If you live in the Calgary – Banff corridor chances are pretty...
Travel Tips
Canada
Victoria and the Gulf Islands are known for their mild temperatures, sunny...
The Sulphur Mountain hike beneath the Banff Gondola is a Banff classic though it took me over a decade of living in Alberta to do it. It’s not a wild...
If you’re looking for a spring hike with some elevation gain, I’d...
I lived in Vancouver, a world-class, culturally vibrant city, for close to...
USA
Cottage Grove in Lane County, Oregon is a historic former gold mining...
The Chilkoot Trail, which begins on tidewater in Alaska and climbs up...
We all know that 2020 was an insanely awful year – a...
Scottsdale is probably not the first city you think of when it...
If you want a unique hiking experience, then the Aravaipa Canyon hike...
On a busy trip to St. Mary and Glacier National Park in...
Central America & Caribbean
The Canopy Tower, a birding lodge in Panama’s Sobrenia National Park, was...
I spent a lot of time researching what things there are to...
On a beach holiday, the closest you might come to a local resident is when they serve you a drink at the bar. Maybe, you learn their first name and...
These interesting facts about Costa Rica, a nature rich, biodiverse country in...
I love biking. Not only it is a great means of transportation,...
South America
Have you dreamed of traveling to Peru, a South American country famous...
Visiting Machu Picchu is high on the list of travelers from around...
The fertile Sacred Valley in Peru is easy to visit as a...
Have you ever heard of the Choquequirao trek in Peru? I had...
Leigh and I along with two great friends, Judy and Scot, backpacked...
I’ve been drooling over photos of Patagonia, particularly Torres del Paine and...
Europe
Located in southern Poland, Krakow is one of Eastern Europe’s many hidden...
“Let’s go on a hiking trip together sometime,” my friend Susan suggested....
The Aare Gorge canyon walk is another one of Switzerland’s fabulous nature excursions. It’s an easy, family-friendly experience that takes at most, a half day. Access is straight-forward from the...
Visit Brienzer Rothorn, the highest mountain of the Emmental Alps in Switzerland...
“My revenge is just begun! And I spread it over centuries, and...
Asia
Hokkaido is the northernmost and least developed of Japan’s four main islands....
The Brahmaputra River Cruise as you’ll see when you read this guest...
If you’re okay with getting naked in public then you’ll love the...
Kiroro Ski Resort on the island of Hokkaido, Japan receives on average...
Excitement mounts on my bus filled with fellow outdoor adventurers from around...
Look out your airplane window as you fly into Hong Kong and...
Africa
Over two weeks we found a lot of interesting places to visit...
Essaouira is a popular coastal city on Morocco’s windy Atlantic Coast. As...
Marrakesh – just the name conjures up exotic images – snake charmers, colourful souks, palm trees, classy riads. If only that was the reality. Marrakesh was our least favourite stop...
A trip to the Sahara Desert in Morocco is one of the...
One of the highlights of our vacation in Morocco was the two...
I’ve been camping now for 30 plus years. Growing up it was...
The original list of 10 hiking essentials came from the Mountaineers, a...
What is ETIAS? Traveling to Europe after 2021 Canadians love traveling to...
To be comfortable and safe in bear country you need to have...
I don’t know if any of you have been in a road...
For anyone who is passionate about travel and is keen to experience...
I hate driving in winter – especially on snowy days in the...
With travel to 60 countries under my belt I thought that these...
Both John and I have spent a considerable amount of time in...
On a spring hike in Kananaskis Country I couldn’t help but notice...