Overcrowded places…and where to go instead
Overcrowded places and where to go instead. Year after year, there are more and more people travelling for pleasure. Most go to the same (predictable) destinations. There are many reasons why popular …
Last-Minute Travel Hacks that save you money
Last-Minute Travel Hacks that save you money. We love to make last-minute travel plans. We’ve always liked being spontaneous, sometimes it’s the key to an exciting and unexpected travel adventure. You …
Avoiding Europe in the summer…and other places to go instead.
Avoiding Europe in the summer and where to go instead. Updated August 2024. We love Europe. But I always tell people they should go somewhere else in the summer. There’s just too many tourists, …
Summer Holidays 2024: 5 Must-Visit North American Festivals
Summer Holidays 2024: 5 Must-Visit North American Festivals. Summer is a time of festivals. When we lived in Montreal, summer is when the city would wake up from 6 months of winter. The city would be …
5 Ways to Improve Your Trip Planning
5 Ways to Improve Your Trip Planning. Having travelled full-time for 6 years, we’ve learned a lot about trip planning. We’re well organized, we know what we want to see (and how to do it), and we’ve …
The 5 Best Cruising Destinations In 2025
5 Best Cruising Destinations In 2025 People prefer cruising over any other mode of travel because of the unique experience it provides. We love discovering a country from the water, seeing landscapes …
The Rudest things that People do on planes, buses and trains…
The Rudest things that People do on planes, buses and trains… The actual “travelling” is the worst part of travel. It’s where you experience the worst of humanity. We just came back from a 10-day trip …
Top Destinations for Novice Travelers (and planning tips)
Top Destinations for Novice Travelers (and planning tips). I didn’t always feel so comfortable travelling independently. I still remember my first independent trip abroad (to the Dominican Republic) …
Our Best Ever Hotel Experiences
Our Best Ever Hotel Experiences We’ve been to a lot of hotels over the years and most are the typical run-of-the-mill, unmemorable hotels. But a few hotels have stood out as great – or at least …