Category: Travel Tips & Inspiration

Travelling on your own can be stressful enough, but when you’re responsible for your grandchildren too, it can be extra challenging!

Every summer, my family takes a 12-hour VIA rail train from Toronto to Matane, QC. We spend our whole summer vacation on the banks of the St. Laurence breathing in the salty air and eating local goods.

I am a born and raised, tried and true (Greater) Vancouverite.

Dare I admit it! Visiting a new culture, with very different fashion customs causes some nerves and questions on my part, but it also excites me.

People from all over the world go to Barcelona for many different reasons – the beach, the culture, the history… I too was drawn there by these things; I just had no idea that my favourite place would actually be a park, called Park Güell.

The US Federal Government has temporarily shut down. What does this mean for you and your travel plans?

Staring out the window of the plane as we approached the runway at Gaberone (Botswana’s capital) I knew I was in for an adventure.

By Katie Matthews of Wandertooth In late 2009, my husband and I sold our home, two cars, and most of our possessions to set out on a journey that took us through 15 countries in 15 months. In the five years that we’ve been married, we’ve travelled to over 30 countries with no intention of

Wheelchair travel in the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Egypt Part III in our Accessible Travel Series Travel to Egypt isn’t recommended right now, but it’s in our thoughts as we watch current events on the news. It might surprise you to hear that our Claims Examiner, Tabassum, travelled a few years ago to Egypt

The local Seychelles cuisine is like its people – a spicy blend of settlers from Africa, Europe, and Asia. I moved to Vancouver from the Seychelles in 1991, and have found it easy to recreate the dishes I grew up with for my kids.