Friends, Young and Old: Changing Your Perception of What Makes a Friend
Five months ago, I was sitting on the sofa at a friend’s house. I took a sip of my Bloody Mary and then frowned a little, looking around. There were about six of us scattered throughout the living room, sipping drinks and eating a homemade breakfast scramble and chatting. It was your run-of-the-mill friendly Sunday [...]
The Big Move
If you think Adventure is scary, try routine — Paulo Coelho December 2008. My father had passed away a month earlier. I felt numb, unable to feel joy or pain. My life felt like a big loop, just going round and round. I had a good job and the rest of my family in Trinidad [...]
Historic Berlin: Ich bin ein Berliner
Travel to Berlin was a dream to me. I don’t know why inside of me I have this will to discover Germany’s mysteries, but I do. It is very hard to describe this city. I wanted this text to show, with humble words, the sensation of being in a great metropolis, which was, and continues [...]
To tip or not to tip, that is the question
“To tip or not to tip?” is a question that William Shakespeare was almost certainly never troubled with, but one that might, nonetheless, give us a spot of bother as we travel around the world. I remember reading in a travel guide to the US that you shouldn’t feel pressured into giving tips, even to [...]
Love or Loathe: Binning your beauty regime when travelling
Swapping your perfume for mosquito spray and your lipstick for sun-protecting balm can be a liberating prospect for some female travellers, while for others the thought of facing the world ‘au naturel’ can be a daunting one. When I’m travelling, I like the idea of being too busy exploring the sights and sounds of a [...]
Women to Watch: Canadian Travel TV Crew MISSADVENTURES
Give us the lowdown: your names, where you’re from and what you do. MISSADVENTURES is made up of four Canadian girls from Toronto: Ellie Geronikolos, Steph Chong, Hannah McLean, and Kathleen (Kat) Espiritu. We’re all 25 years old, except Hannah — she’s 24, the baby of the group. We graduated from Ryerson University: Steph and [...]
 Espiritu. We’re all 25 years old, except Hannah — she’s 24, the baby of the group. We graduated from Ryerson University: Steph and [...] "Pin It")
Tips for Solo Female Travelers
There has been a lot of discussion on social media lately about women traveling on their own. In large part, what prompted these discussions was the murder of a woman from NYC named Sarai Sierra, who was traveling in Istanbul by herself, working on her photography hobby. Sierra was murdered by a blow to the [...]
Female travellers – all you need to know for the perfect travel experience
For any ladies looking for a taste of excitement and adventure, travelling solo is a fun and enriching way to see the world. Yet when it comes to travelling on your own as a female, some destinations are more suitable than others. Here’s a look at some of the best travel tips for female tourists [...]
My truck is my home
Travelling is my passion. As soon as I am in a place for longer than a month I feel this urge to move on. I get bored and I feel that I am missing something out there. Some great adventure could happen and I am missing it because I was lazy, lying on my sofa. [...]
WWOOF-ing 101, part 1: What in the world is WWOOF?
On Thanksgiving morning of 2011, I threw on an old flannel shirt, grabbed a rake, and headed out the door of my best friend’s childhood home in the woods of Pennsylvania to rake their two acre yard under a gloriously blue sky. It was the first break I had had away from New York City [...]
