VIA Rail’s Ocean – Montreal to the Maritimes The Montrealer August 21, 2010 3792 Initiated in 1904, The Ocean is Canada’s longest serving passenger rail service, providing overnight service between Montreal, Halifax and communities in between. It’s a wonderful way to travel to the Maritimes...
Tennessee Civil War Trails Map-Guide now available The Montrealer July 13, 2010 6039 NASHVILLE, Tenn. —The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development recently issued the Tennessee Civil War Trails map-guide, marking the upcoming 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The map-guides chart nearly 2...
North Miami Beach’s Montreal connection The Montrealer July 5, 2010 5000 NORTH MIAMI BEACH- Gerda Rosner is a well known Montreal travel guru and spa operator whom at the age of 88 is still going strong. I have written about her various excursions for many years. She has just return...
Dresden, Germany – a city reborn The Montrealer July 3, 2010 4551 When an historic city blessed with magnificent architecture is virtually levelled to the ground, such devastation would normally mark the end of its existence and forever diminish it as a place that once was. Y...
Items from the travel notebook United We Stand The Montrealer June 5, 2010 5392 Here is some advice for anyone flying out of Chicago's O'Hare Airport. If you have booked via Air Canada, or as my family did using Aeroplan points, be prepared to have to travel with United Airlines. Air Canad...
Exploring Spain’s historic Silver Route The Montrealer June 3, 2010 4878 Depending on who you talk to, the ancient Roman-built road that once bisected western Spain and is now the core of a 625-mile-long tourist route, is either accurately named or it is not. Although generally call...
Virginia is for more than lovers The Montrealer May 9, 2010 4982 For many years the state’s tourism slogan has been “Virginia is for lovers,” but following a golf trip there last year I’m convinced a better slogan would be “Virginia is for golfers, wine lovers, spa goers and...
Chicago is a bustling, energetic city that never stops The Montrealer May 3, 2010 6124 In the summer of 2007 my family and I made our first visit to Chicago. This was an extended stay in the Windy City and we thoroughly enjoyed our time there. More recently we returned, but this time only for a f...
Vancouver – a world class city with Olympian attributes The Montrealer April 9, 2010 4484 With the 2010 Winter Olympics torch extinguished and top athletes from around the globe gone home; Vancouver now basks in the afterglow of its gold medal performance as host city of the world’s most famous Game...
The China Grill experience on South Beach The Montrealer March 9, 2010 6384 The China Grill has closed. SOUTH BEACH, Fla. In both daytime and at nightfall, the South Beach section of Miami is a major entertainment destination, with hundreds of nightclubs, restaurants, boutiques and ...
