Last year, Lily Leung quit her job and came to one of our Flight Centre stores in Toronto to plan and book a one year trip around the world. During her amazing whirlwind year, she started her own website called Explore for a Year documenting her experiences and sharing her travel tips. After recently returning from the last leg of her trip, we sat down with Lily to catch up on her experience and what lessons she learned along the way:

Known as one half of Canada's Adventure Couple (The Planet D), Dave Bouskill is a freelance travel photographer and avid traveller who has explored everything from Central and South America, to Europe, Asia, Africa, Canada...and well, the list goes on! When he's not travelling, Dave is also a Rigging Gaffer in the film and television industry in Toronto. He has taken his knowledge of lighting movies to create texture, mood and contrast in his still photography which you can't help but fall in love with. I caught up with Dave in Toronto between his travels to pick his brain on photography and what inspires him most:

As an independent traveller who had her opinions about tours, Stephanie McCann recently experienced New Zealand with tour company Topdeck. Not only did the trip open up her eyes to this type of experience, but it was the perfect playground for a photographer like herself to capture some amazing shots and experience some breathtaking scenery: I have just returned from my first escorted tour and was lucky enough to join Topdeck in a tour of the North Island in New Zealand! With a group of 33 we filled our coach and hit the road with our amazing tour leader Danni and fearless bus driver Luke. I’m so glad I was able to experience the North Island with Topdeck; their newly revised itinerary had some amazing highlights and exclusives that made the trip unique and unforgettable. ...

In a city where life is often moving in the fast lane, it's important to stop sometimes and take it all in. Canadian photographer Ben Lean shot this series of timelapse sequences of Toronto during March/April 2011. I recommend taking a time out and watching this one in fullscreen HD. Enjoy! Be sure to check out more of Ben's photo's on his Flickr page!

Over the last ten years Montreal based photographer Ken Kaminesky has been shooting commercial lifestyle images for stock photography agencies such as Picture Arts, Jupiterimages, Corbis and Getty Images. After drooling over his photos, I sat down with him between his travels to pick his brain and find out what people and places around the world have inspired him most along the way:

Do you have a great travel photo? It could win you some travel goodies and become featured on our website and next edition of FootPrints Magazine! Submit your best travel photo and you could win a Flight Centre Prize Pack valued at $400! The winner and top 9 finalists will appear in our next edition of Footprints. The Prize Pack consists of a Flight Centre Luggage, travel adapter and $250 Flight Centre gift card.