I adore dogs, which means I’m a keen observer of them when out and about either at home or when travelling. Over the years and across destinations, I’ve noticed differences in dog and owner behaviour and often wondered about it. [...]
One of the finest pleasures of travel is the immersion in a place and culture that is novel to the visitor. I always travel with an eye out for what is distinct about the destination I am visiting, which spawned [...]
There are lots of ways to travel: from cruising to camping, all-inclusive resorts to backpacking. Our travel style as somewhere between luxe and adventure. Most often we steer away from the “must-do” attractions at a destination. Steve’s work travel has [...]
Back in September, an episode on one of my favourite NPR podcasts, Hidden Brain, was about coincidence and how chance occurrences are perhaps not as mathematically extraordinary as we think. The following month I travelled with Steve on business to [...]
It’s time to say so-long to 2016, but as I head into what’s shaping up to be another eventful year in tag-along business travel, it’s worth reviewing this past year’s destinations. As usual, I didn’t plan to go to many [...]
For good or bad, when we travel, we notice all the differences from our own hometowns and cultures. Reactions range from “Why doesn’t everyone do this?” to “This is the stupidest thing ever!” We view everything through our own cultural [...]
In a previous job, Steve was part of a software development team working in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia. He travelled to work with the team for a couple of weeks at a time every six weeks or so. A variety [...]