How's crossing the border working?
1) Has any USA Monger recently driven acrossed the border to MTL since the conditional reopening? If so, how was it in terms of the paper requirement (vaccination card, PCR / Antigen test results, etc.) and waiting time in your car? Do the border agents really examine the CDC Vaccine card to make sure it's legit? I saw few video of people waiting few hours just to cross the border check point. That's crazy. How long did you have to wait?
2) Do the hotels or Airbnbs require CDC Vaccine card to allow you to stay? I hope not. Mask is required to walk around?
3) When I visited a strip club in Miami earlier this year, I talked to a stripper who happens to be from MTL and used to work at the famous Chez Peree club. She told me that Chez Peree is sadly closed for good so she came down to Miami to make some money. Can anyone confirm that? What about other strip clubs? How are they doing?
4) When you walk around MTL right now, are many restaurants no longer open and closed for good? What is the nightlife scenes like in the past few weeks or since the conditional opening? Are you still required to wear masks going into restaurants, malls, etc. ?
It's sad that the unvaccinated people can not cross the border at this time so it's only a 'conditional' reopening. If you're from the USA And have recently crossed the border, I'd appreciate if you can provide some feedback point by point directly. Thank you.
RE: How's crossing the border working?
[QUOTE=SinglePro;2597004]I'd appreciate if you can provide some feedback...[/QUOTE]In addition to the great advice already given to you by Zeos1, I'll throw my two cents in and say that you need to start writing trip reports. You have a handful of great reports from five or six years ago, but the vast majority of your posts on ISG since you started posting in 2003 are you asking questions and begging for help. One of your first posts on ISG even has your e-mail address. Not sure how that slipped past the moderators.
I'm not trying to troll or insult you. It's just that someone like yourself who asks many questions and begs for help, but who then doesn't write trip reports, is frequently ignored on this website.
Roll up your sleeve, get your COVID vaccine, and come join us in the mongering world. When you do, we look forward to reading your trip reports.
Laetitia as indy, also with Xxxtase
Mixed feelings about this one. She loves Greek, and there is no upcharge for this as has become the norm for many girls. However, she is not very good about TCB and also a clock-watcher. Despite this I saw her several time as we both enjoy Greek. A couple of times ended up cancelling as she could not make it on time or wanted to change the meeting time, and others she arrived 30-60 min late. Would check her phone often; at first, I thought this was because she was nervous during a first meeting as an indy, but she did this even after we got to know one another. Despite saying how much she liked me, she would always end 15 min early to shower and dress.
Montreal trip. General notes
Just got back from a trip to Montreal. A few general comments about getting there and back and what it looks like in the city, then will give some encounter reports separately.
Getting there was easy for me. Had a PCR test within 3 days, uploaded pic of vaccination card and general info on my stay into the arriveCAN app. Heard others have had difficulty getting a reliable rapid turn around on their testing, but was able to get tested through my employer. Had to have these checked at the airport before they issued a boarding pass, so the line at the counter was longer than usual. On arrival handed over passport, printed test results and vaccination card; was asked fewer questions than usual at customs, but was randomly selected for antigen testing. Was emailed a link to the results a few days later, but did not have to quarantine while waiting.
Getting downtown was a little more difficult than usual due to limited 747 service; stops only at Lionel-Groulx during the weekdays. People are out in the city, but it is not as crowed as before. Most restaurants are open, but many are for fewer days, and it can be difficult to find a fancy restaurant especially early in the week. One well place well known for their foie gras sandwich and lobster spaghetti cancelled on me 2 hrs prior to reservation due to "staffing shortage. " Some streets are largely closed and have become pedestrian areas including St Catherine downtown and Mt Royal. Part of St. Laurent was also closed, but that may have been temporary either for the weekend or for some sort of festival. Many restaurants also have outdoor terraces. Plenty of people were out dining, drinking, or at clubs on weekends, particularly on St Laurent and Crescent; St Catherine in the gay village seemed rather empty compared to prior years. Most people wear masks indoor, but remove them when seated for dining, and some will continue to wear them outside, although it was too hot for me to wear mine comfortably outside. Proof of vaccination was not required to enter restaurants / bars / shops during my stay, but this will be required soon. Some restaurants will take your contact info in case contact tracing is needed; however, not all places are doing this. Quite a few stores in the underground city were closed; although I could not always tell if this was temporary or permanent; some restaurants have also closed, but others have opened up. Was not asked for proof of vaccination for hotel, but do not know if they will be require to do so in the future (you are booking for a private room not to be in a public space, so I do not think they will be required to do so).
Not as many agencies are open, and there appear to be fewer providers. However, popular girls may still book quickly. I asked a few bookers about seeing specific girls, but they were not helpful in giving notice to me or setting anything up.
Getting out was also simple. A negative antigen test is required for return to the US. There is an option at the airport, but rather pricy IMO. You can pre-order a BinaxNOW test with eMed for monitoring and certification of results (the stand alone test is advertised as not meeting CDC requirements). Was easy to perform, and requires a web browser and a webcam, so most phone will work. The only confusion I had was with the 15 min wait for the test development; I did not keep track of time and did not realize there was a timer when scrolling down, but after clearly seeing the test result I scrolled down and found a button to re-connect with the monitor – the webcam stays active during this time and you are not supposed to touch the test.
The airline recommended coming early to the airport for potential delays with screening. However, this was completely unnecessary. The US departures area is pretty empty with only a few flights leaving at the same time in the evening. Even then, it is not many people so regular screening does not take long, and customs screening was even faster. I electronically attested to having a negative test, but was not asked to show proof of this. Most of the shops are closed, so I was double glad to have brought some food from outside the airport with me, not only for the wait, but also for the flight back.
