February 23, 2025 | china
Pandas, palaces and Great Walls in Beijing
And that's how I found myself in a group of nearly 50 adults traipsing through the sites of China. Our first stop was Beijing...
February 23, 2025 | china
Battling the crowds, and our travel bias, on a tour of China
It's unusual for us to do a tour, unless it's one we're hosting. In the past our only tours have been day tours, single sight tours or personally guided...
February 23, 2025 | canada
Caught in the middle of a war cry in Vancouver
It's early afternoon when I step out onto the streets of Vancouver to explore this bustling city on my own. I've just been for a guided tour...
February 23, 2025 | canada
Having a whale of a time in Victoria – sorry I couldn’t help myself
Shh, don't tell anyone, but I think I liked Victoria better than Vancouver. It's controversial, I know. Vancouver is bigger, brighter, has far more to do...
February 23, 2025 | canada
Yes, Lake Louise really is that stunning
The lobby at the Fairmont Chateau in Lake Louise stops me in my tracks. Well, it wasn't the lobby so much as the view through the window...
February 23, 2025 | canada
From food trucks to Jamaican bobsledding in Calgary
I didn't think much of Calgary when I first arrived. It looked very industrial, a very uninviting city centre. Turns out I turned the wrong way...
