Toronto is a live theatre town, second to perhaps only New York or London. The theatre district on King Street has a lively after theatre scene including restaurants and clubs. During day, world renowned Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario and Planetarium showcase treasures from around world (as well as out of world). Many also come to see Hockey Hall of Fame.

Toronto has Canada’s largest Chinatown. Actually, growth of Asian population has resulted in four different Chinatowns in greater area. The main one is centered around Spadina and Dundas. The dim sum in Toronto is one of best outside of Hong Kong since most Chinese immigrants here were originally from Hong Kong. Other ethnicities are also represented by such districts as Little Italy, Greek Danforth area and many others. For outdoor markets, Kensington and St. Lawrence Markets are great. Since Toronto is so multicultural, it is an excellent place to try out different cuisines.

For animal lovers, Metro Toronto Zoo northeast of city is world famous and will take an entire day to see. During summers, Canada’s Wonderland is a family oriented theme park just north of city. Niagara Falls, one of natural wonders of world, is just ninety minutes away and worth a day trip or even an overnight stay. There are just too many things to see and do in Toronto area to mention in one article. Vancouver has ocean and mountains while Quebec City has that old European touch. But to see world class live theatre and Canadian multiculturalism at its best, Toronto is where it’s at.

Road site assistance seemed an iffy prospect in middle of Cambodia. I mean, you couldn’t really call your car insurance company.

Me: “Hi. My car is broken.”

Operator: “Okay, we will send someone out. Where are you?”

Me: “Um, somewhere in middle of Cambodia.”

Operator: “…[hysterical laughter]… Click.”

The driver looked at us. We looked at him. Simultaneously, we all started laughing. What else could you do? We were in middle of nowhere, radiator was shot and it was 60 miles or so to Phnom Penh.

Looking back, I can tell you that Cambodian taxi drivers are a committed and creative group. We sat on side of road, contemplating fact that we were about to have a much more authentic Cambodian experience then any of us had planned. Mysteriously, our driver had gone off into brush on side of road. After a few minutes, he returned with a dark green leaf and a big smile.

Putting MacGyver to shame, he proceeded to patch crack in radiator using only leaf and tube of superglue. We all moved back as he applied superglue to boiling hot radiator, but nothing went up in flames. After allowing for a suitable amount of time for drying/praying, all we needed was water.

Although admittedly not a car expert, I do know pouring cold water into radiator of an overheating engine is a bad idea. MacGyver, err… our driver, didn’t bat an eye despite our extensive arm waving. With a big smile, water went into radiator as we watched in horror. The only question was what would happen first, leaf patch bursting or engine seizing up?

Well, you can guess how it turned out. Not only did we make it to Phnom Penh, we later learned radiator had two other leaf patches on bottom. The road had been smooth, but my nerves were still shot. At least I had ample ammunition to mock MacGyver fans.