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Archive for category: North America

  • Green spaces, Place Ville-Marie, Montreal
     

    What to do in Montreal this summer – its 375th!

    31st May 2017 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 0 comments

    Montreal was founded by the French in 1642, making it one of the oldest cities in Canada. This means that it’s turning 375 years old this year, and it won’t let us forget it. There […]

     
     
  • Sugar Beach, Toronto
     

    12 best spots to capture great Toronto photos

    19th April 2017 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 7 comments

    Many solo travellers love taking pictures. And why not? When you’re travelling on your own, you can stop as often as you want, and take as long as you want composing the perfect shot without […]

     
     
  • King Street at Jarvis, looking west (Toronto)
     

    Toronto layover – what to see and do

    20th December 2016 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 1 comment

    If you’re flying somewhere over the Holidays (or anytime really) and have a long Toronto layover (4 hours or more), you don’t have to kill time in the airport. It’s really easy to get out […]

     
     
  • Posing with the Foresta Lumina sign
     

    A week-end in Quebec’s Coaticook Valley

    19th September 2016 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 0 comments

    When I told my childhood friend in Quebec that we should do something special to celebrate our 40 years of friendship, she suggested Coaticook, an area she knows well. Located in the valley of the […]

     
     
  • View from One Liberty Observation Deck, Philadelphia
     

    5 reasons why you should visit Philadelphia

    21st June 2016 / Destinations, North America, United States / 4 comments

    Why visit Philadelphia you ask? Does it have architecture and history? Art and culture? Does it have beer? Well, all of the above as it turns out, and much more. Philadelphia is slightly over one […]

     
     
  • Context Travel guide in historic Philadelphia
     

    Walking Historic Philadelphia with Context Travel

    17th June 2016 / Destinations, North America, United States / 2 comments

    I seriously feared I might get stabbed by a flying branch! When that crazy gust of wind swirled around us, I got grit all over my face, felt something hit my leg, then noticed several […]

     
     
  • Toronto skyline
     

    Free summer events in Toronto

    7th June 2016 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 4 comments

    If you’re still using paper guidebooks when you travel, you probably won’t find a mention of most of the following summer events in Toronto, which are either new this year, have a new twist, or have […]

     
     
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