Since my first visit to the UK, my best friend’s mum has been insisting that I visit her hometown, York, England. It took me 10 years but I finally spent one day in York and jeez, I shouldn’t have waited so long. York is a fairytale. Founded in 71 AD, with an array of rulers …
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As someone who calls London, England home, I know that one of the best ways to explore and experience London is on a walking tour. Whether it’s to learn about the history of the royals, try the cuisines of the east end or soak up the atmosphere of the narrow, vibrant streets of Soho, there …
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Sitting almost smack dab in the middle of Myanmar, Mandalay is the second largest city in the country and arguably the friendliest. Less then an hour after arriving, we set off on foot to find something to eat. It took just a few minutes a local was waving us over to join him and his friends for food …
The first and only time I had heard of ‘Penang’ was when ordering Thai food, where the menu often includes ‘Penang Curry’. Spoiler alert: Penang Curry doesn’t come from Penang, Malaysia. Fortunately however, the Island of Penang in northwest Malaysia is home to some of the best food in Southeast Asia, and in my opinion …
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If you’ve done any research on where to go for spring break 2017, you’ve undoubtedly come across the standard spots. Cancun, Punta Cana, Cayo Coco, Las Vegas, Cabo San Lucas – the list goes on. The problem is, these places are where everybody goes for spring break. There are so many other amazing, unique and …
Anyone who has travelled to San Francisco will tell you that the list of things to see and do is long. Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Fisherman’s Warf, The Castro, Haight-Ashbury and so much more. But there are lots of little secrets too! Having visited a number of times, I’ve compiled a list of some of …
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Having circumnavigated the world quite a number of times at this point, and visited over 84 different countries, it’s safe to say I’ve seen A LOT! Of all those many places, the country I have seen the most of is Italy. If it wasn’t difficult enough to determine the best places to visit in Italy, …
Happy Thanksgiving – Canadian Style. Yes, we too celebrate Thanksgiving, without the pilgrims, and a month earlier. You see, it gets colder sooner so we need to bring in all those crops before the frost comes and destroys them. It gives us more time to build our igloos too. Naturally at this time of year …
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When you spend long periods of time on the road, you still have to take care of the regular ‘life stuff’ that would do at home before you head out on a trip. Laundry, doctor visits, visiting the dentist and yes, getting a haircut. This can be a fun experience but also challenging as language barriers …
Prague. It’s sort of like that beautiful friend you have that everyone knows is beautiful but never quite gets the attention they deserves. Let’s give them some attention. I first visited Prague, Czech Republic in 2010 with my mom and aunt as they were travelling around Europe with me. Our travel video of Prague tells …
I have been travelling around Mexico for nearly two months now and it came to my attention the other day that I have not formally update you all on why the heck I am here. Two of my best friends, Ted and Corey, were set to be married at the beginning of January in Playa …
I was trying for a few years to get to Luxembourg. Every time I headed to Europe I thought: ‘This time, I’m going to Luxembourg!’ Then I’d look at a map, and my calendar and would eventually be pulling my hair out because I once again wasn’t going to be able to work it into …
Before I travelled to Dubai for the first time, I had heard a lot about it. Mainly that it had the biggest, tallest, greatest of pretty much everything. It is a city made wealthy by the discovery of oil but made famous by it’s pursuit to be number one and break countless records. Putting together a …
It took me nearly 25 years to visit the Grand Canyon in the United States of America and somehow, in a little over a year, I experienced it 5 different times. By plane, boat, helicopter, bus, foot, South Rim, West Rim, East Rim, North Rim – I have seen the Grand Canyon. Overtime I’d like to …
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