13th September 2017 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 0 comments

For the fourth consecutive year, Montreal held its big food festival called YUL Eat over Labour Day weekend at the Quai de l’Horloge in Montreal’s Old Port. (If you didn’t know, YUL is the airport […]

29th August 2017 / Interviews, Solo travel / 2 comments

The Camino de Santiago is an old pilgrims’ route that starts across the Pyrénées in southwestern France, crosses the north of Spain, and ends in Santiago de Compostela, a distance of 780 kilometres. It’s a […]

21st August 2017 / Events, Plan, The art of travel / 2 comments

Big Travel Nut is 4 years old today! It seems like only yesterday that I was learning how to use WordPress, browsing through themes, and writing the blog’s original content! I haven’t planned anything stupendous […]

9th August 2017 / Plan, The art of travel / 13 comments

I apologize in advance if today’s topic is “darker” than usual. Something has been on my mind in recent weeks, after reading various news articles about some barbaric customs and laws abroad. And I have […]

26th July 2017 / Books, Plan, Reviews / 0 comments

“Have breakfast at home. Have lunch 300 kms (200 mi) away. Have dinner abroad.” – Challenge #186. If you’ve travelled a lot, or for long periods of times, you may have reached a point where […]

12th July 2017 / My picks, Plan / 0 comments

“Hub and spoke” refers to a way of travelling that involves basing yourself in one city for a week or more, and exploring the surrounding areas on various day trips. Great hub cities can be […]

28th June 2017 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 7 comments

My country, Canada, is celebrating its 150th birthday this coming Saturday (July 1), so I thought I would dedicate today’s post to Canadian travel, most specifically to three midsize Canadian cities that may be just […]