travel writer + professional eater • anglo • 🚗 trips • fat girl eating • 🥐 snob • insta: urbanguidequebec & pamelamacn• #TMAChttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3m5wqlmrkvk2hDelighted to see my first article for Bon Appétit is live! All about maple in Quebec City kitchens – which I am now craving as I spend time with family in Ontario. #QuebecCity https://www.bonappetit.com/story/the-eight-best-maple-syrup-dishes-in-quebec-city18 Nov 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5wqlmrkvk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3m5rrtqk6t22dI’m home with my mom, waiting for her chemo to start. We’re watching classic movies to pass time: Big Business, Baby Boom, Mr Mom, Three Men and a Baby. I need more suggestions tho… She’s wanting things to be light and fun.16 Nov 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5rrtqk6t22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lskgd3idgk2eI’m working on a story focused the use of maple in Quebec City restaurants (food, cocktails, beer). I’m including a mix of traditional foods and modern cuisine. Do you have a favourite maple dining experience in Quebec City? #onassignment27 Jun 2025 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lskgd3idgk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lq4khixnu225Today I sat down with Webster, a tour guide, rapper, lecturer, author and independent historian to talk about his Black history walking tour here in Quebec City. Did you know Black history here is almost 400 years old, dating back to 1629, when the first enslaved person, an 8 year old boy, arrived.27 May 2025 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq4khixnu225https://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3loz47qagx22lWow. Great given its almost high season, but the strike was like 6 months long. I hope they can bounce back. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2025 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3loz47qagx22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3losv6umxgs2nDYK: The house with the red roof is the oldest surviving house in Québec City (1690). Today it’s home to Restaurant Aux Anciens Canadiens (1966), but from 1870 to 1920 it was home to the first Black-owned barbershop – run by brothers James & John Williams, Québecers of Jamaican and Irish descent.10 May 2025 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3losv6umxgs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lorqzvrwuc2tHappy to share that I’m part of the new Québec Chapter for the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC). I’m in the role of President, which is both exciting and terrifying.10 May 2025 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lorqzvrwuc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3loctxvj3l22zCan we normalize serving cotton candy as dessert during brunch?04 May 2025 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3loctxvj3l22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lobozimquk2zI find them soothing for some strange reason. I could watch Nate the Hoof Guy for hours. lol [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobozimquk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lnm22ecuek23I turn 50 in 5 months, so I’m planning a solo road trip in Labrador and Québec (and maybe Western Newfoundland).25 Apr 2025 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnm22ecuek23https://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lni4a5rjes2eI popped up to the roof this morning. I’ve lived in Old Quebec for 8 years now, 5 at my current address, and I never tire of this view. I love hearing the noon canon, and the church bells on Sundays. Spring means my windows are almost always open, and I wake up to the chirping of birds. #QuebecCite23 Apr 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lni4a5rjes2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3llzg6t2ics2mIDK, sometimes when I’m doing a 7-course tasting menu for $95, I don’t want to pay $80 for a wine pairing too. I’m sure a couple glasses of white wine will be fine. Let’s see how this goes. Any guesses on what the final bill will be?04 Apr 2025 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzg6t2ics2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3llx54pib2k2sI’m happy to share that I am now working in travel trade in Quebec City; planning and facilitating group tours throughout the province (and Ontario). I’m excited to work in both trade and media, promoting Canadian destinations and experiences.04 Apr 2025 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3llx54pib2k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lldau3tdlk27I’m heading up to Saguenay on assignment in the morning and planned my route to take me past my favourite pâtisserie for croissants. I’m so excited, I don’t think I can sleep tonight.27 Mar 2025 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lldau3tdlk27https://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lgvgd5hm422sIt is wild to me that some stores no longer accept calls from customers and that the calls are routed through a call centre (which refuses to connect you to the store). I just wanted to confirm that a specific store has a battery in stock for my Macbook Pro and get a rough estimate of cost.29 Jan 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvgd5hm422shttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lgm4q57bgs2nI’m flying to Toronto on Friday and spending three weeks with my family just north of the city. It’s been a minute. Anything new/exciting I should venture into the city for?26 Jan 2025 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgm4q57bgs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lgj3j76zgk24I’ve loved Instagram since day one, but man, Meta is making things challenging. What’s the alternative? Where do I try to move my audience? I’m not ready to go, but i think I need a plan.24 Jan 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgj3j76zgk24https://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lgivdpviik2kSad news about an iconic part of Quebec City; after 154 years in business, JA Moisan is closing. https://www.ledevoir.com/economie/835804/apres-154-ans-epicerie-j-moisan-met-cle-sous-porte24 Jan 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgivdpviik2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lgdjsni46c2xAround this time in 2022 it was -31°C and I took a video of the ice floe in the Saint-Lawrence River. Hearing the crunch of the ice floe was wild. I did not stay outside that day 😂. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdjsni46c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lgdjcejxtk2xAh yes, a *normal* winter day in January in Quebec City where it was -25°C at 7:30am. Guess who’s going to write from the pub down the street (which has a fireplace!)?22 Jan 2025 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdjcejxtk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pamelamacn.bsky.social/post/3lfru3kh64k2uCan this sexiest man alive be Jonathan Bailey this year? The charming KING of green flags. Like, I wish I could be friends with him IRL.15 Jan 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:dc5w2ianc4dec6drjisiwa5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfru3kh64k2u