A storytelling home by Léa Plourde-Archer

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She/her. Montrealer. Full-time freelance content creator, blogger and translator (French to English/ English to French). Currently working on several manuscripts about the life of composer Violet Archer (my great aunt).

Tag: photography

  • Late fall in New York City

    We just came back from an epic two week trip that took us to New York City, Long Island, New Orleans, the Cajun country, Memphis and Nashville. I’ll be posting photos right here over the next few days.

  • Photo: the colorful streets of Toulouse, France

    Toulouse is a beautiful city in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France. Nicknamed La Ville Rose for the fading color of the red brick walls widely used across the city, Toulouse is a great place to visit. The rich architectural heritage, the tasty charcuteries and the friendly population are three aspects that make this an interesting…

  • Untapped Montreal: what I’ve been writing about in the last few months

    Here’s a new update on the cool things I’ve been writing about for Untapped Cities, as city correspondent for Montreal: Something most Montrealers don’t know: there’s a church in Montreal’s Little Italy that still features a fresco representing Benito Mussolini: http://untappedcities.com/2013/10/21/why-is-benito-mussolini-featured-church-fresco-montreal/ A fun list compiling 8 of the quirkiest bar and restaurant restrooms in Montreal…

  • Photo tour: a walk through Notre-Dame des neiges cemetery in Montreal

    Notre-Dame-des-neiges is the largest cemetery in all of Canada. Located in the middle of the city, it is easily accessible and is a great place for a long, contemplative walk, especially during the cold days of this fall season.

  • My travel bucketlist through music: Argentina

    This is the third part of a series of 10 articles where I feature artists from one of the countries that is on my current list of ten countries that I want to visit before I die. We started out in Sweden, made our way to Brazil and are now stopping in Argentina. I’m learning…