Whisky, Gin and Food tours: Eating and Drinking around Edinburgh
Edinburgh is one of my favourite cities in Europe. Not “favourite” in the lazy travel-writer sense where every second city receives the same compliment….
Traditional Kyrgyz Food Guide: What to Eat and Drink In Kyrgyzstan
Often when I travel to a new country, I have the opportunity to sample the local cuisine in some way, shape or form before…
Warsaw Travel Guide: The Top 25 Things to Do in Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw was our first stop in Poland, and we arrived with little to no idea of what to expect. We spent roughly a week…
Top 20 Things to Do in Milan, Italy: Milan Travel Guide For Visitors!
Friends had done a fairly thorough job of lowering our expectations before we reached Milan. According to the advance reviews, Italy’s fashion capital was…
Enjoying Slow Travel In Germany: Relaxed Visit To Spreewald
My first visit to Germany was all about cities. For a month Audrey and I rented an apartment in Berlin, where we stayed a…
A Lovely June Weekend Visiting Daecheon Beach in South Korea
If you find yourself working as a teacher in the interior of South Korea and have yet to experience a summer here, get ready….
Helsinki Summer Travel Guide: 12 Things to Do in Helsinki, Finland
What a difference a year can make. When we first visited Helsinki, we only had a few days to explore the Finnish capital. The…
Salmiakki: A Foreigner with Unusual Love for Finnish black salty licorice
I have an embarrassing confession to make. About two hours before my Finnair flight via Toronto landed in Helsinki, I developed a craving so…