The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky
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What’s Canada like in 2025? I had heard the grumblings from Canadians visited us in Spain. They complain about the cost and availability (or lack of) of housing in Canada, about healthcare and the …
How to spend 2 days in Quebec city. We spent 2 months in Quebec City this summer. It was a return to the area where I was born (right across the river in Levis) and where I spent the first 8 years of …
A Local’s guide to Montreal. I’m always blogging about exotic foreign places and it hit me that I’ve never posted photos or written anything about the city where I lived for 25 years. But it …
The Best Photo Locations in Quebec City. Quebec City is an incredibly photogenic city, blessed with an impressive geographic location and a quaint city center (made up of the lower and upper town). …
Why you have to Visit Old Montreal. I have a complicated relationship with Old Montreal. There are parts of Old Montreal that feature the absolute worst of mass tourism: tacky stores and restaurants, …
A Walking tour of Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal. Every guide to Montreal recommends a visit to the Plateau Mont-Royal. But I’ve yet to see anything detailed on what you should actually do …
What to Do in Ottawa (a Local’s Guide). I spent my teenage years in Ottawa, living here a total of 8 years. It’s a city I know well. Coming back was a chance to revisit the places that make …
Summer Holidays 2024: 5 Must-Visit North American Festivals. Summer is a time of festivals. When we lived in Montreal, summer is when the city would wake up from 6 months of winter. The city would be …
I lived in Montreal over 25 years and have seen this city from every possible angle. This post lists the best spots for views of the city. I cover lookouts, observatories, and rooftop …
