Just as I thought life couldn’t get any better… Last week while preparing for weekend trip up to Sunday River, I received an email from a rep at the board of South Africa Tourism. Inside read the following: Dear Ryan, I hope this letter finds you well! I work with South African Tourism in the [...]

Home away from Home As soon as I dropped my bags at Hacienda Merida, I knew I would be staying for a while. The overall atmosphere of the hostel was better than any I had experienced through out my travels of Nicaragua. There’s just something about this place that makes you not want to leave. [...]

I took my niece with me to travel to Greece for three weeks. And, there was one thing on her mind – BEACH! So, I worked in tours to some of the historical sites, but the rest of the time was spent finding Greece’s top beaches. When we hit Santorini, we stayed over on the [...]

On Monday we highlighted the incredible efforts of Groundwork Opportunities (GO) – working to create a world beyond poverty by investing in groundbreaking ideas, empowering local leaders, and engaging communities. And this Photo Friday from East Africa is from photographer Peter Prato, whose experience we highlighted as well. As Peter said “To explain what it [...]

One of the best things about doing a Ger to Ger trip in Mongolia is that you get full access to the families and the culture.  You learn, you communicate, your spread knowledge and understanding.  I have another ulterior motive though – staying with families in their gers give you great access for photography.  The [...]

When I was talking to my best friend the other night, she told me that she was looking forward to reading about our school search for John… and then she chuckled. Just a little. And then it dawned on me… “I think I’m going to omit the part where I cried in the principal’s office.” [...]

I was on the phone with one of my best friends. She had just found out the news that she had been selected to lead a research and development team in Peru for 6 months. After my congratulations I just blurted out, “I’m going to visit you”.

Random Travel Interview with Ali of Ali’s Adventures – Find out her travel story here, where has she been? What’s her blog all about? That and more here:

Random Traveller 69 with Ali from Ali’s Adventures
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Aboriginals in Australia tend to be a touchy subject. (I’m not saying it’s right, I’m not saying it’s wrong, I’m just saying it is). The relationship between white Australians and indigenous Australians is not always easy going. And despite the incredible longevity of Aboriginal culture—it’s as if a French man could walk into the caves [...]

We awoke late in the morning to rain. Feeling a little unmotivated, we snuggled up and went back to bed for a couple more hours. Ushuaia is 2 hours ahead of Toronto and while we weren’t feeling jet lagged, we did feel a little groggy from our over 30-hour journey from Canada.