15th November 2016 / Commentary, Stories & Musings / 0 comments

I’ve been a Sci-Fi fan my entire life, and at some point when I was younger, it occurred to me that the only way the human race would ever get along is if we encountered […]

8th November 2016 / Europe, Malta / 6 comments

Malta is little known outside of Europe, and that’s a shame. A small Mediterranean nation composed of two main islands and located south of Sicily, it is one of the most southernly parts of Europe […]

1st November 2016 / My Picks, Tips / 0 comments

Do you have a travel bucket list? In case you’re not familiar with the term, a bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you “kick the bucket”. Consequently, a travel […]

25th October 2016 / Commentary, Stories & Musings / 0 comments

If you’re in your 40s, 50s or beyond, and thinking about travel, you may be noticing all these ads for “adventure travel” and wondering if this is something you should even consider. Aren’t you too […]

17th October 2016 / Interviews / 0 comments

Last winter, a reader and fellow Canadian contacted me through the blog, asking if I had visited some countries he was considering for a solo trip. Interestingly, I hadn’t been to any of the countries […]

13th October 2016 / Destinations, Europe, Spain / 2 comments

Deciding on a winter destination was tricky this year. After travelling to Australia and New Zealand last year, and to Southeast Asia twice in the last five years, I had originally thought that 2017 would mark […]

6th October 2016 / Plan your trip, Tips / 0 comments

If you were thinking of going to Latin America for a fall or winter vacation, and are now reconsidering because of the Zika virus, you’re not alone. This map from the CDC shows Zika is present […]