Welcome to Calcata: Italy’s Hippie Haven
Calcata, a medieval hill town wedged in the hills north of Rome, might be the most fascinating village in Italy. And the grooviest. I had lived in the village for two years, penning a book about the...
View ArticleTo Act with Mālama: 5 Meaningful Ways to Connect with Hawaiian Culture
When I’m in the Hawaiian Islands, I spend part of my time participating in cultural experiences and volunteering opportunities centred around mālama. The word, meaning to “care for,” highlights one of...
View ArticleNew Ways of Visiting Cusco & Machu Picchu
Since Machu Picchu was designated one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007, tours have focused on archeology and history. What I didn’t realize before I started travelling around Peru in 2013 is...
View ArticleTokyo: The Enduring City
When you’re in Tokyo, it doesn’t feel like you’re in the largest city in the world. It’s big, to be sure. Come sundown, crowds of workers flood out of Shinjuku Station like Hokusai’s famous Great Wave....
View ArticleResponding to Crisis with Doctors Without Borders
Suzanna Bruce is a nurse from Nova Scotia who has been working as a Nurse Activity Manager with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) since 2018. Founded in 1971, MSF is a humanitarian...
View ArticleInterview with Chef Curtis Stone
Curtis Stone is an internationally-known chef, author, entrepreneur, and TV personality. Hailing from Australia, he now oversees a culinary empire from California. His journeys across diverse cultures...
View ArticleSurprised by Arabia
To most people in the west, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not on the tourist radar. It wasn’t on my own radar, but that didn’t stop me from visiting it this past spring. Here I was, a single female...
View ArticleAlways Get the Goose
Every time I go back to Hong Kong, I order roast goose. It’s the unofficial dish of the city, a savoury, succulent feast of goodness with that crispy, melt-in-your-mouth skin that’s perfect on rice,...
View ArticleA Birthday in the Motherland
“How about a birthday in the motherland?” That was the request that Karen Gibson of Travel Quest Network got one day from one of her clients in the Bay Area. Her client wanted to celebrate her 60th...
View ArticleFragrances of Qatar
Qatar smells great. I knew my first journey to the Middle East was going to be full of delights, and this was one of the first I experienced. Doha’s Hamad International Airport has its own signature...
View Article5 Off the Beaten Path Highlights of Thailand
Whether you’re feasting on fresh pad thai at a street food stall in Bangkok or watching baby elephants frolicking in an orphanage outside Chiang Mai, a journey to Thailand features nearly limitless...
View ArticleMongolia: Asia’s Diamond in the Rough
April of this year I did something I had long been dreaming of doing—I drove to Mongolia from Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia’s beloved capital city. I had been staying there for the previous five...
View ArticleMy Dual Pilgrimages in Japan & Spain
On pilgrimage, you learn how close the past and present are. Millions of other travellers have trod the same path you’re currently walking on. Passing through forests and over fields that have remained...
View ArticleSeeking Adventure & Connection in New Zealand
If you’re craving a trip packed with thrilling contrasts from top to bottom, New Zealand is probably already on your list. Whether you’re drawn to the vivid culture and welcoming hospitality of the...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea: The Pacific’s Ultimate Adventure
If the phrase “frontier destination” gets your attention, it’s time to take a closer look at Papua New Guinea. This little-visited country neighbours Australia and Indonesia, yet it feels a world away...
View ArticleTake a Local Bite Out of Melbourne
A nation rich with over 60,000 years of Indigenous history as well as diverse immigrant cultures, the land downunder tempts your palate with cuisine from around the world. Its vino is also...
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