Visiting Montreal’s Botanical Gardens and Insectarium
Visiting Montreal’s Botanical Gardens and Insectarium Visiting the Montreal Botanical Gardens might seem to be a daunting task – it covers a space of 175 total acres including the Chinese …
Visiting Montreal’s Biodome and Tower Observatory
Visiting Montreal’s Biodome and Tower Observatory This weekend we went to the Olympic Stadium and visited two of the most popular tourist sites in Montreal: the Biodome and the Tower …
The Best Views on Montreal’s Mont-Royal
The Best Views on Montreal’s Mont-Royal I always tell people coming to Montreal that the first place they have to visit is “the mountain” (as we call Mont-Royal). Not only is it the …
Guanajuato OR Queretaro? (Mexico)
Guanajuato or Queretaro (Mexico) Guanajuato and Queteraro are both capitals of their respective states and both Unesco World Heritage Sites. So how do these cities compare? …
Visiting San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (and why it is NOT the best city in the world)
Why San Miguel de Allende is NOT the best city in the world San Miguel de Allende has a reputation as an American enclave in Mexico. Ex-pats living in other parts of Mexico (including other Americans) …
Photo Essay – Montreal in the winter
Montreal in the winter Wonder what winter is like in Montreal? It’s long, cold, miserable, but sometimes beautiful as well. Some photos… …
A Ski weekend in Mont Tremblant, Quebec
A Ski weekend in Mont Tremblant Looks like a beautiful day right? Temperature was actually -30 C at the base, -33 C at the top (that’s – 27C Fahrenheit) . My friend Lawrence and I came …
Road Trip to Quebec’s North Coast (including Tadoussac and the Saguenay fjord)
Road Trip to Quebec’s North Coast After our almost disastrous family road trip to the Gaspe the previous year, Lissette and I decided to take our own road trip without Benjamin or the …
Our favorite Eastern Townships hike. Mt. Pinacle, Quebec
Hiking Mont Pinacle in Quebec’s Eastern Townships Mt. Pinacle is our favorite hike in the whole province of Quebec. We come here at least a couple of times a year. Why? 1) It takes half an hour …