Vancouver’s entire personality is shiny buildings that reflect nature to cloak its horrible drug problem and skyrocketing housing market.
Category: Travel
Honeymooning in the Amazon, but make it romantic
Seeing my partner in his element reminded me of how different we are and how great that is.
Everything I did, spent and learned in Morocco
Planning to go to Morocco? Here is everything you want to know, unfiltered.
How travelling helped me recover from burnout and love myself again
When life gets hard, my go-to answer has always been to get a new life.
What it’s like to live in a hostel for a year
I spent a year living in a hostel in London. Here is everything you need to know if you’re thinking of a long-term hostel stay.
12 UK road trips to take during lockdown
A list of road trips to take in the UK until you feel safe enough to go international.
Problematic Travel Terms We Should Have Stopped Using Yesterday
I’ve had it with travel being described with lazy, cliché, and most importantly, problematic terms that carry colonialist or patronizing connotations. I’m not writing this so you stop using these terms, I’m writing this so we can think more about word choice and whether the diction we’re using actually means what we’re trying to convey. Not…
What I learned in my first week of self-isolation
Before the closure of borders, a total collapse of the global economy and a loose therapy session with a newspaper about being stranded in a pandemic ridden epicentre, I was living my best life. This time last month, I gave my family a tour of London on their visit. The following week, I was in Munich eating…
Leaving reviews ‘helps travel community,’ says Google’s Local Guide
There was a local cafe near my Airbnb in Havana that I visited every day. It didn’t have an accent flower wall or an extravagant menu, but it was one of the highlights of my trip because it had great service. The bar staff and waiters made it a point to ask about our day,…
On an active volcano in Italy thinking about Trump
A day before my flight to Rome, my phone got stolen. I managed to get my hands on an old iPhone but it couldn’t download much (aka my folder of news apps). I didn’t even bother getting Twitter on it, I know, that’s drastic, but I felt so upset my phone was stolen, my heart…
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