Birmingham – home of the Alabama Civil Rights Trail The Montrealer September 6, 2010 4880 There's no beach in Birmingham, no theme park - but you will find a generous helping of humanity, and perhaps rediscover your own “I have a dream – let freedom reign. Free at last, free at last. Thank God A...
A little bit of Austria comes to Canada The Montrealer September 3, 2010 8080 I admit I’m not one of those people who can’t get enough of spas. About as far as I go into the world of body treatments are manicures and pedicures so you might wonder why I boarded an airplane in Toronto and ...
VIA Rail’s Ocean – Montreal to the Maritimes The Montrealer August 21, 2010 3827 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 6101 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 5033 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 4620 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 5429 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 4914 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 5018 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 6171 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...
