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Saguenay is near Rimouski, right? No, wait, is it in Abitibi? I heard there are [insert any number of your choice over four] girls for every guy! Hey, I know [insert name], you must know her; she’s from the Lac! Your accent is so cute! (aka I didn’t understand a word of what you just said ...)
Twelve years ago, I left my hometown of Ottawa to move to Montreal, the city I now call home. Moving away from friends and family allowed me to keep close ties to the city I grew up in and, moreover, to experience it as a weekend visitor would. I always look forward to the short train/car ride to Ottawa – you’re about 2 episodes of Mad Men away from a completely different pace of life and scenery. Those who have accompanied me on these weekend getaways have also commented on how charmed they...
Manhattan is a million places in one. You can spend an afternoon on the Upper East Side, hitting up swank shops, doing the museum circuit, lunching amongst the ladies who, well, lunch and dreaming about what all those park-facing apartments look like on the inside. In that same day, you can find yourself trend spotting on the Lower East Side, trying to push past baby strollers on the Upper West, or watching fashion shoots in the streets of the Meatpacking District. When people ask me...
I believe that I have an interesting – yet not uncommon – perspective on Hong Kong. Having been born there but moving to Canada when I was 6, visiting gives me simultaneous feelings of nostalgia and discovery. This was never more apparent than with my last visit. Being an independent "adult adult" now, I am truly able to appreciate the things that I once took for granted, most notably the availability of unbelievable food, fashion and the interesting mix of British influence with Chinese...
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Paris is a city most of us have visited, if not in real life then at the very least in film, art and general culture and it certainly is a town reknown for its style. While Au Bon Marche, Printemps and Galleries Lafayette are wonderful, there is a vast network of smaller shops that are bringing new fashions into the fold. Bruno has put together his guide to the city he hails from, a real insider's tour to the spots you should hit up on your next visit. If street art, urban fashion and...
Like any great city, Montreal is many things to many people. And depending where your likes lie and lifestyle is at, there are versions of the city that represent you best. In that spirit, we’ve asked Emilie, a member of our social media team, to curate the city based on her unique tastes.