IrishNick
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Hi all,
Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I was looking for a bit of help figuring out Toronto city and it's areas! It's difficult to "know" a city you've never been in just from maps.
I'm due to move there next summer for a year (and I know NOBODY! Extremely nervous about it - but excited too), and I've been looking at apartments to get an idea of price etc., and where to live, but to be honest it's impossible to tell where's good and where's not, but I'd like to have an idea before I go.
My problem is, I'm having a bit of trouble gauging the distance of some places from downtown and how long it would take me to get around! I know, I'm such a tourist!
For example, I was looking at this place right on the junction of Eglinton Avenue East and Don Mills road. It seems like a really nice apartment and really cheap too! But then I'm thinking, is this too good to be true? Is it actually really far out or a bad neighborhood? I don't have a clue!!
I looked up the subway and it seems to get into the main part of town I'd have to take 2 subways? How long would this take? And I don't even know how far away the Don Mills station is from that apartment? (probably not too far)
Maybe if I throw out some of my criteria maybe the good people of Urban Toronto could point me in the right direction?
My main thing is good area. I know Toronto and Canada is a very safe place compared to most major world cities, but I'd like to know if there are any parts of town a clueless guy like me should avoid? I don't want to move into a ghetto somewhere and not realise it and wonder into trouble (big city fear and paranoia kicking in there!)
So maybe you could tell me the nicest parts of town to live in vs the not so nice parts of town? (a friend who was there said the West part is where a lot of the really nice areas of town are?) Mainly what I'm looking for is to be close to the main part of the city downtown, I wouldn't want to have to travel too far (like 2 buses and a subway or something!!) and to be able to be right in the middle of everything, I want a nice area, not too expensive and a part of town where there is a good young crowd, not too far from good night life and all the best spots to go out! (I plan on having a lot of fun while I'm ther! ).
Also, where is the main parts in town to go out on nights out to clubs and pubs etc., and is there much of an Irish connection over there? I spent a lot of time in New York and of course every second bar is an Irish bar, not that I'm complaining, sometimes it's nice to be able to go to an Irish bar and hang out, and sometimes feel closer to home if you're homesick! hehe, or maybe that's just the beer that does that!
Anyway, thanks for your help, I hope this post makes sense and I haven't just dreamed up this magical part of Toronto that's really nice area, extremely safe, but not expensive and is a 10 minute walk from the centre of the city and has great night life and atmosphere just around the corner! haha
And also, if you were moving to Toronto, what would you like to know before you got there, and what's important to know (if anything) about the city.
Thanks again in anticipation for all your help. I really appreciate it.
Nick
Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I was looking for a bit of help figuring out Toronto city and it's areas! It's difficult to "know" a city you've never been in just from maps.
I'm due to move there next summer for a year (and I know NOBODY! Extremely nervous about it - but excited too), and I've been looking at apartments to get an idea of price etc., and where to live, but to be honest it's impossible to tell where's good and where's not, but I'd like to have an idea before I go.
My problem is, I'm having a bit of trouble gauging the distance of some places from downtown and how long it would take me to get around! I know, I'm such a tourist!
For example, I was looking at this place right on the junction of Eglinton Avenue East and Don Mills road. It seems like a really nice apartment and really cheap too! But then I'm thinking, is this too good to be true? Is it actually really far out or a bad neighborhood? I don't have a clue!!
I looked up the subway and it seems to get into the main part of town I'd have to take 2 subways? How long would this take? And I don't even know how far away the Don Mills station is from that apartment? (probably not too far)
Maybe if I throw out some of my criteria maybe the good people of Urban Toronto could point me in the right direction?
My main thing is good area. I know Toronto and Canada is a very safe place compared to most major world cities, but I'd like to know if there are any parts of town a clueless guy like me should avoid? I don't want to move into a ghetto somewhere and not realise it and wonder into trouble (big city fear and paranoia kicking in there!)
So maybe you could tell me the nicest parts of town to live in vs the not so nice parts of town? (a friend who was there said the West part is where a lot of the really nice areas of town are?) Mainly what I'm looking for is to be close to the main part of the city downtown, I wouldn't want to have to travel too far (like 2 buses and a subway or something!!) and to be able to be right in the middle of everything, I want a nice area, not too expensive and a part of town where there is a good young crowd, not too far from good night life and all the best spots to go out! (I plan on having a lot of fun while I'm ther! ).
Also, where is the main parts in town to go out on nights out to clubs and pubs etc., and is there much of an Irish connection over there? I spent a lot of time in New York and of course every second bar is an Irish bar, not that I'm complaining, sometimes it's nice to be able to go to an Irish bar and hang out, and sometimes feel closer to home if you're homesick! hehe, or maybe that's just the beer that does that!
Anyway, thanks for your help, I hope this post makes sense and I haven't just dreamed up this magical part of Toronto that's really nice area, extremely safe, but not expensive and is a 10 minute walk from the centre of the city and has great night life and atmosphere just around the corner! haha
And also, if you were moving to Toronto, what would you like to know before you got there, and what's important to know (if anything) about the city.
Thanks again in anticipation for all your help. I really appreciate it.
Nick