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Trying to eat on the cheap: Saving a few kroner/kronor in northern Europe

21 Sunday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in food, Travel

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budget, Denmark, Finland, food, Norway, Sweden, Travel

Swedish meatballs

About two years ago, I tackled the tension between finances and food after visiting Paris and Amsterdam. This instalment takes us to northern Europe.
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Light up the night

18 Thursday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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canada, lights, montreal, night, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, Travel, urban

Éclairer la nuit

A festive mood hangs over Boul. Saint-Laurent in Montreal in this image from about two weeks ago.

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Snippet of Quebec history

17 Wednesday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, history, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Histoire, en bref

This is one portion of a mural on Mount Royal Ave. E. in Montreal, which briefly recounts the history of Quebec. Snapped this photo late last month.

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Hey, four-eyes!

16 Tuesday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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art, canada, montreal, photowalk, quebec, street art, Travel, urban

Je l'ai trouvé!

All over Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal, from the more-than-life-size wall art on Boul. Saint-Laurent, above, to the little stickers seen on buildings on and around Ave. du Mont-Royal, below, are four-eyed figures with short messages for passersby.

Vas-y

Aux aguets

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Calgary under our wing

15 Monday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary, photography, random, Travel, urban

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alberta, calgary, canada, flight, iPhoneography, night, photography, Travel, urban

Under our wing

That’s the edge of Calgary out the window on my flight home last week.

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Colours of the season

12 Friday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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canada, christmas, lights, montreal, night, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, Travel, urban

Coloré

The Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art and its skyscraper neighbour, Complexe Desjardins, are looking appropriately festive these days.

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Shut up and eat!

10 Wednesday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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canada, fonts, montreal, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, Travel, typography, urban

Manger pour le plaisir

Who am I to argue? 🙂

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“Please don’t feed the deer”

09 Tuesday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, montreal, random, Travel, urban

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art, canada, christmas, fun, montreal, ornament, photowalk, quebec, random, Travel, urban

Chevreuil affamé

I must say, this one doesn’t look particularly hungry!

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Stockholm Centralstation

06 Saturday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalking, random, Stockholm, Trains & Transit, Travel, urban

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Walking to the tracks

This ventilation grate on platform level at Stockholm Central Station gives you a peek at the hustle and bustle in the access corridor below.

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Tallinn, old and new

05 Friday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Estonia, photography, photowalking, random, Tallinn, Travel, urban

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architecture, Estonia, HDR, high dynamic range, history, photography, photowalk, random, Tallinn, Travel, urban

March of progress

Historic Tallinn, with the modern city behind it. This image was snapped back in August from the tower at St. Olaf’s Church.

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Journalist by trade, photographer for fun. I help make multi-platform content at Postmedia in Calgary. Opinions expressed here are my own.

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