montreal sounds EPIC, consider yourself a subject of jealous mutterings!
i'm never disciplined enough to save up for the big adventures like that, though a friend is moving to australia and i'm seriously considering visiting him around grand prix time next year...
my only suggestion for the gap in your schedule would be the wsr finale at barcelona in october. there's usually tons of drama and it's an easy one from a hotel and access point of view though i guess it doesn't fulfil your "not been there yet" needs!