The moment I saw it, I wondered how I could have missed it for so long. Lalibela, Ethiopia should have been at the top of my bucket list! It’s not just because Lalibela is the holiest city of Ethiopia, or as Lonely Planet calls it “history and mystery frozen in stone.” At 8000 feet, on […]
Archive June 2020
The Globetrotting Diaries: Conquering My Fear in Zimbabwe
Ever since my first safari, I have had what I like to call a healthy respect (others may call it fear) of elephants. It didn’t seem to matter what the situation was or even how close the elephants were, I always became extremely nervous. I even recall one time where I almost jumped into a […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: A Fateful Canoe Trip on the Zambezi River
“It’s perfectly safe. No one canoeing with me has ever capsized!” So said Ben Parker**, co-founder of Tongabezi, my favourite lodge in Livingstone, Zambia. I was staying there with Natasha, my now sister-in-law, and her parents. Her parents were visiting from the US and were a little anxious as our plan was to canoe to […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Experiencing ‘100% Pure New Zealand’
I am from Buenos Aires, Argentina and for as long as I can remember I have had a calling for travel. I travelled to many places with my family, but my dream was to visit and live in New Zealand for a little bit. When people asked me, “Why New Zealand?”, I didn’t have an […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Getting Married in the Cook Islands
Getting married on the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is one of my favourite South Pacific travel memories. We spent a lovely day enjoying “his and hers” day at the spa ahead of the big day. I carried a bouquet of gardenias picked from a friend’s garden shortly before the ceremony. We made […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Beautiful Beaches in Dubai and the Galapagos
I have two recent travel memories that revolve around the beach in different destinations. A Return Visit to Dubai In 2016, I took a trip to Dubai, UAE. I used to live in Dubai before I immigrated to Canada in the early 2000s so this was meant to be a trip down memory lane. As […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Running with the Masai
As an avid runner, I always make room for my running shoes and gear when I travel, with the best intentions to fit in a few runs while I am away. If I am honest, the gear doesn’t always make it out of my suitcase and as I like to travel with carry-on only I […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Celebrating Graduation in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia
In June 2016 I met up with my son in Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand for a three-week trip that would take us through Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Aidan had just completed a month of volunteer work in Laos and was graduating that year. We celebrated his birthday at the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Life Is a Bolivian Highway
Driving from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni Bolivia, you cross the altiplano—high plains—and on this route there are no roads, just dirt tracks. This was before the Internet and Google Maps. We made our way based on notes of previous tour leaders that had passed through and a compass. It was true old school […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Making Friends in Strange Places
Trials and tribulations always make the best stories, provided things all work out in the end. London to Kathmandu was one of the first popular overland journeys and the route has an allure to this day. After years leading trips in Latin America I wanted a new challenge and this was it for me. The […]
