Notes From a Nurse: A Pre-Departure Checklist for Healthy Travel
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As a well-travelled Registered Nurse who’s worked in Infectious Diseases and the ER, I like to think I can offer... Read More...
My Top Travel Photos of 2014
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2014 took us from one hemisphere to the other. After 1.5 years away from home, we finally flew back to Canada from Australia.... Read More...
12 Gifts for the Practical Traveller
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It’s that time of year when that burning question resurfaces. Shoppers stuck gift-buying for a travel junkie must ponder: just what do you get for that wanderlusty person, especially if they have no fixed address? If you’re buying for a globetrotter who has a home base to store travel-inspiring goodies,... Read More...
Naoshima: A Guide to Exploring Japan’s Art Island
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From afar, Naoshima Island is a familiar site to the Japanese traveller. Turquoise shorelines sparkling in the sunlight, sandy beige... Read More...
How to Be a Frugal Foodie in Japan
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Whenever people try to tell me how expensive food is in Japan, my first query is whether they’ve been there –... Read More...
10 Reasons Why Japan is Weird & Wonderful
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I don’t like picking favourites but Japan is by far, my #1 favourite country to travel in the the world. But why? Whenever I try to describe what it’s like travelling in Japan, I always explain it as being submersed into a cultural... Read More...
Disappointing Travel Experiences: When Globetrotting Becomes a Façade
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There are two things that I believe affect one’s perception of and experience in a place: health, and weather. Because if... Read More...
Five Awesome Cities in France That Aren’t Paris
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Here’s a sad fact of life. Paris just isn’t what it used to be. And you know what? An increasing number... Read More...
Travelling as a Couple: The Good, The Bad, and the Fugly
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Ah, travelling as a couple. Such love. Much romance. Actually, I was talking about travel. Not your annual two-week holiday. You know, weighted backpacks that cramp your shoulders. 30+ hour sweltering bus rides. Lack of private rooms. Rising anger when you’ve been... Read More...