The Montreal Lowline

This post and its associated photos are around two years old, but remarkably little has changed along the route. I wasn’t able to find the time and to finish it off until now, but better late than never! This is also the first of a three-part series. In the second part, we’ll move our focus...

Montreal-Paris-London

Montreal to London… via Paris! In the effort to save a few £/$/€, it's possible to take a convoluted route between these two points on the map. In this post, join me as I travel from my current home neighbourhood in the East of Montreal to my original home in the suburbs of North London…...

Toronto Railway Museum

I dropped by Toronto recently, and since I don’t often head West of Montreal, I’d made myself a small bucket checklist to tick off whilst I was in town. One of those items was to pay a visit to the city’s dedicated railway museum, and I wasn’t disappointed! Facing the CN Tower and the Rogers...

Yet Another Snowstorm

It feels every year I have to write something about Montreal’s most punishing Winter days. Being a relatively recent newcomer to Canada, I’m still impressed by the extremes of cold and snow which the local climate can achieve. Quite the juxtaposition to the grey and damp Winters of London I became accustomed to for most...

A Day Underground Part I

(note: the embedded Tweets in this post may not show up if you're viewing this on a mobile device.) Last year, I said I was going to spend a whole day underground for a laugh. And I did; I spent a full 9-5 workday in Montreal's underground city, the so-called "RÉSO". As promised I live tweeted the experience, but...

Monkland Village

   Since I've been in Montreal, like many visitors I'd focused myself on the Francophone side of the city. I'd asked my flatmate, @rbouskilla, for recommendations of places to visit in the Anglophone quater. On his suggestion, a chilly winter morning took @marilou99 and I West, to the village of Monkland.   You can get to Monkland by taking...