Thank you, kathykathy:). Yes, some very tasty food, the poutine looked pretty dangerous for my waistline though:D. Emirates business was a great experience too, just had to keep telling myself though not to get too used to it:).
Yes, I think it was $15 + taxes. Annoying too is that the price is quoted as $15 but then they add the taxes on top, not sure why they can't just quote the after-tax price.
Many thanks, SFO777:). Montreal was definitely one of the highlights of the trip, only wished I could have stayed longer:)!
Thanks, makin'miles:). A very beautiful and interesting country, no wonder Canadians are so relaxed and friendly:).
Thank you, atsak:). The traffic was backed up in a few places due to roadworks so I was delaying fueling up until I got reasonably close to Toronto. I was a bit tired after being up since 4am and all the driving and it was getting close to the flight time back to Dubai so just opted to return it with a half-full tank. Worked out in the end though:).
Thanks, capedreamer:). My conference plans weren't confirmed until 3-4 days before I left, so it was a bit of a last minute rush to plan/book the non-work part of the trip. It panned out reasonably well though, although I will definitely have to head back and see all the things I missed:).
Many thanks, worldtraveller73:). Canada has been on my wishlist for quite a while, but figured I needed an extended stay to make the most of it. When the opportunity to go for work came up though, I couldn't resist adding on some sightseeing too:).

I like sending my TR's to friends and family so figure they its best to do it all in one go so they don't lose interest/clog up their inboxes:).

Definitely want to head back to Western Canada too, pity there's no direct flights from the gulf though:(.

Cheers, frankmu:).
Thank you, Bretteee:). Yes, maybe some more tourists from the gulf will hopefully convince them to allow some more flights:).

Yes, Quebec city was very beautiful, with the mixture of French and historic culture it was quite a treat.

Got another conference / presentation coming up so will have to practice my hand gesture technique again:).
Thanks, AndrewE:). All the wheelchair passengers was quite a sight. They looked like mostly elderly people rather than permanently disabled.
Thank you, mike&co:). Scotland is still on my list. Next trip is a little more closer to home though, Bangladesh.
Cheers, halfcape:). Another couple of TR's coming soon.
Cheers, 757:). Yes, EK J is something I could definitely get used too:D.

Very nice pictures of my hometown Toronto and of course overall a beautiful report with very enticing pictures!

Glad to see you visiting my hometown. Hope you had a blast! Thanks for this TR and amazing pics as always.

Absolutely superb as always. Your photos really make one feel as if they are there and experiencing it for themselves.

Lovely TR as ever! Where can we expect you to be reporting from next time?

Seattle would be a great base. A beautiful city in itself, with direct floatplane (1 hour) or fast ferry (3 hours) service to downtown Victoria or a scenic train to Vancouver (4 hours).

Fantastic photos!

Another fantastic trip report from you Daniel! :D

I loved reminiscing at seeing your photos of Toronto - its been too long since I was there but hopefully we will get back to that wonderful city soon.

Quebec City looks so much different when its nice weather! The time we were there (also in October) it snowed and so was miserable trudging around the city doing a tour with our guide. I couldn't wait to get into a cafe and have a hot chocolate to warm up! The QM2 looked spectacular sitting in the water!

Wow at your lodgings in Ottawa! There didn't look room to swing a cat in there let alone sleep!

I also loved your pics from the air of Niagara, you get a very different view to the one at street level.

Thank you, djjaguar64:). I really enjoyed my short time in Toronto, got to see and experience quite a few very different and interesting places.
Cheers, injian:). I will definitely have to come back to Toronto, hopefully when the view from the CN Tower is not so cloudy:).
Thanks, roadwarrier:). Great to share my relatively short but very cool trip here with everyone.
Thank you, boyerling3:). Just working on my next TR now, back to Africa again to Eritrea.
Many thanks, cedric:). Apparently Emirates is starting a codeshare bus service from Seattle to Vancouver too:)!
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...quick-shuttle/
Thanks, nequine:). Quebec while snowing must have been pretty, despite the cold:).

The lodgings in Ottawa were definitely a bit claustrophobic, ok for one night but no sure about any longer though:)!

DanielW...fantastic TR. I am biased as i'm from Canada. But really happy to see you do the trip justice with some amazing photos. Makes me want to visit my own country!

Also...I noticed you ate poutine twice. your first description of it as an "interesting experience" made me think you didn't like it. Definitely not an every day thing...but I love the stuff (the tim horton's...not so much).

Great trip report DanielW, your photo's remind of my trips to Eastern Canada in the past.

Great pics. Love the dealer using the old school payphone...I am sure the scents in Kensington were not merely bread and great food but lots of weeds being burned.

What is interesting is that you are the pax that AC says don’t exist…those that fly to Canada and apparently AC has managed to convince our former government that EK is just a ferry for business to be taken away from AC…and hence, only 3 flights a week.

Most locals have come and gone from St. Lawrence by 10am (we are usually done and gone by 9…[live about 500m walk to the market…] nice shot of the wedding party outside of St. Pauls Basilica in YYZ…I suspect the waiting list to get married there is also long…. Love seeing all the rio tinto lanyards. Reminds me of a buddy of mine who is senior commercial lawyer for them in London.

Another fantastic trip report! You always manage to capture the essence of what at least I love about travel; discover new places, seeing interesting sites, people watching, food and so on...

Another wonderful trip report. Thank you DanielW! It's a shame Rio didn't allow photos on your smelter tour though :(.

awesome trip report to a place most of us (like me!) hardly think of as a super cool destination.

Thanks a lot.
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Quebéc City looks beautiful and captivating by your photos.

Great report as always, Daniel.