Walking Montreal – Parc Ave

Looks like Spring finally decided to make an appearance in Montreal so Bruce and I decided to get some rays and enjoy the city. We love to walk. We can walk for hours exploring this glorious town! One of the things I’d like to do is to get a couple of posts up about off-the-beaten-path walks in Montreal. I find there … Read More

Tea Room in Montreal

A while back I said that we would be tourists in our own backyard and write about it here. Well.. I forgot about this thing called winter! Bruce and I would much rather hibernate than go outside! He’s been wanting to bring me out to “lunch” for a while now and finally decided to do it today! And of course … Read More

Magog, Quebec – Wonderful Countryside Escape

Only an hour and a bit outside of Montreal lies the tranquil  little town of Magog, Quebec. We spent the week enjoying the countryside fresh air, hiking, biking, canoeing and let’s not forget relaxing by the lake and the good food! Then there were the ravaging deer flies which we could have lived without  (this was just on a particular hike but seriously … Read More

A Walk Down St. Laurent Blvd., Montreal

Baharak and I like to pick a neighbourhood, somewhere in and around our hometown of Montreal, and spend the day like a tourist. We explore, wander, try a coffee shop or pub and spend an afternoon getting to know a local spot. Last week we decided on a visit to one of Montreal’s most famous streets, St. Laurent Blvd, otherwise known as … Read More

A Couple Days in a Yurt

  Our family just spent a couple days in a Quebec Yurt. Let’s start with a quick question: why on earth would somebody living a very comfortable life, in a nice house and all the accompanying luxuries of city living purposefully choose to head off into the woods with the now-apparent objective of being bug food? Why trade a couch, a … Read More

The Only 5 Places You Really Need to See in Athens

There’s no doubt when considering a vacation to Europe, Athens, Greece is a popular destination. From the ruins to the food to the fabulous weather, it offers a lot of everything. Sometimes, however, it might offer just a bit too much. You can go to a historical site every day for two weeks and still not see everything. And that’s … Read More