Canada
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I attended the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix – Montreal Travel Diary
Upon arriving in Montreal, I learned that the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix would take place during our stay. Even though I’m not a motorsports fan at all, you’re beginning to know that I enjoy attending sporting events in the places I travel to. So I figured this was the perfect opportunity to attend a F1 Grand Prix. Before that, I watched the Netflix Formula 1: Drive to Survive series that just came out. It’s very well done and allows a beginner like me to understand this discipline a little better. How is the Canadian Grand Prix? Like all F1 Grand Prix events, the Canadian Grand Prix takes place over…
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3 days road trip between Montreal & the Saguenay Fjord
Hello, it is with much delay that I tell you about our extended weekend to the Saguenay Fjord in mid-May. Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Before coming to Montreal, we received an email from Airbnb reporting flooding towards the North-East of the city. Our airbnb isn’t concerned fortunately, but it is by taking the car that we could see the extent of the phenomenon. The water arrives almost up to the level of the highway and thousands of houses and trees have their feet in the water. Speaking of the car, we rented one from Avis. Now that JB has an AmericanExpress card, we…
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Compressed air shooting session in Montreal (Canada)
After a live-fire shooting session in Prague, it is almost a peaceful activity that we are doing today in Montreal. While hanging out on the Groupon site we find an interesting offer: for 49 CAD (to which we’ll have to add a few dollars in taxes) we are entitled to a one hour session for two people with unlimited ammunition at Tir du soleil which is barely a few subway stations away from our apartment. We bought the package on Groupon and we had to reserve a time slot on the Tir du soleil website. Arrived on the spot, the person who welcomes us gives us targets of various sizes,…
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I Tried it! Holotropic Breathwork in Montreal – My Experience & Review
Apparently, breathwork (rapid breathing to hyperventilation) is starting to be “trendy” in France. People participate in it as if it were a normal meditation or yoga class. While it is a very powerful way to access our psyche and should only be used when we really feel ready. In this article, I am going to talk about my experience of Holotropic Breathing, an experiment set up by Dr. Stanislav Grof, which allows access to the psyche by inducing a modified state of consciousness. The modified state of consciousness is reached several times a day without necessarily knowing it – when we dream, when we daydream, when we have just woken…
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Dental Care in Canada – How much it costs, How it works
Because of a badly treated cavity, I finally stayed in Montreal for two months – because the radio showed even more problems than I thought. Let me tell you about the care I received and the fees Why get treatment in Canada? Because I’m just there right now. But after the excellent care I received, I thought it was a good choice. I know I can’t generalize, the quality of care obviously depends on the dentist but for someone with a lot of dental problems, I found the care experience much more pleasant and effective in Canada. Anesthetics are used to make the experience as painless as possible Dentists take…
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[Review] I Tried the HydraFacial MD® Signature – Before/After Photos
Very well known in North America, the HydraFacial treatment has been considered the most spectacular, non-invasive treatment for over a decade, THE solution for gorgeous skin. Naturally, I tried it out for you, in Montreal. This post is not NOT sponsored It’s always while looking for niche products that I stumble upon interesting beauty salons. Last time, it was in Chamonix, this time, it’s in Montreal. I went to etiket to sniff the fragrance-free perfume Molecule 01 (which I told you about here), before asking them about their facials. 5 minutes later, I’m leaving with an appointment for a HydraFacial MD® Signature. I’ve always wanted to try this treatment ever…
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Attend a Montreal Impact soccer game (Canada)
In Canada and the United States, the most popular sports are basketball, ice hockey, baseball and American soccer. Founded in 1993, Major League Soccer (MLS) is a 24-team (21 USA and 3 from Canada) soccer team (or soccer as they say here). MLS is developing little by little and is beginning to welcome some of the big names in soccer, usually at the end of their careers. David Beckham in Las Vegas and Thierry Henry in New York were among the pioneers. I have the opportunity to discover all this in Montreal, whose local franchise is called the Montreal Impact. I was able to easily buy my ticket on the…
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1 day in Toronto (Canada)
We actually spent a week in Toronto, but after a 15-day vacation in Iceland, we worked hard, went to Niagara Falls and had to wait a long time for the sun to come back. So it’s with all our layers of winter clothes – that we go out in the street – because it’s sunny, yes, but it’s still super cold. We start first with the High Park near our house, hoping to see the cherry trees in bloom. But there was absolutely NOTHING. The winter was particularly long this year, and we are in Toronto 2 weeks before flowering. A pity. Field hockey Hall of Fame We take the…
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Visit to Niagara Falls (Canada) in April (early spring)
During our express passage in Toronto, we went – of course – to Niagara Falls, located between the United States and Canada. Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Access to the falls is completely free (they are on the side of the road and not in the deep jungle), but we opted for the Wonder Pass (25$/person HT) – which gives access AND to the buses, AND to some attractions. Montreal – Niagara Route We did it by bus, with the company Megabus, on time, clean and comfortable. 40$ round trip on average. The trip isn’t very nice but fast (1h30). The seats aren’t numbered…
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Mood Ticket: Getting Treatment in Canada
You may have noticed my radio silence on the blog since our arrival in Canada. I explained it briefly on Facebook, but I will tell you a little more about it here. As I go to the dentist at least every year, I ask for the contact information of reputable dentists in the countries I visit, and if the opportunity arises, I go there for a check-up. Thus, I was able to visit dentists in Thailand and Morocco. In Morocco, a very good dentist-surgeon recommended me to stay somewhere a little longer – because he cannot treat a cavity very close to the nerve. And if this tooth needs to…
