Hello, you have reached the guide page of Justin Linds - English student, culture fanatic, travel newbie.
I have been living in Amsterdam since January 2010, but I am only here on loan from McGill University in Montreal. Sadly I must return in September, but then I will be in the right place to take on my guide duties.
With some recent travel under my belt, it has become clear to me how crucial it is to know a local in the city you visit, and this guide page should work to offer me up as your local.
As a student in Montreal, I am plagued by a need to be continually exploring all facets of culture (often with little discrimination). If open minded exploration is what characterizes your travels then we have something in common.
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Canadian Centre for Architecture
le Centre Canadien d'Architecture
A highbrow date.
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[SAT] Society for Arts and Technology
Societe des arts technologiques
Founded in 1996, the Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] is a transdisciplinary centre dedicated to research, creation, production, presentation, education and conservation in the field of digital...
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Montreal, Canada, Rialto Theatre
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
29Oct 2010- A cult phenomenon.31Oct 2010This is by far the greatest way to spend Halloween night because, yes, Canadians of all age celebrate Halloween.
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Cinema du Parc
Preserving independent films at the risk of not preserving itself.
It's located in the grossest mall downtown, but once you enter this cinema that's the last thing on your mind.
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La Centrale / Galerie Powerhouse
Where Art meets Feminism
This gallery always has the most eye catching windows, but on a street like St.Laurent, you would never think to even look for this kind of gallery.
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Cafe Santropol
Their permit only allows them to boil water.
In 1976, with the neighborhood threatened by demolishment, Cafe Santropol emerged and was kept busy with a clientele of mostly the psychiatric disturbed. Now it is a quirky, comfortable spot for...
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Montreal, Canada, George-Etienne Cartier Monument, Mount Royal Park
Tamtams
1May 2010- Every sunday, every hobby comes out to play.1Oct 2010No matter what you're into - drums, dancing, smoking marijuana, juggling, LARPing, smoking salvia, lying in the sun, tightrope walking etc. - there is someone at Tamtams to join you.
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Casa del Popolo / La Sala Rosa
Spanish cultural center/vegetarian restaurant/multipurpose concert hall
This has to be one of the greatest concentrations of friendly-foodies and music-lovers in Montreal.
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Montreal, Canada, Jacques-Cartier Quay in the Old-Port of Montreal
Igloofest
14Jan 2011- A rave on the Quays30Jan 2011For 3 weekends in January - the cold has reached its summit, the night is at its longest, the snow and ice are pervasive and locals are beginning to experience the symptoms of winter depression...