Lots of family fun in Maine’s Old Orchard Beach The Montrealer November 5, 2009 11797 Spotlight on Travel - Mike Cohen OLD ORCHARD BEACH - Ever since I was a kid friends always told me about their trips to Maine, particularly Old Orchard Beach (www.OldOrchardBeachMaine.com). So, when I b...
Experience Atlanta – Georgia’s Southern Belle The Montrealer November 3, 2009 4773 It took considerable persuasion to convince me the most exciting way to tour the great city of Atlanta was on a Segway, one of those new self-balancing two-wheel transportation devices. I ultimately agreed to g...
Kennebunkport The Montrealer October 9, 2009 6329 Spotlight on Travel - Mike Cohen KENNEBUNKPORT- I first heard about Kennebunkport, Maine, like most others I know, as the place where former US President George Bush Sr. had a summer home known as the Bush ...
Belize – a few days in paradise The Montrealer October 3, 2009 5589 “Sam loves to play with coconuts,” says Heather Sellors, guest services manager for St. George’s Caye Resort, an exotic getaway on St. George’s Caye, a sunny sandbar of an island eight miles off the Caribbean c...
Maine’s largest city of Portland The Montrealer September 7, 2009 7377 PORTLAND, Maine- When we first began making plans to vacation in Maine, our search for accommodations started in Old Orchard Beach. Very quickly, however, I realized that the offerings there were overpriced...
New Brunswick – adventures along the Fundy Coast The Montrealer August 9, 2009 4691 New Brunswick has much to offer visitors; stunning coastal scenery, beautiful beaches, the warmest water north of South Carolina, the iconic Hopewell Rocks, whale watching with Captain Dave in St. Andrews, an A...
Kingston – a super summer getaway destination The Montrealer June 7, 2009 6345 Kingston is a town that never loses it attraction for me, partly because I’ve been going there almost all of my life. As a youngster living just a few miles west in Napanee (hometown of me and pop star Avril La...
Exploring Ireland’s enchanting Ring of Kerry The Montrealer June 3, 2009 5323 Even visitors to Ireland who don’t believe in fairies and leprechauns become smitten by the inherent charms of the emerald isle. I’ve been travel writing for nearly 15 years and the question I receive most is, ...
Frost’s escorted tours have an option for everyone The Montrealer June 3, 2009 4669 Spotlight on Travel - Mike Cohen Sandra Frost is indeed a travel agent who goes that extra mile for her clients. After 25 years in the business, the last eight with Groupe Ideal, she knows just how to custo...
The Baseball Hall of Fame is the highlight of Cooperstown, N.Y. The Montrealer May 7, 2009 3558 Some of those who dispute the claim that Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball in a cow pasture in Cooperstown, N.Y. in 1839 say the idea is nothing more than a “field of dreams”. Any notion that this...
