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 4:19am On Jan 27, 2023

Xfactor88:
How many hours drive? Going on the same trip from the Midwestern region.

I'm really not conversant with the map yet...but let me see. Okay..just checked and I see your area.

Well, it was approximately 8-9 hours with several stops from where I took off from. You know it also depends on where you will be going to.
You could check google maps. It helped me a lot!

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 4:16am On Jan 27, 2023

lereinter:
Living a desired life

I envy you

Be careful what you wish for wink

Not everything are as they seem...just a kind reminder

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 4:15am On Jan 27, 2023

dauntless15:
Threads like this make me feel like I'm not living up to my full potential, like there's more to me that I'm not aware of, what am I doing in this country for Christ sake, look at beauty everywhere, I could be here and starving and still feel extremely happy.

Be easy on yourself. Good things come to those who wait on God and are led by God- and take actionable good steps in the right direction. I think you can find joy wherever you are while anticipating better opportunities. If you don't, you'll be doing yourself disservice sad

I hope you play your part too...in the forthcoming elections.

For some, they're putting in the work and not getting their desired results. It might be comforting to know that things will add up sooner than you expect.

Keep faith.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 4:10am On Jan 27, 2023

Reinamaria:
Is this sauteed onions on noodles or what?

I think it is noodles in black bean sauce...there's a lot of onions in it and small bits of pork.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 11:36pm On Jan 26, 2023

Reinamaria:
You should totally add minister GUC to your playlist. Omg!

Guess what, I'm currently listening to The Call (Chants). cool

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 11:35pm On Jan 26, 2023

Japastic:
Why your tire no dirty.Before June, I go join you.

Lol

I didn't take note of that.
Looking forward to your arrival. Safe travels cool

Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 11:34pm On Jan 26, 2023

wayforward2grea:
How many hours drive from Pennsylvania to Canada?

I didn't drive from Penn State to Toronto

I was in Columbus, Ohio at the time and took off from Columbus. But, I just checked Google Maps and it estimates a road trip from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) - without a more definite location to Toronto, Ontario (Canada) to be 8hrs 9 mins. Of course, this could change due to traffic and it could change depending on your actual take off and arrival points.

Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 11:31pm On Jan 26, 2023

KalakutaRepub:
Queen of England was/is the Queen of Canada.

Right. I didn't understand the connection with the Queen until later. cheesy

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 11:28pm On Jan 26, 2023

Next stop...Brampton, Ontario for an unplanned visit to see family.

Didn't get to sightsee in Brampton...but I noticed it did not have a lot of high-rise buildings as Toronto. It looked like a simpler city that I judged was fairly more quiet than Toronto. Just like the US, you find some cities bubbling with activities and lots of magnificent structures while others are simpler.'

I think the drive from Toronto to Brampton was fairly 1hr.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 11:21pm On Jan 26, 2023

Gas - this was one among few things that threw me off upon arrival in Toronto, Ontario. In the US, gas was selling for $2.9 per gallon. So, when I saw prices like 141.9, it was not adding up in my head. It took some 'Googling' to understand that 141.9 was not 141.9 dollars but 141.9 cents and that was the price in liters.
Imagine how shocked I was at first before finding out grin

That's a picture of the pump and a random picture of a train track...when I was waiting for the yellow line (I think)

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 11:10pm On Jan 26, 2023

Enemyofpeace:
e no neat reach Lagos

Hehehehehe...right cheesy

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 11:10pm On Jan 26, 2023

Streetmovement:
Wotoporiously speaking

This thread is delicious 🤗

Hahahahahaha...thank you

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 11:09pm On Jan 26, 2023

Greystone:
Beautiful pictures.
I absolutely love road trips.
Following this thread.

Thank you! I'm glad you like the pictures and following this thread.
Yeah, road trips are fun (if you like driving). It's even better if you have good company and have at least one person that can take you good pictures too tongue

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 11:06pm On Jan 26, 2023

Eriokanmi:
You for sleep now, lol. How could you have slept with the amazing sightseeing with picturesque views on both sides as you drive along ? I'm quite familiar with Buffalo, upstate NY so, I know most of the places you mentioned. Nice!

Lol...do you mean well? grin

For real! It's a 'beauri' grin

I'd have missed out on a lot if I slept off (when someone else was driving). Good to know you're familiar with the environs

Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 10:54pm On Jan 26, 2023

ElijahIme1992:
Op u no dey enter mexico?

Lol! You have recommendations of places I can visit? Or fun things to do?

I'll welcome them wholeheartedly

Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 10:53pm On Jan 26, 2023

Nolevel666:
Pack all the Nigerians in Nigeria and dump them into an empty canada and united states. After one year come back and see what they will turn the place into.

They know how to run to other countries yet have no plan to transform theirs into the places they are running to

While you may have reasons to believe this, I'd like to have a positive view about Nigerians. We can criticize all we can, we can talk bad all we can, but we need to show love to ourselves and be kind too. You know why? The way people see us behave around ourselves and treat each other is the same way they will treat us and talk about us.
I don't mean we should hide truths or live in denial, but we could give Nigerians the benefit of a doubt.

Mind you, people that live in Canada, US, and other global north countries are humans like us. We all have equal potentials for good and evil but what deters them from going overboard (many do still) are the systems of checks and balances in place and the regard for the rule of law. Once Nigeria strengthens its institutions and we no longer have a society with stronger individuals and weaker systems, a lot will change for good.

Selah.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 10:47pm On Jan 26, 2023

Abbiamaka73:
One can tell that you guys are leaving a good and beautiful life there 🙏💝

While I'm appreciative of the opportunity, I must admit that it's not easy peasy. Yes, steady light and being able to make small dollars that mostly goes into recurrent bills (rent, insurance on the apartment I'm renting, utility bills - i.e. internet, gas, water, etc., among others). The good doesn't negate the risks involved too. Sometimes, people work for many years and have little or no savings because of different factors. Last last, it is God that we are looking up to.
People have different views and experiences about living abroad, the internet stories do not always portray what's really going on.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 10:41pm On Jan 26, 2023

Thank you to the admin(s) that pushed this thread to the front page. cheesy

Much appreciated. I'm glad more people get to see this.

Stay tuned. We have a long way to go...lots of fun things to share wink

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 10:40pm On Jan 26, 2023

Interesting story...this was my first time using chopsticks grin

I dare say I failed at the one and only assignment I had...to use chopsticks to eat Jajangmyeon. It was tough! I resisted the urge to use the fork and persevered till I finished lol.

Hope to try it again. As they say, practice makes perfect...

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 10:38pm On Jan 26, 2023

Borgamaame:
After Leaving Yonge-Dundas Square, my next stop was a Korean restaurant nearby. I'm not sure what informed my decision to do that (I guess one of my new year resolutions is to try new dishes wherever I find myself). Oh..I remember! A friend who is a K-pop and K-drama fan recommended 'Jajangmyeon'.

From wikipedia: Jajangmyeon or jjajangmyeon is a Chinese-Korean noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of chunjang, diced pork, and vegetables. Variants of the dish use seafood, or other meats. Both the name and dish originate from Zhajiangmian.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 6:28pm On Jan 25, 2023

After Leaving Yonge-Dundas Square, my next stop was a Korean restaurant nearby. I'm not sure what informed my decision to do that (I guess one of my new year resolutions is to try new dishes wherever I find myself). Oh..I remember! A friend who is a K-pop and K-drama fan recommended 'Jajangmyeon'.

From wikipedia: Jajangmyeon or jjajangmyeon is a Chinese-Korean noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of chunjang, diced pork, and vegetables. Variants of the dish use seafood, or other meats. Both the name and dish originate from Zhajiangmian.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 5:47am On Jan 25, 2023

From wikipedia:
Yonge–Dundas Square, or Dundas Square, is a public square at the southeast corner of the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street East in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by Brown and Storey Architects, the square was conceived in 1997 as part of revitalizing the intersection.

The last two pictures are of Times Square, Manhattan, NY.
Credits: Tino. Anna Merlits. (culled from Google).
Sadly, I Can't post my pictures from my trip to Times Square.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 5:41am On Jan 25, 2023

After a swell time at Nathan Philips Square, my next stop was Yonge Dundas Square (you can call it the New York Times Square of Toronto).
I did feel like I was in Times Square. It has similar architecture, lighting, and adverts as you find in Times Square. Per chance, I've been in Times Square so it felt a little close to being back in NY.

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Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 5:32am On Jan 25, 2023

Parkflash:
And here I was thinking you're a man all this while

Oops

Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 5:32am On Jan 25, 2023

NumeroUno7:
Nice photos OP.... Can you keep 'em pictures coming?

Thank you. Yeah, sure

Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 5:32am On Jan 25, 2023

obuburam:
Enlighten

Thanks!

Travel › Re: Road Trip To Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Pennsylvania by Borgamaame(op): 5:31am On Jan 25, 2023*

Geo4646:
Ur someone else destiny helper also, it not easy to be in that position u are, Pls nothing is too small oo. Hunger dey shege. Even if nah garri and groundnut.

I receive it...amen. Miracle no dey tire Jesus.

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