Nearly everyone’s first trip to Europe looks the same. You hit up London, Amsterdam, Paris, and then plus or minus Zurich/Lauterbrunnen (fresh Swiss mountain air/chocolate and for those with a sky-diving death wish), Berlin (if you’re particularly awesome ;)), Barcelona (those beaches….), Venice and Milan (if you venture south to Italy), Salzburg (for the sound […]
Photo Backup While Traveling
We’ve all been there. You take hundreds of photos during your travels. Whether they’re of travel friends, architecture, historical sights, food, directions….they are all important and are likely things that we would like to have to remember our trip. The last thing you want to have happen is to arrive home to find that you’re […]
Why A Safari In Sri Lanka Is A Perfect ‘First Safari’
My first safari experience was in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, and it was the perfect ‘first safari’ experience. While I was very interested in seeing a variety of animals; I didn’t really have any interest in spending multiple days searching out the most elusive, nor did I have any interest in seeing flowers, trees, water, and […]
How A Reformed IPhone Camera User Saw The Light
I’m no photographer. I consider myself fairly proficient at selfies, weird animal pics, and the occasional ‘really-I-just-got-lucky’ shot. I would like to get better though, and that, arguably, is half the battle! Up until my last trip (Sri Lanka, Feb 2017), I traveled exclusively with my iPhone, taking probably thousands of pictures that satisfied my […]
8 Reasons To Travel Solo (at least once!)
When friends and family find out how much I look forward to my solo travels, initially they often don’t understand it. Why would I choose to travel sometimes thousands of kilometres for sometimes weeks at a time, just to experience it alone? Or in many cases, I hear ‘oh wow, you’re so brave to do […]
Maximizing Your Qatar Transit Visa
Qatar recently took a page out of Iceland’s tourism recipe book. They created a free 72 hour stopover visa for most nationals. Then they made things even easier and made it super fast to apply online. This basically means that, if you have an onward ticket, and stay less than 72 hours, you can explore this […]
E-book Vs Paperback
Ah yes. The age-old debate. Or well, the age-old-for-as-long-as-ebooks-have-been-a-competing-presence-debate. There are as many arguments for as against; as many people that you’ll find vehemently denying paperback loyalty, you’ll find equal amounts on the other side. I am definitely a reader. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a book on the go (except […]
The Night I Discovered That I’m Not JungleWoman
Now. I really shouldn’t have been surprised about this. I have enough difficulty killing a spider at home without screaming. Once, a spider I found in my home was so big, that I dropped a book on it, maybe successfully killing it, but I couldn’t bear to look, in case I hadn’t been forceful enough. […]
Cruise Shore Excursions and When They Have a Purpose
Believe it or not, there is a time and place for cruise-run shore excursions. The ones where you line up with 50 other passengers, board large buses, and experience tasteful, cleaned up versions of the local culture-du-jour, often accompanied by several alcoholic beverages and a meal you will definitely overpay for, and overeat at. But […]
We Don’t Really Need In-Flight Wifi. Seriously.
You get onboard your flight. You’ve got big plans to catch up on your tv shows. The entertainment options are seriously good for once and you’re in for a relaxing several hours. Then you hear the announcement. Something along the lines of ‘this flight is proud to offer in-flight wifi’. Woah! How high-tech! How forward […]
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