Pick a pumpkin or dance with el diablo! Image by Flickr user Susan Sermoneta. The fall is always a great time to travel. The change in seasons usually means fewer crowds,…
6 Inspiring Historic Female Travellers
A Victorian Lord and Lady tour India, 1899. From the Wiki Commons. In this modern day travel can be an easy undertaking. Although there are multiple things to consider before…
Take Nothing, Leave Nothing: A Guide to Cultural Interchange
Culture is not fashion. Image from lucidityfestival.com. When you’re a world traveler, you tend to encounter a variety of cultures, environments, and languages that are totally different from your own….
Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Abroad
This year will mark my third Thanksgiving in Colombia. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, I have a conveniently large group of North Americans to celebrate with. Every Thanksgiving, Volunteers and…
America vs Germany
When I came to the United States last year I thought for some reason I would go back to the Western World and everything would be more or less the…
Finding Love, Down Under
There’s just something about an accent that can make women swoon, especially an Australian one. For some unexplainable reason, a person’s attractiveness increases significantly when you hear their lovely voice….
How to not feel like a complete idiot in France
Let’s face it: traveling can be hard on the ego sometimes. You’re in a new setting, with new norms and rules and etiquettes, and it’s easy to feel like you’re…
Returning Home: Reverse Culture Shock
Returning from Peace Corps service left Samantha split between two cultures: American and Moldovan. Image from cabincrewdreamer.blogspot.com. I totally underestimated what it would feel like to move back to a…
Veterinarian Visits Abroad
Spread the word about castration! -Zanycat 😉 On a sunny morning a few weeks ago, I walked down the street receiving more than my fair share of strange looks. In…
A Beginner’s Guide to Planète Mars
Old and new meet at Marseille’s Vieux Port, with the stately old Fort St-Jean shadowing the shiny new Mucem in the distance. It’s been over a month now since I…
The Secret to Having an Awesome Adventure Vacation
Happiness studies have shown that pre-vacation anticipation gives as much or MORE happiness than the vacation itself. Within days of returning, vacationers don’t report being happier than those who never…
That Awkward Moment When Your Life is a Canadian Stereotype
This is Canada. Apex, Nunavut, to be exact. This summer I went on my first transatlantic flight since moving to Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Like…
The Lowdown for Landing a Latin Lover
The first time I met a guy from South America, I was almost instantaneously in love. Though his English was poor, he knew the important words to get to a…
Home Is Where Your Bunk Is…
Two years ago I went on a trip where I lived on a converted bus for a week and did a tour of America’s National Parks. I had with me…
Advice for Women Travelling in Turkey
As a woman travelling to another country it can sometimes be daunting, especially if you are travelling alone. Questions will arise: how should you dress? Will you be safe? Are…