Travel Guide: The Best of the Czech Republic
Travel Guide: The Best of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic sits in the center of Europe, with Germany to the west, Poland to the north, Slovakia to the east, and Austria to the south. It is said …
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The Croatian Islands: Which to Visit and How to Do it
The Croatian Islands: Which to Visit and How to Do it Croatia is a place we love, so much so that we stopped our full-time travels to live there for a year. Among its best attributes is its …
A Guide on What to See and Do in Montreal (written by a local)
A Guide on What to See and Do in Montreal. I’m always blogging about exotic foreign places and it hit me that I’ve never posted photos or written anything about the city where I lived for 25 years. …
Does the Romance of Travel still exist?
Does the Romance of Travel still exist? It’s the trip I’ll never forget. I was 21 years old, a university student in Montreal. My mother worked and lived in Lusaka, Zambia. That year she invited me to …
6 Must See Attractions in Armenia
6 Must See Attractions in Armenia During our month in Armenia we spent 4 days touring Yerevan and the countryside with Arara Tours. We covered a lot of ground, saw a lot of beautiful countryside, and …
8 Unexpectedly Awesome Things to Do in Malta
8 Things to Do in Malta Anybody planning a holiday excursion internationally has many potential destinations to consider. The Mediterranean is one of the most popular travel destinations for those …
Group Tours vs Independent Travel. The Pros and Cons… and some thoughts.
Group Tours vs Independent Travel. Before our recent trip to Georgia and Armenia we’d always travelled independently. In Georgia and Armenia we tried something new: taking part in an 8 day intensive …
Tbilisi to Yerevan by train. Is it worth doing?
Tbilisi to Yerevan by train How to get from Tblisi to Yerevan by train? We made the journey recently, buying tickets for a 1st class carriage (“1st class. How fancy!” you say? As you’ll see, it …
The Ultimate in Luxury travel? It might be a Turkish Luxury Gulet Cruise
What’s a Gulet cruise? No, it’s not a cruise with an all-you-can-eat buffet where you can stuff food down your gullet. A “Gulet” is a traditional two or three-masted sailing vessel from the …