With 118 islands and atolls, just over half of which are inhabited, The Islands of Tahiti offers a wide variety of options for a South Pacific escape. Choosing where to go and what to do in French Polynesia can be overwhelming, and to be honest, so can the bill if you don’t know what you’re […]
Archive October 2019
The Blue Lagoon is An Essential Stop on Trips to Iceland
Iceland is a great place to escape the crowds and explore nature on its own terms. It attracts travellers who want a break from the workaday life and who want to enjoy the landscape with as few fellow travellers as possible. Thus, anything that is touristy can be a hard sell for some people heading […]
Uncovering Lonely Planet’s Top Destinations of 2020
Guide book giant Lonely Planet has unveiled its picks for the top destinations of 2020. Each year, the anticipated top 10 showcases outstanding destinations having their moment, including countries, cities, and regions of travel. While we’d love to explore them all in detail, here’s our take on Lonely Planet’s #1 city, country, and region for […]
Five Thai Dishes to Eat in Bangkok While on a Thailand Vacation
Few cities reward a food odyssey more than Bangkok, where you can find new culinary delights at seemingly every food stall and restaurant in the city. A trip through the whole of Thailand is immensely rewarding if you have the time and money, but you don’t need to leave the capital to experience the might […]
The World’s Most Liveable Cities As Travel Destinations – 2019
Each year, a number of publications including The Economist, EIU, and Mercer announce “The World’s Most Liveable Cities,” inspiring a flurry of social media sharing and a few inevitable raised eyebrows. One of our favourite lists is the annual Monocle Top 25, partly because it also takes into account just how much fun a city […]
A Peru Vacation Foodie Guide to Lima
You may not think it, but Peru is one of the world’s leading countries when it comes to food. This is not precisely because Peruvian cuisine has become famous worldwide (although many of its core ingredients, including potatoes and corn, have worked their way into most other cuisines in the world), but because Peruvian chefs […]
Stranded? What to Do When Your Airline Collapses
2019 has been a rough year for the air travel industry. Iceland’s WOW air and Britain’s Thomas Cook Airlines abruptly ceased operations after failing to reach last minute agreements to stem their financial woes. Both collapses stranded thousands of passengers in destination, forcing many of them to make alternative and often expensive arrangements. While these […]
Waterfalls of South and West Iceland
Iceland is a land of waterfalls. Once you leave Reykjavik behind, you’ll discover this at almost every turn in the road on Iceland tours. On your first day, you’ll want to stop off at every single waterfall you see to take some photos and revel in the beauty of nature. But by your third day, […]
5 Colombia Travel Highlights You’ll Want to Visit
South America’s land of magical realism has undergone an almost magical reinvention in the past decade. Colombia’s days as a travel “no go zone” are long past. In its place has risen one of the most colourful, diverse, welcoming, and just plain enjoyable destinations South America has to offer. Uniquely positioned on both the Caribbean […]
