Find What you Love and Let it Kill You
In the Winter of 2008, in a suburb north of the city of Dublin, Ireland something felt amiss. I was living comfortably, the apartment I lived in was scenic and … Continue Reading
10 Lessons That Travel Has Taught Me
I have always believed that travel teaches you without a scorecard. It enriches you gently. When you step out to see the world – meet people, get acquainted with different cultures, taste … Continue Reading
How Travel Saved our Marriage and Transformed Our Lives
Before travel entered our lives, we were stuck in a rut. We had been together for nearly a decade and even though we still loved each other, we were beginning to drift apart.
It All Began in Egypt: Cycling a Continent
As we speak, we are in Egypt speaking at a travel conference. Nearly 4 years ago to the day, we are back in the country that changed our lives. It … Continue Reading
The Tour d’Afrique: The Trip that Changed our Lives
It started out as a New Years Resolution on the eve of 2007. We were feeling blue after 2 years of working too hard and traveling too little. We were … Continue Reading
Top 10 Reasons We Love to Travel
Earlier we wrote about The Top 10 things we Hate about Travel. You didn’t think that we would just leave you with that negative post, did you? We love to … Continue Reading
Top 10 Things We Hate About Travel
I know what your thinking, what can you hate about travel? How dare you complain. You are lucky enough to be able to travel the world and hey if you don’t … Continue Reading
Volunteering in Nicaragua – Building a School and Giving Hope
A small town Canadian girl (yes I call myself a girl even at 46) gets a chance to go to a Central American country to build a school not once but twice! How sweet was that. It was even better this second time as I brought my 16 year old son Joey. We were joined by 10 other people making up our team of twelve.
Strange Travel – Our Most Surreal Moments on the Road
We have had some pretty strange experiences when traveling. Some of them are completely out of our control and we just have to hang on and enjoy the ride. Others have been completely our own doing.