Last month, Steve and I toured Vietnam for 14 days with Islandhopping.com, a German company that features bike and small boat tours of a number of regions. We loved the tour of the Ionian Islands we took last spring with [...]
Steve and I are frequent users of VRBO and Airbnb. When we’re staying in one place for more than a couple of days, a short-term rental offers many benefits over a hotel. Generally, we’ve had a super experience. But, there [...]
A lot of people get down on airports. Yes, they can be stressful if you’re rushing because of a tight connection or your plane has been grounded for maintenance. But once you’re through the rigmarole of security, there’s a lot [...]
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is the first national museum in Canada located outside the nation’s capital Ottawa. Acclaimed architect Antoine Predock designed the breathtaking building, which since opening this past fall, has taken its place as a defining [...]
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. [...]
Tagging along on Steve’s corporate travel often means staying in an extended stay hotel with a kitchenette. We also prefer renting an apartment when we travel on vacation too because you can prepare the occasional meal rather than eat out the [...]
People can be odd and I’m certainly one of the oddest. Despite loving to travel and try different things, I’m really into my routine. When I’m not travelling I have a set workout schedule, rotating breakfast menu, and I grocery [...]
You can find a ton of information on the top tourist spots in Istanbul so I’m not going to go into deep detail about the ones we hit, which were the Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia, the Grand Bazaar [...]