15 hacks to explore like a traveller without leaving home
Stuck in one place? Here is a list of 15 ways to travel without leaving home base, to help you become a tourist in your own town, cultivate a traveller’s mentality and beat the wanderlust. Travelling is more than just a plane ticket, traveling is a mindset and you can start getting into that way of thinking right now, even if you're broke, or have family or work commitments holding you back from having epic travelling adventures. Start practicing a traveller’s perspective in
Explore historic Montréal – the 4th largest French-speaking city in the world.
Separatists, French history and jazz festivals. My adventures in Montréal where culture, history, and politics rule the day. My first night in Montréal set the mood for my whole week in this cultural mecca. I flew in somewhat jet lagged (my leaving party in Vancouver was pretty epic and I hadn't slept, in at least 48 hours when we touched down.) I stumbled through the city to the home of a kindly Couch surfer who had agreed to take me in for a few days. He was an intense Fran
How to survive a long haul flight – 8 practical tips to avoid being an economy zombie.
In my 6 years on the road my most impressive single leg involved surviving 44 hours door to door including three economy flights (2 long haul), a midnight stop over and countless other people’s children. Below are my top 8 hacks for surviving a long flight in economy and still being able to function the next day. Before writing this post I was flicking through some travel blogs, when I came across an article on what to wear for a long haul flight in summer. Turns out compress
Preserve your travels forever: 8 hacks to record your travel memories
Everyone sets out with good intentions to record their travel memories but few last the distance. Here are some easy hacks to preserve your holiday memories to look back on in times to come. I have always regretted stopping my travel journal. Three months into my first long term travel stint, my travel diary and online reporting to the folks back home overwhelmed me and I gave up entirely. To this day when I remember a random, life changing experience from that time period I
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