Montreal and Quebec City For Dummies

Austin Macdonald (austin-macdonald@yahoo.com) first came to Montreal for school. For three summers, while studying English Literature at McGill University, he worked as a tour guide in both Montreal and Quebec City. Since teaching English in Tokyo, counting down the millennium in Rio, and having a series of misadventures in the dot-com world, Austin has been working as a freelance writer concerned with urban affairs at large. His work has been published in magazines such as Art and Antiques , Toronto Life , and Azure and in newspapers, including Globe and Mail , the National Post , and the Montreal Gazette .

Introduction. Part I: Introducing Montreal and Quebec City. Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Montreal and Quebec City. Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Montreal and Quebec City. Chapter 3: Deciding When to Go. Part II: Planning Your Trip to Montreal and Quebec City. Chapter 4: Managing Your Money. Chapter 5: Getting to Montreal and Quebec City. Chapter 6: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests. Chapter 7: Taking Care of the Remaining Details. Part III: Settling Into and Exploring Montreal. Chapter 8: Arriving and Getting Oriented in Montreal. Chapter 9: Checking In at Montreal's Best Hotels. Chapter 10: Dining and Snacking in Montreal. Chapter 11: Discovering Montreal's Best Attractions. Chapter 12: Shopping the Montreal Stores. Chapter 13: Following an Itinerary: Five Great Options. Chapter 14: Going Beyond Montreal: Three Day-trips. Chapter 15: Living It Up after Dark: Montreal Nightlife. Part IV: Settling Into and Exploring Quebec City. Chapter 16: Arriving and Getting Oriented in Quebec City. Chapter 17: Checking In at Quebec City's Best Hotels. Chapter 18: Dining and Snacking in Quebec City. Chapter 19: Exploring Quebec City. Chapter 20: Shopping the Quebec City Stores. Chapter 21: Living It Up after Dark: Quebec City Nightlife. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 22: Ten Terroir Ingredients and Local Specialties to Put on Your Plate. Chapter 23: Ten (or So) T-Shirts with Tons of Montreal Street-Cred. Appendix: Quick Concierge. Index.