New Zealand - November 2025
I was a guest of Tourism New Zealand on an 9-day Familiarization trip to the North Island of that unique country.If you ever decide to take a trip to New Zealand, I do recommend taking more time as it was... Read more
Philippines & Japan - November 2025
Our second month-long family trip to the Philippines was greatly improved by lessons we learned the first time around. Despite a few minor hiccups like a flat tire and some unpredictable weather, everything went quite smoothly. We explored three new-to-us... Read more
Portugal - October 2025
7-Day G Adventures “Highlights of Portugal” Tour (Lisbon-Coimbra-Porto)This was my third trip with G Adventures, and once again their Classic tour style was the perfect fit for an independent solo traveller who also enjoys a bit of social time. The... Read more
Iceland - November 2025
I recently had the privilege of experiencing Iceland on a 5-day whirlwind tour hosted by the Iceland Travel team. A direct flight from Vancouver on Icelandair has you arriving in Iceland in less than 7 hours. It’s a relatively short... Read more
Cancun with Katie - Oct 2025
I was excited to take my whole family to Cancun, Mexico this year. We booked in for seven days atHotel Catelonia Grand Costa Mujeres, just north of Cancun. It is rare that the whole family has an opportunity to travel... Read more
Eastern Canada - September 2025
Porter Airlines is a refreshing change to the other domestic carriers flying from Vancouver. From start to finish, it was a pleasure to travel on Porter. We booked in the Reserve section of the plane, the first four rows, with... Read more
Quebec with Christine - 2025
After many years of wanting to visit Quebec, this year seemed to be the perfect time.Montréal and Quebec City are continuously rated among the top five destinations to visit in Canada yet I had never visited these two well known... Read more
Exploring from Istanbul to Venice - June 2025
It often seems that planning a trip is as much fun as actually being on the trip. When you can travel with others, it adds to excitement of planning. And if you can make it a surprise and pull it... Read more
Baja, Mexico with Lisa - May 2025
Baja road trippin’ We flew non-stop from Vancouver to San Jose del Cabo (SJD) on Westjet in their premium cabin. Nice spacious seats with full service including hot meals. It was morning so we had breakfast with the option of apple... Read more
Galiano Island with Zuzana
Are you looking for few days away from home but do not want to travel far? How about visiting the Gulf Islands? One of the islands to consider is Galiano Island. You can visit by ferry from Tsawwassen (Vancouver), direct... Read more
Indonesia with Vanora
Visiting a destination (in this case, country) you’ve never been to before is extra exciting, isn’t it? The Indonesian archipelago is made up of over 17,000 islands, of which about 6,000 are inhabited. The major ones are Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi,... Read more
Cancun with Igor 2024
For our family's first Mexican all-inclusive experience, we were debating between Puerto Vallarta and Cancun. After some research, Cancun has slightly edged out for us and it's exactly where we decided to spend our 4-night tropical all-inclusive vacation! Next up... Read more
