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 crowds and travel bias in 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 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
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 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...
February 22, 2025 | canada
Five (awesome) things to do in Vancouver
Let's face it, Vancouver is a lovely city. There is so much to see and do in the city centre, all within a short walk of each other.
February 22, 2025 | cambodia
The long trek to Angkor Wat
In hindsight, we probably did have too many stops scheduled on our trip through Cambodia. Two weeks and six stops, so at the last minute - and I mean...
February 22, 2025 | cambodia
A fancy French hill station in Kampot
Cambodia is hot, busy and chaotic. We had only been in the country two days and already we had worked that out. But then we discovered Kampot
