Travel Blog
It’s no secret that current events have put a damper on travel and all the best things associated with it. But one pattern I’m seeing from conversations with all of my travel friends is the sharing of memories. Now more than ever, travel stories are the stars of many catch up calls and bonding moments. …
Welcome to my declassified hostel survival guide. As you may have gathered from my past adventures, O is in charge of flights and I book the hostels as the plane pushes back from the gate so I tend to be pretty pressed for time as I make my decision. The thing about picking a hostel …
Have you ever been so in love with a place that when it was time to go, you felt like you were leaving your home? Like you were leaving behind the love of your life? I’ve had that feeling three times in my life. The first was leaving Naples, where I grew up and all …
As per my annual Family Day long weekend tradition (which I started last year), I took off somewhere warmer than my current Toronto residence. You know, change of latitude for a change of attitude or what not. I dipped to LA to spend 60 amazing hours covering as much ground as possible. On the second …
Last long weekend (which I further extended), I decided that Paris was a good idea and so I got on a new budget airline and shipped myself off to the land of bread and cheese. I spent the next 4.5 glorious days popping into every boulangerie, pâtisserie and fromagerie in sight and spent full afternoons …