For many passport holders, late spring means planning summer travel. But before you choose your next destination, put aside the guidebook and consider a more artistic itinerary. I’m talking less about must-see monuments and tourist traps and more about your favorite...
Thinking of skipping the U.S. this year? You’re not the only one. From rising travel tensions to a thirst for something new, more and more travelers are looking elsewhere for their fix of American fun. Because for every classic U.S. experience, there just might be an...
Valentine’s Day is often promoted as a couples-only celebration, but more and more people are embracing February 14 as the perfect opportunity to focus on the most important relationship in their lives: the one with themselves. So forget the overpriced dinners and...
Solo Dining Stigma It’s become a common maxim that public speaking is a more frightening phobia for people than actual death. I would venture that the third most frightening fear is solo dining. Many of my friends refuse to try solo traveling. Oh sure, they can manage...
With the calendar to 2014 at midnight tomorrow, it's that time of year again where you not only reflect on the year that was but also the year that will be - and how you plan on improving upon it. That's right, it's time to make your New Year's Resolutions. And with...
So while you celebrate Christmas with your friends and families, I thought I would re-share one of my more infamous holiday stories... when I toasted a gangster on Christmas Eve! It was 1999 and I was in Corfu, Greece. In a few days, I was going to meet my friend...
The first seven days of July make up, arguably, the greatest week of the year throughout the western world - if you have a passport, money to spend, and appreciate patriotic festivals. "Canada Day" First of all, there was July 1, Canada Day, the annual day of the...
People often ask me about travel suggestions. "Have you ever been to this place? And how many days should I spend there?" Well, that depends. Are you travelling by yourself or with others? Because if you travel with friends, you could spend endless days in the same...
Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day. You couldn't escape it in downtown Toronto because every pub in my neighborhood cranked out the Van Morrison while party people dressed in green, drank green beer, and drank green shots until their skin matched their clothes. I used to...