26th July 2018 / Bosnia and Herzegovina, Destinations, Europe, Solo tips, Solo travel / 6 comments

Despite its name, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a single country, which became independent from Yugoslavia after a referendum in 1992, leading to a four-year war. Physically, it’s a stunningly beautiful country with green mountains lapped […]

12th July 2018 / Destinations, Europe, Montenegro / 3 comments

Welcome to Montenegro, one of the youngest countries in the world! Independent since June 2006, it is one of the most physically stunning countries in the Balkans, with high mountains, a coast along the Adriatic, […]

28th June 2018 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 1 comment

  Montreal and Toronto, the two largest cities in Canada, have had a friendly rivalry for as long as I can remember. Since I was born in Montreal (and grew up nearby) but spent most […]

14th June 2018 / Solo travel, Stories / 1 comment

I was waiting on platform #7 at Lecce’s train station when the train to Martina Franca pulled in. I had to blink a couple of times and make sure I was on platform 7 and […]

30th May 2018 / Destinations, Europe, Italy / 7 comments

Matera is a city unlike any you’ve ever seen. It is considered the third longest continually-inhabited settlement in the world (after Aleppo in Syria and Jericho in Palestine). People lived in caves here during the […]

1st May 2018 / Destinations, Europe, Italy / 2 comments

It’s a bright and unusually warm Saturday morning in April when I meet up with my tour group on Piazza Farnese in the centre of Rome. For the next three and a half hours, our […]

10th April 2018 / Interviews, Solo travel / 3 comments

After spending 25 days in Taiwan, I found myself with more questions than answers. Since I didn’t speak the language, I couldn’t just ask locals I met in passing. My knowledge of the country felt […]