Fairmont Le Château Frontenac – elegance on a grand scale The Montrealer February 1, 2012 10060 This Urban Heritage Resort offers guests a full slate of resort activities, fine dining and outstanding accommodations – right in the heart of Quebec City Who wouldn’t want to live in a castle – where dreams c...
Wouldn’t It Be Nice Julie Kalan February 1, 2012 6528 Like sparkling gem on a golden necklace, beautiful cities line the Côte d’Azur. The center jewel of this Tiffany-box coastline is France’s fifth largest city, Nice A Nice Walk After grabbing a chocolate cro...
Holland America’s newest ship – Nieuw Amsterdam The Montrealer February 1, 2012 7712 Readers of the influential Porthole Magazine rate the Holland America mid-sized ship ‘best of’ in multiple categories – including best mid-sized ship. If the cruise industry had Oscar awards, the MS Nieuw Amst...
Family activities in Albany, New York’s state capital mikecohen February 1, 2012 5663 ALBANY - My family and I recently spent a few days in Albany, the capital of the State of New York, on our way to the Big Apple. Albany has attracted visitors for 400 years with historic sites, fabulous attract...
Fairmont Le Manor Richelieu – magic moments to remember for a lifetime The Montrealer January 3, 2012 8184 Famous for summer holidays and it’s magnificent golf course, Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu offers a similar kind of magical quality for winter holidays; where guests stay in a castle and dine like royalty after ...
Exploring Northeast Florida donnacarter January 3, 2012 5183 Historic St. Augustine, Jacksonville, 70+ golf courses and the magnificent Ponte Vedra Beach For the past five years I’ve been on a mission to explore the Sunshine State’s every nook and cranny. Faced with a b...
Visiting the Olympic Village of Lake Placid mikecohen January 3, 2012 6445 LAKE PLACID: Over the course of many years my family and I passed the exit leading to Lake Placid, New York off Highway 87 and wondered when we would actually visit the former Olympic Village. Well, over the...
Mirror Lake Inn – “It’s a labour of love” The Montrealer January 3, 2012 7981 Ed and Lisa Weibrecht share a love of owning and operating Mirror Lake Inn, providing their guests with first class and unique Adirondack-themed accommodations, sports facilities and superb cuisine. A member of...
A Toronto Tour de Force-Part 2 Julie Kalan January 3, 2012 7680 Toronto is made up of a patchwork of distinctive neighbourhoods. The entertainment and financial districts reside in the core of the city, to the east is Old Town Toronto and a little to the west is the art ...
Petra – a monument to nature’s beauty and man’s ingenuity Julie Kalan December 13, 2011 7062 We all oohed and aahed at the site of Petra’s Treasury, when Indiana Jones took us along on his third adventure. Mesmerized by the beautiful facade, I hoped that someday I would be lucky enough to live out my o...
