Tag Archives: Canada
2025 Gone, 2026 Beckons
2025 was a big year for me as it contained a landmark birthday and my silver wedding anniversary. I was to spend my birthday on a ship on the Caribbean Sea. 2025 January Caribbean Cruise For the first time I took a cruise in order to get some winter sunshine. The 2,000 passenger Marella Voyager […]
Making Tracks in North America – Part 2, Canada
Having spent a wonderful four days in Montreal celebrating 25 years of marriage, it was time to head off again. Montreal French speaking Montreal charmed us with highlights including an anniversary meal in Restaurant Bonaparte (unashamedly French but with friendly waiters), a helicopter ride over the city straddling the Lawrence River, and a trip to […]
Making Tracks in North America – Part One, New York to Montreal
With hundreds of overseas train journeys under my belt, it was time to experience Amtrak & Via Rail for the first time. My route was to be New York Penn Station to Montreal, Montreal to Quebec City, back to Montreal for a connection to Toronto, Toronto to Niagara Falls Ontario, and finally back to New […]

