Is French food always amazing? Maybe not. Foreigners may find a few beloved French specialties strange, gross or simply “meh”.
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Travel stories, cultural observations, and life on the road—from extended stays to unexpected detours.
An Artsy Sunday in Montreal With Baby Mark
We checked out of the bedbugs hotel (yay!) hopefully leaving the insects behind (RIP dead bug on white sheets… I still have your picture!). The plan was to explore McGill University and its famous campus but we got sidetracked.
Bad Luck Day in Montreal
For some reasons, we always have a hard time “mastering” Montreal. It should be easy: it’s a first-world city, a blend of North American and French influences, it’s close to Ottawa… and yet, we always seem to run into minor annoyances—which doesn’t happen to us when we travel to, let’s say, Toronto.
Chalet du Mont Royal and Montreal’s Skyline
Our first evening in the city had started off pretty well. After checking in at the “hotel from hell” (which, at that point, was just a regular bed bugs-free hotel as far as we knew), we decided to make the most of the remaining daylight. We headed to Mont Royal, the hill west of downtown Montreal, to which it gave its name.
Bed Bug at the Montreal Airport Travelodge Hotel!
I wasn’t expecting a place like a Travellodge Hotel (not fancy but decent) to have bed bugs.
How to Complain to a Hotel – What Would You Have Done?
Best Western, Radisson, Quality Inn… these brands are all the same to me. They provide a clean room—if bland–room with all the basic amenities.