Author: Justin
Celebrating Day of the Dead in Mexico
To travellers like myself, Mexico seems to possess a very vibrant, deep and rightly proud culture. The internal and external influences that have shaped the country’s identity over its history are numerous, merging together in unique fashion. Perhaps there isn’t a more vivid example of this than the celebration of Day of the Dead, or […]
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Overcoming Language Barriers When Travelling
Read how technology and traditional language learning methods can help us break down language and cultural barriers when we travel to foreign countries.
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How to be a Responsible Traveller
We often see the words “responsible” and “travel” used in the same sentence; although an obvious pairing for us these days, traditionally, the focus of travel has mostly been on the traveller and what a destination can do for them. While this might seem a little one-sided at first glance, there are current trends in travel […]
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Family-friendly Road Trip Ideas in Canada
Canada is a land of plenty—framed on each coast by the land-shaping tides of the Atlantic and the Pacific, there’s plenty of mountains, glaciers, valleys, plains, deltas, islands, bodies of water and communities to discover and explore in between. You might already know which parts of Canada you’d like to visit someday and maybe even […]
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4 Meaningful Experiences to Gift Dad This Father’s Day
Now that you’ve probably finalized your Mother’s Day plans, it’s time to start planning a special day for your other favourite parent, your father! But let’s not forget that the other ‘dads’ in our lives—grandfathers, husbands and the like—should be celebrated too. If you’re having trouble coming up with ideas this year, remember that it’s […]
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