Wisetrips Travel Blog

" Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty ", sings Matilda in her second song. It's one of those memorable lines that are not easily forgotten. Inna and I finally got to see Matilda the Musical at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco on July 23, 2015.  I frankly wasn't sure that I was going to be able to attend the performance, as I had a colonoscopy in the morning. Luckily, my procedure went well, an…

The drive from Montreal to Mont-Tremblant took about two hours. Mont-Tremblant is one of the major ski resorts near Montreal, and we wanted to see what it looks like and what activities it offers in the summer. When we arrived in the afternoon, we did not realize that Mont-Tremblant had a Blues Festival . I was surprised that a small ski town could host such an event. We really liked the look of Mont-Tremblant village an…

We were not originally planning to visit the Botanical Gardens in Montreal on July 4, 2015. However, having finished exploring the nearby Biodome , we decided to take a closer look at the beautiful gardens. It was around 5:00 p.m. when we arrived, and the indoor garden exhibit would close at 6:00 p.m. We decided to go in anyway. I am thankful that I went because the next day, I came down with a severe case …

Imagine a park where the deer are domesticated and come up without fear of humans - that's Parc Omega ! The drive from Montreal to Parc Omega was only about 90 minutes. When we arrived, we thought about renting a golf cart with a built-in cage - the cost seemed reasonable at $25/hour. However, the golf cart could not visit some park areas, so we decided not to try it. We started at Trout's Lake, which had many d…