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Number: 43 recent ratings

Average: 4.75

"Interesting people with fun activities. Looking forward to more adventures."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Apr 29, 2008)

"This group is incredible! We have some of the most exciting, interesting, diverse and fun people and events in all of Meetup. TES is not just great because of the events we host, but because of the people that come out to the events."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Apr 27, 2008)

"I was just kidding about the cold. Way to be, Chris!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Apr 14, 2008)

"A very laid back group of people who are passionate about photography."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Apr 10, 2008)

"cozzy place, good food, fun music with the option to upstairs in a more quite setting."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Apr 7, 2008)

"Good group of folks in TUEAM"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Apr 6, 2008)

"Unfortunate - no slide show"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Mar 20, 2008)

"It was nice to see quite a few new faces for a change although I didn't have the opportunity to chat with everyone due to the larger turnout and the fact that it was a dinner event with separate tables. I'm looking forward to attending some more Events with this Group."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Sep 30, 2007)

"Next time, stay closer to location, take better advantage of daylight hours."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Feb 19, 2008)

"fun group who are up to lots of exploring!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jan 24, 2008)

"We are a grab bag. You reach in and pull out a bunch of random people (and maybe a ukelele), and it's always surprising and novel. And great. Of course."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jan 19, 2008)

"Met more cool members at tonight's event."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jan 19, 2008)

"Can't wait for the next adventure/excursion. "

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jan 12, 2008)

"This is my favourit group e-VAH!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Dec 15, 2007)

"100 Events and counting! Great group, great Organizers, great adventures. "

— Anonymous Meetup member (Dec 15, 2007)

"love it"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Dec 15, 2007)

"woohoo!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Dec 15, 2007)

"the best! the craziest! the coolest. whatever paris hilton is not."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Dec 2, 2007)

"Chris is doing an amazing job as the new organizer and it's great to see new people out at the excursions."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Dec 2, 2007)

"An awesome bunch of people!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Dec 1, 2007)

"Would like to explore more places with this group. "

— Anonymous Meetup member (Nov 23, 2007)

"TUEAM is a fab meetup. Everyone is v. cool and friendly; a nice, ecclectic group of genuine people."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Nov 5, 2007)

"One great meetup group."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Sep 30, 2007)

"See you at the next event."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Sep 24, 2007)

"A really friendly, helpful group of people."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Sep 24, 2007)

"Fantastic group of people! Looking forward future adventures..."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Sep 23, 2007)

"excellent!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Aug 31, 2007)

"Great group - very friendly people. Good experience overall, and looking forward to more meet-ups. "

— Anonymous Meetup member (Aug 15, 2007)

"I had fun, and I'll be back."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Aug 12, 2007)

"Looking forward to participating in your future events."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jul 27, 2007)

"Friendly, fun, and a passport to areas of Toronto I didn't know how to enter."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jul 17, 2007)

"My best Meetup group"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jun 30, 2007)

"It was great to see so many photography enthusiasts out enjoying our members' efforts"

— Anonymous Meetup member (May 12, 2007)

"W00T W000T!!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Mar 25, 2007)

"Very well organized! Enthusiastic, friendly members. No wonder the group is a success!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Mar 25, 2007)

"This first outing for me was awesome! Friendly people with similar goals and interests makes it enjoyable."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Mar 25, 2007)

"To quote Borat, "Happy Times!" Thanks for all the fun :D"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Mar 22, 2007)

"Very supportve! We don't focus totally on just the event, we also take time to appreciate the people who attend. I would'nt trade it for the world."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jan 24, 2007)

"Excellent group. Very nice people."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Dec 22, 2006)

"its awsome cant go wrong with this group.. the pple are amazing! "

— Anonymous Meetup member (Dec 22, 2006)

"Good group."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Dec 14, 2006)

"Just joined but it seems to be a great place for adventurous photographers."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Nov 18, 2006)

"I find the diversity of the group makes this a very enjoyable one with many different outtings to suit everyone. It's a place where even though you are part of a group, you still maintain your individuality through your own unique style of looking through the lense and capturing a moment. I love that we can all share our personal experiences in our images and appreciate them for what they are. "

— Anonymous Meetup member (Nov 17, 2006)

"A great group and I hope to do this again. "

— Anonymous Meetup member (Nov 17, 2006)

"tres bien"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Nov 4, 2006)

"super group of people ,, had a blast"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Oct 16, 2006)

"This group is fantastic. The people are very friendly. I look forward to doing things with this group."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Oct 15, 2006)

"I look forward to meeting the gang again. "

— Anonymous Meetup member (Sep 9, 2006)

"If you are a boring person who hates having a good time, meeting great people, and doing interesting stuff, this is NOT the group for you. "

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jul 24, 2006)

"I like the feeling that is created by the people of this group. Thanks Tammy!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jul 8, 2006)

"Great!!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jun 24, 2006)

"I like the informalness, and laidbackness... no pressures... and seems like a group who likes to have fun, discuss photography and get to know each other as individuals..."

— Anonymous Meetup member (May 8, 2006)

"They all smell. :p"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Apr 28, 2006)

"It was good to meet others during the more social times. "

— Anonymous Meetup member (Apr 10, 2006)

"Great bunch of people."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Mar 25, 2006)

"great expce"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Feb 28, 2006)

"A very friendly and interestingly diverse group of people. It was a pleasure to meet everyone."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Feb 26, 2006)

"can't wait to explore with these fun folks."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Feb 24, 2006)

"Nothing like the mingle after the "hunt""

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jan 31, 2006)

"grreat peeps."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Jan 14, 2006)

"we were about 15 minutes late with rush hour traffic. we judged that incorrectly. anyways, we did not know who was a part of our group...there were soo many people there. we joined in on the march. we also, had to leave early and could not attend the after event get together. next year, we will not attend the march and go straight to the performance area and be in the front row! "

— Anonymous Meetup member (Dec 22, 2005)

"If yer ass needs a good kickin' - by all means join us for some adventure."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Oct 28, 2005)

"People seemed fairly down-to-earth and pleasant - no complaints!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Sep 11, 2005)

"seems like a nice group of ppl, serious about the hobby"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Sep 11, 2005)

"Our meetup group seems to thrive. There are many new members (myself included) combined with the old-timers. I can't speak for others, but I do believe everyone genuinely enjoys the group."

— Anonymous Meetup member (Apr 29, 2005)

"Great people!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Apr 5, 2005)

"It is very good group in my opinion. Everyone's inteligent and interesting person. And I was shoked there's so many more guys around who's looking for the same I do, thinks the same way I think. It is just amazing!"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Mar 25, 2005)

"nice to meet everyone that I did"

— Anonymous Meetup member (Mar 20, 2005)

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About this Meetup


Come on out and explore Toronto and beyond! The Toronto Exploration Society is all about exploration and social interaction. The group has explored numerous locations in and around the Toronto area, as well as some far off destinations. Some of our upcoming adventures include a day of exploring in Buffalo in April and Doors Open Toronto in May.

Some locations we've explored in the Toronto area include urban neighbourhoods, old factories, underground tunnel systems and industrial buildings. Throughout 2008, we will be focusing on exploring more of Toronto and the GTA.

Our day trips have included exploration of abandoned hotels in Detroit, an empty psychiatric hospital near Belleville, a haunted school in New York state, an abandoned subway line in Rochester, an old auto wrecking yard in Picton, a deserted amusement park in Hamilton and many more places off the beaten path.

Our annual trips to far off destinations have taken us to Arizona, New Mexico, Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island and so much more. We are currently planning trips to Russia in 2009 and Easter Island in 2010!