6 Ways to Make Sure Your Porters are Treated Fairly
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 Posted in Random, What to do | View CommentsWe've all heard the stories of porters left on the mountainside or freezing outside tents while travelers revel inside. But how can you as a traveler know that the company you travel with really is treating their porters fairly? Beyond ...
Climbing the Via Ferrata in the Dolomites
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 Posted in What to do | View CommentsI stared at what looked like a giant metal playground mounted on the side of the mountains, and was instantly sold. Via Ferrata on Flickr by Fabio Trucchia (Trocci) Inner child awoken, the notion of scrambling up ladders, crossing bridges and ...
Cooking in Vietnam – A Photo Diary
Monday, October 18th, 2010 Posted in Travel Photos, What to do | View CommentsThere is only one thing in the world that rivals my love of travel. And that’s food. So thank goodness the two go hand in hand! Not surprisingly then, I decided when I went to Vietnam that it would be a ...
Strolling in Seattle – a culinary walking tour
Monday, September 27th, 2010 Posted in Places to See, What to do | View CommentsDespite living in Vancouver, Canada for a number of years, I have to admit I didn’t really know Seattle very well at all. By chance I ended up in Seattle this weekend on the tail end of a trip to Alaska, ...
Stop and smell the moss (Taking the time to slow down your travels)
Friday, September 24th, 2010 Posted in What to do | View CommentsWe were all seated cozily aboard Safari Quest inside the “salon,” amidst acquaintances only hours old when John asked Kevin, our expedition leader, to share his favourite Alaskan experience ever. I sat there in anticipation, awaiting tales of grand vistas, striking ...
Seeking out culture in London
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in Cool sites, What to do | View CommentsI’ve been to London several times and have gone to see all the regular tourist attractions as well as a number of plays in the West End. It’s pretty easy to find out information about those attractions and plays, but ...
Wanna be a travel writer? Get a World Nomads’ 2009 Travel Scholarship & Writing assignment
Monday, December 1st, 2008 Posted in Contests, Random, What to do | View CommentsLove to travel? Want to be a published travel writer? Here's your awesome chance to do it - between now and January 9, 2009 - our friends over at World Nomads are offering a travel writing scholarship to Kerala, where you'll ...
P is for Puffin
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Places to See, What to do | View CommentsI was tempted to make this post P is for Pokin, but thought that might be a bit much. :p So puffins it is. Specifically I'm going to yabber about Atlantic Puffins. Puffin photo by mrpattersonsir's Aside from sea ...
It’s Safari Time
Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in Places to See, What to do | View Commentsaka 4 alternative things to do on a safari 1) Buck the trend – photograph the tourists. Coming back from a safari, it's usually show and tell time. "And here's the zebra, there's the elephant, oh-and a sleeping lion. And ...
Best foreign experiences that I could have just done at home…but why?
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in What to do | View CommentsSo I know going abroad is about new discoveries and maximizing your experiences. So why do abroad what you can easily do at home? Actually I've got no good answer for you. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's ...
