travel tips

Every now and then, news-worthy events like the COVID-19 concerns prompt people to take a second look at their own travelling habits and ask themselves, “Am I doing enough to stay healthy…

Tick tock! Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins on March 8th, 2020 in Canada, and if that fact leaves you worried about blundering connecting flights or battling jet-lag when the clocks “spring forward”,…

If your phone is chock full of other people’s vacation photos and you’re starting to wonder what’s taken you so long to go on your own cruise, 2020 might be the perfect…

Far be it from us to send you on an epic sun holiday without first sharing our beach vacation packing essentials checklist! We’ve had our fair share of mildew mishaps, wardrobe woes,…

Transportation to the airport isn’t something travellers usually give much thought to unless something goes wrong. But choosing the right airport transfer can not only help prevent losing time and money, it…

It turns out, there are several science-based reasons for airplane food’s notoriously bad reputation. Almost everything about the environment in an air cabin changes the way you smell, taste, and perceive your…

Do You Travel for Work? There’s no doubt business travel is exciting, but the myriad of details can be challenging, especially if you’re a young professional just starting out. Here are some…

Vienna is a city obsessed with coffee. While other European cities were pioneers in coffee brewing techniques, Vienna has turned coffee drinking into an institution. For the locals, coffeehouses are known as…

Editor’s note: this is the updated version of a post originally published on February 23, 2016. Whether you’re climbing cloud forests in Costa Rica, lounging on idyllic beaches in Greece or eating…