Dresden, Germany – a city reborn The Montrealer July 3, 2010 4578 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 8112 “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 5409 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 4896 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 4996 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 6139 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 4502 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 6409 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 ...
McConnell Golf Trail offers entry to exclusive private golf courses of North Carolina The Montrealer March 5, 2010 6825 With the creation of McConnell's new Golf Trail, there is now a premier addition to the serious golfer's "bucket list." The McConnell Golf Trail features five of the finest private golf courses in North and Sou...
Cruising the Caribbean aboard the deluxe Azamara Journey The Montrealer March 3, 2010 5977 The prevailing trend to build cruise ships larger than 12 storey apartment buildings shows no sign of ebbing and while they are widely popular they do not meet everybody's taste. There are certainly those unabl...