Category Archives: canada
Montreal – an easy but not cheap getaway from Chicago
The NYTimes travel section today has a clever story on “easy” get aways from major cities – and mentions Montreal as an easy getaway from Chicago. Easy doesn’t mean cheap – my son in Evanston, Ill. is going to Montreal … Continue reading
Porter Airlines anyone?
I’ve stumbled upon Porter Airlines – which I’d never heard of – while helping my son find a reasonably priced plane tix from Chicago to Montreal in March. The fares overall are ridiculously and inexplicably high. Why can I fly … Continue reading
Shakespeare – Stratford (Ont), Ashland (OR), Des Moines
Shakespeare is here, there, everywhere and we’ve seen some of it – unfortunately not in Stratford, Ontario for about ten years. I used to go there a lot as a kid growing up in suburban Detroit and judging from a … Continue reading
Filed under canada, Des Moines, England, oregon, theater
Dreaming of: Montreal (but not of poutine)
A recent New Yorker (Nov. 23) article reminded me that I must read anything Calvin Trillin writes, even if it’s ostensibly about a topic I’m not interested in (or don’t think I’m interested in) which, in this case, is: Canadian … Continue reading
