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Susanne Pacher
Member since 04th January 2006
Occupation: Travel Writer Susanne Pacher is the publisher of an entertaining, informative and inspirational website called Travel and Transitions (http://www.travelandtransitions.com). This site provides unconventional travel information, money-saving travel advice, cross-cultural experiences, interviews with travellers and other inspiring and interesting people. Now you can submit your own travel stories & win an exciting Amazon River cruise! "Life is a Journey - Explore New Horizons
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12th August 2006
June 29, 2006
It was an early day today, I got up at 4:30 am, and my husband dropped me off at 5:45 am at Toronto's historic Union Station. Several buses of young students were already unloading their luggage and ready to enter the train station. At ...
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12th August 2006
June 29, 2006
Shortly after my arrival in Montreal, right around 1 pm, I met Carole, a licensed professional tour guide from Guidatour in the lobby of the Holiday Inn and she was going to be my local expert on a driving tour through the centre of Mon...
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12th August 2006
June 29, 2006
After my initial introduction to Montreal through my driving tour, my next step was to explore the city on foot. I set out on my first walk through Old Montreal (Vieux Montreal). Literally five minutes from my hotel is the Place d'Armes...
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12th August 2006
June 29, 2006
After an enjoyable dinner at Modavie I was ready to head to my next scheduled activity: a ghost tour of Old Montreal. Old Montreal Ghosts or Les Fantomes de Vieux Montreal was founded about 8 years ago by a local Montrealer, Eric Poulin...
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12th August 2006
June 30, 2006
Every time I go to a new city, the spirit of adventure and discovery heightens my energy level and 6:10 am I was already awake. I read my guidebook for a while and then doze off again, only to be awakened by a major thunderstorm that dr...
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12th August 2006
June 30, 2006
Well, as much as the walking tour through Old Montreal nourished my senses and architectural sensibilities, my stomach was in dire need of nutrition and I was debating whether I should plunk myself down at one of the enticing terrace ca...
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12th August 2006
June 30, 2006
The Plateau area is one of the trendiest areas of Montreal, so I decided to explore it a little further after my discoveries of Old Montreal. From my hotel I hopped into the subway at Place d'Armes and took the blue train north to Sherb...
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12th August 2006
July 1, 2006
I had thoroughly enjoyed my guided tour of Montreal by bike and being the bicycling enthusiast that I am I knew this would be a highlight of my trip. The great thing was that even after the tour was finished, I would get to hold on to my...
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16th June 2006
Heaven knows that in these times full of cultural misunderstandings and conflict, we need people and organizations that build bridges between people of different cultures and backgrounds. One of these organizations is a Virginia-based NGO called "Legacy I...
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16th June 2006
My search for outstanding people who do unusual and positive things is an ongoing thing. Danielle Weiss from G.A.P Adventures recently put me on to another interesting individual: Richard Belliveau, an international traveller, adventurer and tour leader w...
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16th June 2006
My recent trip to Ottawa last weekend gave me a chance to explore Canada's capital first-hand. One place I did not have time to visit this time was Canada's largest and most visited museum: the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
An architectural masterpi...
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16th June 2006
Learning and exploring is one of the big mottos of this website and learning vacations are one of the best ways of expanding one's mind.
A very well-known organization dedicated to helping people broaden their horizons is Elderhostel, a non-profit orga...
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16th June 2006
My good friend Sue Kenney left the corporate world a few years ago and went on a pilgrimage on the famous Camino de Santiago, a truly life-changing event for her. Since then Sue has written a best-selling book called "My Camino", she has recorded a story-...
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16th June 2006
The current controversy over the Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed has ignited my interest to educate myself more about Islam as I realized that there is so much I don't know. Ignorance generally breeds suspicion, hate and resentment, and I c...
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16th June 2006
Sometimes you come across individuals or organizations who quietly do phenomenal work in the community right here under our noses, without any big fanfare.
Through my work with G.A.P Adventures, the feature sponsor of our First Travel Story Contest, I...
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