The Boston Pops – celebrating the joy of music Julie Kalan May 17, 2013 5999 For well over a hundred years the Boston Pops have delighted audiences, and this year promises to continue that proud tradition. At Boston’s historic Symphony Hall, the 2013 season celebrates the “Best of Holly...
Waterfront Living on the Ottawa River The Montrealer May 17, 2013 5240 For many, the notion of enjoying one of nature’s finest environments as part of daily living exists only in the imagination, visited now and again when planning for retirement or while on holidays enjoying a bi...
Fairmont Le Manor Richelieu – magic moments to remember for a lifetime The Montrealer May 17, 2013 6155 Overlooking the mighty St. Lawrence River in the picturesque Charlevoix region of Quebec, the Fairmont Manoir Richelieu Resort has the majestic appearance of a castle, its stone walls, turrets and green peaked ...
Superb shopping and Legal Sea Foods in Boca Raton mikecohen April 11, 2013 5828 BOCA RATON: While staying in the Miami area recently, I convinced the family to make a day trip to Boca Raton. It had been more than a decade since I visited the area, but let me confess that I needed an excuse...
TURKEY – Istanbul and Urgup paulunterberg April 11, 2013 4338 One of the main reasons I`ve often been to Turkey is my fondness for finely knotted, high quality, intricate design carpets. For several centuries preceding 1979, the world`s best carpets came from Iran, Afghan...
New York: The best of the best sharmanyarnell March 12, 2013 4966 London, Paris, Dublin, Berlin - they all bring out the wanderlust in me. One city does something to me that defies reason. New York. It doesn’t matter what time of year, there is something magical about it. Som...
Vermont Foliage The Montrealer October 20, 2012 5020 Early Color tinges the Hillsides and Northern Regions Colorful foliage will continue to unfold and invigorate Vermont’s scenic landscape. Early yet, colors are showing in the higher elevations of the Northea...
Portsmouth, New Hampshire: the USA’s third-oldest city mikecohen October 19, 2012 8737 PORTSMOUTH, NH- For years I have heard people speak glowingly about Portsmouth, New Hampshire (http://www.portsmouthnh.com and www.portsmouthchamber.org), a city of roughly 21,000 people that sits near the mout...
Peru: Exploring the ancient land of the Inca The Montrealer October 18, 2012 6048 Ranked among the world’s iconic sites, along with the Great Wall of China and the pyramids of Egypt, is the legendary Machu Picchu, a pre-Columbian Inca city in south central Peru. Dating back to the 15th centu...
Impressions of Normandy Julie Kalan October 18, 2012 6359 After years of seeing reproductions of Monet’s work on the waiting room walls at doctor’s offices, I had developed a kind of Pavlovian response to the images. The very sight of water lilies made me bored, impat...