In 2011 I read a book called The Geography of Bliss written by former NPR foreign correspondent, Eric Wiener. In it, Wiener explores the world’s top happiest places. Iceland was rated number one and Wiener’s description of his visit there [...]
Do you have a travel bucket list? we don’t. Most of the places we’ve travelled are the result of chance opportunities and I think that’s worked out better than making plans based on “must-see” destinations. Allow me to make the case for [...]
A few weeks ago, I spent nine days in London, England tagging along on Steve’s business travel. We had visited London together once before for a long weekend, which freed me up to do things a bit less touristy this [...]
Travel is an enlightening experience, a window to other cultures, and an opportunity to get out of one’s comfort zone. In no other aspect of travel are these sentiments truer than when you need to use the toilet in a [...]
I used to hate the idea of organized tours of any kind. It evoked images of crowded busses filled with timid travellers who enjoyed being herded around from attraction to attraction and being spoon fed curated bits of local culture. [...]
We have a sizable Greek community in my hometown of Winnipeg. After visiting Athens and the Ionian Islands this past summer, I can’t fathom what it would be like to leave this incredibly beautiful country to live in northern climes. [...]
My December tag along trip with Steve to Delft was sandwiched between an evening in Amsterdam upon our arrival to the Netherlands, and a day-long visit before our departure to Istanbul. Bad planning – what were we thinking? You can’t [...]
Situated between Rotterdam and The Hague, Delft is an absolutely enchanting city that had me feeling as though I had stepped into storybook. It’s a 45-minute train ride from Amsterdam and given the city’s charms, it’s a must-do day trip [...]
The Gothic Quarter of Barcelona is a maze of narrow streets, medieval architecture, tiny bars, and shops. It’s mysteriously beautiful and confusing, especially if you have the directional sense of a bar of soap like I do. So when I [...]