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Visit Portugal — Top 10

Visit Portugal — Top 10

Portugal is an incredible country. It’s greatest treasure is perhaps its warm and welcoming people. But there’s so much more to experience…
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Visit Morocco — Top 10

Visit Morocco — Top 10

Morocco is a real adventure destination! There’s a lot to explore in this culturally rich and geographically diverse country, if you…
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Visit Timisoara — Top 10

Visit Timisoara — Top 10

I have to be honest, Romania was not on my original travel itinerary. Had it not been for a very special encounter earlier in Spain, it…
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Walking the Camino de Santiago

Walking the Camino de Santiago

Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of St. James, follows an ancient Roman trade route dating back to over a 1,000 years. Camino…
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Travel Reflections and Wishes for the New Year (2015)

Travel Reflections and Wishes for the New Year (2015)

As I sip my espresso in Zadar, a 3,000 year old town on the Adriatic Sea in Croatia, I reflect on the year just passed — 2014. Based in…
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Paltinis: when nature becomes your friend

Paltinis: when nature becomes your friend

The day we decided to move to Sibiu we were happy with the idea of being closer to nature. During our first weekend we had to chose…
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Hospitality in Belgrade

Hospitality in Belgrade

It took us three hours to drive from Timisoara, Romania, to Serbia’s capital city — Belgrade. Once war-torn, this city has transformed…
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Manora: An Island of Serenity in the Arabian Sea

Manora: An Island of Serenity in the Arabian Sea

Manora feels like an island community lost at sea. Manora Island is at the tip of a 12km sandspit connected to mainland Pakistan. Along…
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Time for a Change, Karachi

Time for a Change, Karachi

I am in Karachi, Pakistan, one of the 5 most populated cities in the world. What was meant to be a short visit here turned into a landmark…
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Reflections on a New Beginning

Reflections on a New Beginning

Seven months ago I embarked upon a journey to follow a calling from within. I packed up my life in backpack and a few boxes, and left to…
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Traveling along the Coast of Kenya

Traveling along the Coast of Kenya

Whenever I thought of Kenya I imagined lions, zebra’s and other wild life roaming the Savannah. My mind conjured up images of Masai and…
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My Day as Chief Guest at a Graduation Ceremony

My Day as Chief Guest at a Graduation Ceremony

About 10 days ago I arrived in Malindi, Kenya, to volunteer with a Canadian grassroots NGO, . I could not have imagined then the honour…
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Community Building in Uganda

Community Building in Uganda

It’s a beautiful day here in the village community where I have been living in near Mbale Town in Eastern Uganda. As I look outside the…
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Uganda, The Pearl of Africa

Uganda, The Pearl of Africa

It’s been a week already since I arrived in Uganda. My journey started in Entebbe at 3:30 A.M. last Thursday when I landed at the…
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Travel Update: Inspired Adventures

Travel Update: Inspired Adventures

More than 3 months have gone by since I flew out of Canada. I am unsure if I feel more nomadic now or before. You see, when you grow up…
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Reflections after 21,000 kilometers

Reflections after 21,000 kilometers

It’s been almost 3 months and 21,000 kilometers on the road since I started this Journey on June 3, 2012. Starting in Ottawa, I have…
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My Portuguese Itinerary

My Portuguese Itinerary

After the uplifting experience on the Camino de Santiago I was not sure if I would fully appreciate my visit to Portugal. I was, once…
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Ahh… Portugal!

Ahh… Portugal!

If you are looking to escape to a land of castles and fairy tales, a land of warm and genuinely welcoming people, a place where food is an…
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The People of Canada’s East Coast

The People of Canada’s East Coast

I have heard of the warm and jolly nature of the people from the maritime provinces of Canada. I even have the privilege of calling…
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Going East: Atlantic Canada

Going East: Atlantic Canada

In just a few hours I will be heading towards the eastern coast of Canada. Rising at 3:30am a friend and I will hit the road before…
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My Travels Around the World

My Travels Around the World

Some journey’s are short lived. They are born in the moment and end shortly after. Others carry you distances that you have never before…
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