Big life announcement: We’re moving to Prague! Colin, Ellie (yes, our dog is coming!) and I are packing up and moving to Prague for a year of adventure and travel all around Europe. If you’ve been reading this blog, or chatting with us in real life, you might know that we’ve been kicking around the idea of moving to Europe for a while. But now it’s all real and we’re actually doing it. We are actually moving to Prague! You might have some questions, such as: How is this happening? When? How do we get to bring Ellie? What’s happening… Read More
International Travel
7 Tips for Your First Trip to Singapore
We just returned from our first trip to Singapore as part of our Southeast Asia trip this January/February. Singapore was our first stop and an awesome introduction to this part of the world. Before we arrived, the only things I knew about Singapore were that it was hot and expensive. I had also heard the food was amazing. And even though I had watched Crazy Rich Asians a few times, I knew our first trip to Singapore wasn’t going to involve nearly as many parties, fancy dresses or private planes. To be honest, I went into Singapore with some pretty… Read More
Why “Off the Beaten Path” Is a Myth
If you’ve hung around in travel circles, read travel blogs or joined any travel forums, you’ll be very familiar with the phrase “off the beaten path.” Everyone wants to get off the beaten path these days. But what does that even mean? And more importantly, does it even exist? The beaten path is beaten for a reason So for there to be an area that is off of the beaten path, that means there has to be a beaten path to begin with. The beaten path, aka the tourist trail, is full of a place’s best known activities that all… Read More
The Best and Worst of Southeast Asia
Coming off our our three week trip through Southeast Asia where we visited Japan (briefly), Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand, I’ve got a mega summary post for you with all of the highlights and the lowlights. We’ll start with what the title promises – the best and worst of Southeast Asia. The superlatives. The memory makers. The moments that make us smile and the nightmares we’re still replaying. Next up is Southeast Asia by the numbers. I’m breaking down our trip by kilometres travelled, hotels stayed at and, most importantly, bowls of Khao Soi eaten. And lastly, I wanted to end… Read More
What to Do When You’re Having a Bad Travel Day
Having a bad travel day? Yikes. Been there. Every traveller has. Despite what your Instagram feed says, bad travel days happen regularly and to everyone. Here’s what to do when a bad travel day happens to you. Accept it Accept that bad travel days happen. They are completely normal. They happen because travel is still real life and bad days are a part of real life. Even if you’re on vacation, you’re not immune from bad days. It’s unfortunate – because sometimes bad days don’t work with our schedule. If you only have 10 days in Ireland, do you really… Read More
35 Photos that Will Convince You to Visit Antwerp
Antwerp. It’s not very high on most traveller’s lists. But maybe it should be. Would you visit Antwerp? Antwerp is a city in Belgium. It’s best known as being one of the diamond centres of the world. It also has a pretty famous zoo and was home to Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. But if you’re not in the market for diamonds, don’t enjoy zoos and have never heard of Rubens, should you bother to visit Antwerp? I think so! Antwerp is what I would call a Saturday city. It’s the perfect place to spend a weekend. You don’t need… Read More
Are There Too Many Travel Blogs?
Are there too many travel blogs? That’s a great question! There certainly are a lot of travel blogs out there. But is “a lot” too many? How many is too many travel blogs? Back in the day I first discovered travel blogs almost 10 years ago when I was sitting in my university dorm room, desperate to get out and see the world. Back then, travel blogs were more of a novelty. The community was a lot smaller. But that’s not the case anymore. Our world is more accessible. It used to be that only certain people could travel around… Read More
2 Days in Paris – Your Perfect Itinerary
2 days in Paris!?! I know what you’re thinking. You’re right, that isn’t a lot of time. Most people would suggest at least 5, not a mere 2 days in Paris. But sometimes 2 days is all you’ve got. And 2 days in Paris is better than no days, right? If your time in the City of Lights is limited, you can still make the most of it. Here’s your perfect itinerary for 2 days in Paris! Day 1 Get up bright and early on the first of your 2 days in Paris, grab a croissant, and head to the… Read More
28 Travel TV Shows & Movies that Will Inspire You to See The World
What do you do when you can’t jump on a plane and go somewhere new? You put on your favourite travel TV shows and movies, of course! The next best thing to actually going on a trip is living out a trip vicariously through characters on the best travel TV shows and movies. Spending a night (or an entire weekend) virtually walking through the streets and canals of Amsterdam or admiring the landscape of Iceland is a great way to cure that travel bug. Looking for some new travel TV shows and movies to add to your must-watch list? Same… Read More
3 Days in London – Your Perfect Itinerary
It’s no secret that London is my favourite city in the world. And after seven trips there, I think it’s about time I put together my perfect itinerary. So if you have 3 days in London, this is the post for you! Of course, 3 days in London is not a lot. If you really want to see it all and add a day trip or two, I would suggest closer to 5 days or an entire week. But if you only have 3 days in London, you’ll still be able to get a great taste for the city. And… Read More
