What soccer is for Germans is ice hockey for Canadians. It’s the national sport. I had never been to an ice hockey match before, but really wanted to go. So the last time I went to Montreal, I bought a ticket for the game of the Canadiens de Montréal against the Buffalo Sabres. Unfortunately, tickets […]

I am in Montreal for vacation for the second time in five and a half weeks (and I am already plotting when to go again). Obviously there are many reasons why I visit the same city again and again. I have collected ten why you should visit Montreal. It is a big city. I am […]

Just around the corner from my hostel in Montreal [here] and next to the metro station UQAM is the Place Émilie-Gamelin. While I was there, there was still the exciting market Les Jardins Gamelin going on. That was open every day or rather afternoon and evening until 15 October. It was a great installation consisting […]

When I travel alone – which is most of the time – I try to stay in inexpensive accomodations, esp. in cities. That allows me both to travel more and to have more money to spend on my trips. When I booked my hostel in Montreal though, I didn’t expect much. I paid 113 USD […]