Just a stone’s throw over the Mediterranean from Italy’s “toe,” Sicily is one of the country’s most beautiful regions and enjoys a distinct character. It’s got a bit more of a laid-back vibe than the mainland, in our experience. You’d [...]
I knew next to nothing about Edinburgh before we decided to add a week’s stay there following Steve’s business travel in London. All it took was our ten-minute walk from the train station to our Airbnb in the Old Town [...]
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 [...]
Our recent trip to Spain spanned three weeks and included business in Barcelona, a cycling trip from Seville to Cadíz, and a few days relaxing in Madrid. The length of time and multiple locations gave us a chance to immerse [...]
I’ve visited London a few times tagging along with Steve on business travel. We have stayed in different areas each time to experience the city’s diverse neighbourhoods. On this latest trip, we rented an Airbnb in Soho, and I spent [...]
The Netherlands has become one of my favourite destinations. Steve’s work takes him there regularly and I’ve tagged along to a few different centres. Amsterdam is busy, eclectic, and energizing. Rotterdam is modern and smart, Delft is adorably charming, and [...]
My tag-along trip to Krakow left me in a sunny mood. It was May, the skies were almost always blue, the city was easy to navigate, and there was more to do than I could fit into the six days [...]
Bangalore is often called the “Silicon Valley” of India because of its booming and seemingly ever-growing tech sector. With 10 million residents, Bangalore is a bustling, dense metropolis of colour, sound, and ambitious people. Here are five observations from my last [...]
At the end of every trip to a new city or country, I always reflect on what is different about that place from all the others I’ve visited. Sometimes it’s a cultural variation, sometimes it’s the physical geography. Other times [...]