The landscape before us was best described as Tim Burtonesque. Everything appeared exaggerated and disproportionate – thin sprouting trees covered in mounds of sticky snow, forcing a bend in their…
“Go to Prague,” you said when we tasked you with deciding our next journey. Secretly, we had hoped you would choose another. Not for any meaningful reason. We will admit…
Picture this: you’ve just landed in Rome, picked up your rental car, and suddenly the chaos of Italian traffic hits. Roundabouts feel like a free-for-all, speed limits make no sense,…
Silence is a resource. It is an invisible force for good, although an oft-forgotten and under-utilized one. In the busyness of daily life it is easy to forget to stop….
We all have those places – spots we’ve been to frequently but have never really visited. And such is the case of us with the city of Medicine Hat in…
Water dripped on our heads – not from rain – but from air conditioners that hung precariously above as we made our way from our apartment into the historical center….
Namibia is a vast and incredibly diverse country in southwestern Africa, renowned for its iconic desert landscapes. The centerpiece of this sand sea nation is the Namib Desert, one of…
I’m not a person who believes in making resolutions, or the fact that a turn in the calendar is required in order to start anew. But somehow 2015 feels different.I…
“There’s an Einstein!” our guide Hayley called out, referring to the mother and two cubs (mc2, get it?) a few hundred metres away. Polar bears, despite what I had expected,…
Love comes with its share of problems. It’s as true in travel as it is between humans. One particular problem I’ve had before is letting my love for one place…