Category: Travel
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Greyhound ceasing all operations in western Canada
TORONTO: With its ridership declining sharply over the years, Greyhound is ceasing all passenger and freight operations in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba from October 31. It will also stop operations in British Columbia, except the Vancouver-Seattle route which is served by Greyhound (US) and BoltBus. Greyhound serves about 60 communities across British Columbia. With this…
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India is vegetarian traveller’s paradise, says travel writer Shannon Skinner
TORONTO: As a vegetarian, I am often asked how I manage when travelling the world. Usually I do not have problems, but sometimes creative solutions are required. Some destinations are heavy meat-eating cultures, which means eating in restaurants can be tricky. In Canada, where 4 per cent of the population is vegetarian/vegan, you do not…
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Indian Railway vendor caught using toilet water for making tea and coffee
The Canadian Bazaar NEW DELHI: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (clean Indian movement), Indian Railways have been embarrassed by a video showing a vendor on a train using toilet water for making tea and coffee. The video of the vendor and two other persons coming out of a train toilet at Secunderabad…