Birmingham – home of the Alabama Civil Rights Trail The Montrealer September 6, 2010 4717 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 7892 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 3634 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 5819 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 4871 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 4286 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...
Queen Victoria – sailing aboard one of Cunard’s great ocean liners The Montrealer June 9, 2010 7918 “We’re here to serve our guests” Queen Victoria Hotel Manager David Hamilton Samuel Cunard was already a successful Halifax businessman when his bid to transport the Royal Mail by ship from Great Britain...
Items from the travel notebook United We Stand The Montrealer June 5, 2010 5249 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 4730 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 4864 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...
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