Green Traveler: Biking Montreal

Montreal is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in North America. There are interconnected bike lanes across the city, Bixi bikeshare stations, bicycle parking every few blocks and a population with a more European sensibility when it comes to normalizing bicycling as a routine form of transportation for not just getting exercise but commuting, running errands, visiting friends and other daily activities.

Canada Summer 2013: Riding Amtrak Adirondack Train from New York City to Montreal

August 8, 2013 -- The trip began in Washington, D.C. where I boarded the BoltBus intercity bus service for the four hour plus ride to midtown Manhattan. I stayed with family in Battery Park City for the night and early the next morning took the subway to Penn Station to get ready for the 11-hour, 381 mile (613 km) train ride through New York State and Quebec Province to Montreal.