Articles Posted in the Blog Category
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Planning to Make the Most of a Summer in Montreal
Mid May of 2012 is approaching and spring is certainly here in Montreal – it’s no longer freeeezing cold and certain days have even been fully summer like. I’ve already sat and drank beer in a park and witnessed spontaneous dancing in the afternoon sun, I can only wonder what further excitement summer will bring. [...]
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Discarded TV’s Displayed in HDR
Yes, this post is primarily centred around word play on HD and HDR. Yes, I have considered that I may be the only person in existence that considers this kind of thing amusing. And yes, despite all this I have decided to continue… It’s funny yeah? HD referring to High Definition in televisions – something the poor [...]
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Getting the Most From a Travel Destination
I recently read a guest post by Will Peach on The World or Bust blog. Will’s article titled ‘The Worst Place I’ve Ever Been: Kuta, Bali‘ was bloody hilarious; Will provided a nice escape from all the positive destination stuff that most travel bloggers churn out. I love travelling, but I don’t always have a great [...]
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Basic Tips to Better Travel Photography
I’m not a photography expert but I’m fast turning into a serious photography enthusiast. Sometimes I look back at my previous travel photography and I can’t help but cringe – what was I thinking I have to wonder… It’s not all bad, but a lot of it could be better (it can always be better). [...]
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Wacky Food Festivals from Around the World
When we heard of a festival where people hollow out giant pumpkins and then race them on a lake we were naturally intrigued. We satisfied our curiosity in early October last year when we attended the annual Burlington Pumpkin Festival and Regatta held on the sunny Lake Champlain waterfront in Burlington, Vermont. Using pumpkins as [...]
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Quebec City Winter Carnival
Carnaval de Québec We attended the Quebec City Winter Carnival during the last weekend of January this year. Next year the carnival will run from the 1st to 17th of February – it pays to book your accommodation early during this busy time in Quebec City. The carnival normally lasts at least three weekends with [...]
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Losing Our Way in Amish Country
This guest blog post is written by Jason Batansky Jason Batansky is a 24 year old entrepreneur writing about his financially sustainable lifestyle of continuous travel with the ability to live, work, and travel anywhere in the world. He runs Flashpackerguy.com and Locationlessliving.com. You can follow him at Locationless Living on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS, and at FlashpackerGuy on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS. Losing Our Way in Amish Country One of [...]
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Day Trips From Montreal
Montreal is a pretty cool city, I even came up with five things I love about Montreal here. However there are also some pretty cool places around Montreal worth visiting – you can even see them in a day trip. View Montreal Day Trips in a larger map Burlington, Vermont 155km – about two hours [...]
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Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Montreal
Last weekend was Saint Patrick’s Day, we celebrated on the 17th with a box of Guinness and then on the Sunday we went and photographed the Montreal Saint Patrick’s Day parade. Saint Patrick is the best known patron saint of Ireland and the celebrations on 17 March celebrate Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity [...]
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5 Aspects of Montreal I Love
Eventually our Great North American Road Trip had to end; it had been one hell of a ride with so many highlights that picking ‘the’ best would be impossible. Renee had work to start in Montreal so for a little while we would call this city home. I’ve now been living in Montreal for a [...]
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