The Neighborhooders

a hyper-local travel journal by amelia & bill
Montreal: The Best Dog-Friendly Hotels, Restaurants, Parks & More
Montreal: The Best Dog-Friendly Hotels, Restaurants, Parks & More
08
Jun 2024

Montreal: The Best Dog-Friendly Hotels, Restaurants, Parks & More

Travel

It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment Montreal became not-so-friendly towards dogs, but I’d guess it was around 2021. In previous trips up to Quebec with Reggie, we had endless places to go – dog…

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Montreal: The Best Dog-Friendly Hotels, Restaurants, Parks & More

Travel

It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment Montreal became not-so-friendly towards dogs, but I’d guess it was around 2021. In previous trips up to Quebec with Reggie, we had endless places to go – dog…

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Neighborhooding: The Plateau, Montreal
07
Jun 2024
Neighborhooding: The Plateau, Montreal

Neighborhooding: The Plateau, Montreal

Travel

If you missed my rum & cigg-soaked love letter to Montreal earlier, you can catch up here.  The Plateau (full government name: Le-Plateau-Mont-Royal) is an area bordered by Rue Sherbrooke in the south and Mont…

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Neighborhooding: The Plateau, Montreal

Travel

If you missed my rum & cigg-soaked love letter to Montreal earlier, you can catch up here.  The Plateau (full government name: Le-Plateau-Mont-Royal) is an area bordered by Rue Sherbrooke in the south and Mont…

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Tampa: The Best Dog-Friendly Restaurants, Breweries, Beaches, Bars & More
Tampa: The Best Dog-Friendly Restaurants, Breweries, Beaches, Bars & More
07
Jun 2024

Tampa: The Best Dog-Friendly Restaurants, Breweries, Beaches, Bars & More

Dog-Friendly

While I think Miami > Tampa, Bill is of the opposite mind. And I have to say, if we are going solely on how dog-friendly a city is, Tampa/St. Petersburg wins by a mile. There…

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Tampa: The Best Dog-Friendly Restaurants, Breweries, Beaches, Bars & More

Dog-Friendly

While I think Miami > Tampa, Bill is of the opposite mind. And I have to say, if we are going solely on how dog-friendly a city is, Tampa/St. Petersburg wins by a mile. There…

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Neighborhooding: Cruz Bay, St. John USVI
05
Jun 2024
Neighborhooding: Cruz Bay, St. John USVI
05
Jun 2024

Neighborhooding: Cruz Bay, St. John USVI

Travel

Back in the olden days of 2004, I spent a short afternoon on St. John, the smallest of the three US Virgin Islands. I was on a college graduation trip with my high school friends…

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Read These Books, Then Plan a Trip
05
Jun 2024

Read These Books, Then Plan a Trip

Travel

Thinking of a traditional travel guidebook makes me a little nostalgic. It’s sad to think that the Lonely Planet, Fodors, and Top10 guides that shaped all of my early European travel in the 90s and…

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Read These Books, Then Plan a Trip
05
Jun 2024
Fly Around the World for Less Than $1,500
05
Jun 2024

Fly Around the World for Less Than $1,500

Travel Tips

I started writing this post on August 9, 2019. We were in the early stages of planning a small wedding in Bordeaux for Fall 2020, and the idea to keep traveling east until we circumvented…

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Fly Around the World for Less Than $1,500
05
Jun 2024

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