1st September 2015 / Plan, The art of travel / 7 comments

I’m currently gallivanting around Prince Edward County with my friend Colette. PE County is an agricultural and touristic region of southern Ontario located two hours east of Toronto, on the shores of Lake Ontario. There […]

24th March 2015 / Plan, The art of travel / 1 comment

If you know me or this blog at all, you may be surprised by this title. After all, it is no secret that I hate winter. Actually, that is not strong enough. I abhor winter. […]

20th March 2015 / Plan, The art of travel / 0 comments

Over the last few years, I have started spending longer and longer in certain places. This winter, I spent six weeks in Oaxaca, Mexico. Last winter I was in Chiang Rai, Thailand for almost a […]

30th September 2014 / Plan, The art of travel / 3 comments

Travel is stressful, let’s admit it. Especially the days just before departure when you are frantically getting ready and checking things off an endless ”to do” list. The last thing you need is not knowing […]

12th August 2014 / Plan, The art of travel / 3 comments

The travel landscape is changing. You don’t need to rely on big hotels, travel agents and expensive guided tours to organize your trips anymore. You can stay in somebody’s spare room booked through an internet […]

20th April 2014 / Plan, The art of travel / 1 comment

You’re sitting in a taxi in Bangkok and realize the driver can’t understand where you want to go. You’re being followed by begging kids in Cusco. You’ve just used the toilet in your beachfront cabana […]

30th March 2014 / Plan, The art of travel / 0 comments

After four months on the road, I’m finally back home, jet-lagged and nursing a cold. (Sniff.) It’s only when my head finally hits my own pillow, after 30 hours of shuffling between planes and airports, […]