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2013 Travel Sneak Peek

January 2, 2013
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2012 set the bar pretty high when it came to travel. I mean, how can I possibly top a year during which I traveled 28,000 miles and visited 12 destinations, including Hawaii and Pompeii–all while holding down a full-time job? Well, the simple truth is, I can’t. So I’m not even going to try. But [...]

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A Solo Weekend Getaway to Montreal

July 31, 2011

Marsha Samuel of Single Occupancy Blog recently gave me the opportunity to create a sample weekend itinerary as part of her Weekend Wanderlust for One series, in which bloggers get a virtual $500 and are asked to describe how we would spend it on a weekend getaway of 3 days, 2 nights and 1 traveler [...]

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Ten Things To Do In Montreal

September 10, 2010

Montreal is one of my favorite cities for many reasons. Let’s be honest: The first reason is that it’s the closest large city to where I live, which makes it easier for a weekend getaway than say, Boston or New York. The fact that Montreal residents are bilingual makes it a terrific international destination for [...]

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Travel Takeaways from Montreal

August 24, 2010

Recently I wrote about 7 Things About Travel That Stress Me Out.  Little did I know how prescient that post would be for my trip to Montreal that weekend, where I experienced numbers 4, 5 and 6 from my list of 7 stressers.  I also realized I missed one:  When the unexpected derails your best-laid [...]

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The Trans-Canada Highway: Canada’s Route 66

August 17, 2010

I have had a lifelong love affair with Canada.  This may be due in part to my heritage (I am 1/8 French Canadian) or the country’s neighbor status with Vermont.  I do feel as though I’ve missed out on much of Canada’s beauty, though, since my travels have only taken me to the Quebec Province.  [...]

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Montreal Markets

May 28, 2010

When I think of visiting Montreal in the summer time, I think of the wonderful markets they have there.  The four biggies are Atwater, Jean-Talon, Maisonneuve, and Lachine.  There are also smaller neighborhood markets.  At least two (Atwater and Jean-Talon) are actually open year-round, but for some reason, I only think about the markets in [...]

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My Three Best Travel Secrets

December 1, 2009

My friend JoAnna Haugen of Kaleidoscopic Wandering has tagged me to participate in a travel blogger game to share my three best travel secrets.  This game was kicked off by Katie at TripBase.com as a way to unite the travel blogging community and create a list of our collective best travel tips.  The key is [...]

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Restaurant Review: Pub St. Paul, Montreal

September 1, 2009

I was on my own for dinner in Montreal a couple of Saturdays ago (by choice), after spending the day with friends. It was quite late by the time I got around to leaving my hotel for dinner (around 8:30, which is much, much later than I normally eat).  I was looking for something casual, [...]

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Restaurant Review: Nu Art Cafe, Montreal

August 30, 2009

One of my primary reasons for visiting Montreal last weekend (besides testing my new GPS) was to see some friends I hadn’t seen in almost two years. I was delighted that they were available to have brunch with me on Sunday.  I drove over to their house in the Verdun neighborhood of the city, and [...]

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