People travel around the world for many reasons. To find themselves, to lose themselves, to find someone, to find something, to make a difference. All valid reasons (and all reasons I’ve adopted at one point or another). For me, one reoccurring theme is to take myself out of my comfort zone and to try new things… Read more
Like many people my age (don’t ask – just assume young enough) and with my travel experience (45 countries and counting) the thought of being on a group tour is somewhat akin to public torture. Jumping on and off gigantic air conditioned buses with 50 people who share nothing with you other than a common language… Read more
Normally I write about a place I fell in love with and want to recommend, or about a place that I am about to visit for the first time. But for today’s post, I’m going to focus on a city that I’ve never been to and one that I don’t have an immediate plan to visit… Read more
A quick pick-me-up in VancouverIs it weird that I will travel thousands of miles, spend the better part of a day on a plane and likely drop a decent wad of cash only to end up in a foreign country to do…nothing? Well, not exactly “nothing” but pretty darned close to it. No matter where I… Read more
Sometimes when you’re stuck at home dreaming of travel, you have to find your cultural experiences in your own back yard to compensate. You can go to art galleries or museums featuring international artists, look on the calendar for cultural celebrations or check out a dance class like Salsa, Flamenco or Bhangra. OR you could just… Read more