Category: The outdoors
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Just for fun, I rummaged through my travel pics and found these photos of elements of nature taken around the world (well, on 3 continents). When we travel, we tend to mostly take pictures of architecture and famous landmarks. I do that a lot, but I also like to capture the natural environment of the…
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This week, Untapped Cities published a piece I wrote about the quirky buildings of Montreal. It will become a series and in this first installment, I wrote about the installations that were built for Expo 67 (the 1967 World Fair). To read it, click here. Here are a few photos that I took in the…
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I wrote another article for Untapped Cities: Downtown Montreal: the lavish mansions of the Golden Square Mile. (Click the link to read the full article) It’s about how the former homes of the city’s late 19th century bourgeoisie, located in downtown Montreal, are being used today. Here are some more photos of the area that…
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Nearly a week ago, a major blizzard left everything in Montreal covered with a 45 cm (18 inches) layer of snow. As if that wasn’t enough, subsequent snowfalls added 15-20 more centimeters in the days since. It’s safe to say that so far, winter has been strong this year. With only half the streets cleared…
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After France, here’s a selection of street portraits I took when I traveled to Spain (in 2007 and 2009). I’ve been to Barcelona and Figueras, both of which are situated in the autonomous community of Catalunya. Here, like in Quebec, the common language (Catalan/French) is different from the main country’s official language (Spanish/English). They also…
A storytelling home by Léa Plourde-Archer 