Category: Travel Tips & Inspiration

Trip planning is likely everyone’s least favourite thing about travel (that or long visa application processes), maybe even on par with waiting in endless queues at the airport—or worse—flying for hours in cramped economy seats next to people who take your shared armrest hostage. Between looking for the cheapest flight options, best accommodation deals, and

With the Canadian dollar starting to look a little more optimistic, travellers in Canada might want to start thinking about taking a few more trips abroad this year and next. Earlier this year, KAYAK released a list of trending destinations for 2017 and beyond, reflecting metasearch data gathered on Canadian users on their site. Whether

Regardless of where you are, food and drink safety should always be top of mind – both at home and on vacation. Traveller’s diarrhea and food poisoning are often expected on vacation, but spiking is a whole different story. Typically, when people hear the term “spiking”, they automatically think of drinks, but you should be just as cautious of

Inspirational karst landscapes, tropical beaches, city streets humming with scooters and river deltas – where lives are spent on the water. This is Vietnam, and we’ll take a whistle-stop trip through its best places. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are the big metropolises, where new tower blocks crop up by the year. The streets

As a tried and true means of transportation, trains offer passengers a unique travel experience. You’re treated to hidden, ground-level vistas and vantages of sometimes undisturbed terrain that are otherwise inaccessible to cars or planes. Compared to cars, trains cover much longer distances in less time; yet unlike airplanes, trains give passengers more time to

Vaccinations are probably the last thing on travellers’ minds when planning their dream vacation.

Road trips are special—they may not be for every type of traveller, but being out on the open road almost always guarantees a memorable experience, especially in Canada. Whether you’re on the road for just a day or driving from coast to coast, there’s always a way to create a road trip itinerary that will

Planning your next adventure by car this summer? Whether you’re driving a short distance or across the country, hit the road prepared by making sure your car is in tip-top shape before you set out on the highway. If you’re taking your own car, take it in for a tune-up, so you know your car

Montenegro is a small and naturally-diverse country, nestled between the Balkan countries of Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, and Serbia. While few Canadians consider Montenegro as a European destination of choice, this little country welcomes thousands of tourists (Brits and Russians in particular), every summer. We chose to go for 10 days in early September and it

Travel will be at an all-time high with the summer holidays approaching soon. But with new cases of measles being reported every day in Canada and across the US and Europe, it has caused questions and concern among many Canadian travellers, especially parents. News of the outbreak in Europe first broke last week when WHO