Hi, I’m James
Hi, I’m James
I’ve lived in Toronto for 40 years
I speak English
I am Television Producer
I love Toronto. I have lived here for 40 years. I have lived in pretty much every downtown neighbourhood and know the diverse breakdown of the city. Toronto is the 2nd most diverse city in the world. I have experienced the city at its best and love to show off the city to the rest of the world. I have also traveled extensively throughout the world, having hit every continent at least once. I love meeting people and showcasing this great city of mine. My background is in television, having started in 1984 with MuchMusic (the MTV of Canada) as a Marketing Manager. I have 30 plus years of experience in television but I found my true calling 5 years ago when I started working for Guided Toronto doing personalized tours of the city.
My knowledge & interests
Arts
Shopping
Street food
Local cuisine
Food markets
Unique & unusual foods
Theater
Cinema
Art galleries & museums
Parks
Gardens
Wildlife
Hikes
Political history
Economic history
Social history
Architectural history
Religious history
Wine
Whiskey
Third wave coffee
Gin
Local beers
Artisanal tea
My reviews
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We had the pleasure of being guided around Toronto by James Wood. He had an excellent knowledge of the city and had taken into account our families preferences and hobbies to show sites that were exciting to us. These included seeing the dog fountain for my young daughter and the Jewish quarter for the speciality shops which my wife loved - we also visited markets and lovely parks during our tour. It was a great way to start our holiday
August 2024
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Great experience by our city guide James for showing us in an enthousiastic way the culture, the history and culinary spots of this metropole Toronto
August 2024
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Great experience of a city Tour of the center of Toronto with a wide variety of all what's typically for the diversed neighbourhoods of this metropole. All our best regards for our friendly and enthousiastic guide James
August 2024
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James gave us a fantastic overview of Toronto! Despite it being Monday with many places closed, we had a great 4 hours together, learned a lot, and shared some laughs. Highly recommend!
September 2023