The Story of the Journey is the Journey
On this podcast, Sean Heath had a chat with Gregory George, the Co-Founder, and Editor-in-Chief for followsummer. They discussed the irony of missing a large part of an experience by trying to record that experience to share on...
A Personal Perspective: Wales
As a proud Welsh woman living in Canada, I have taken on the unofficial role as ‘Chief Cheerleader and Promoter of Wales’ subjecting anyone who will dare tell me that they are visiting Scotland, Ireland and England with a long...
7 Great Places to Eat and Drink in New Orleans
In New Orleans "speak" - the language often used by New Orleanians to give meaning and pronunciation to certain local words - the word lagniappe (pronounced "lan-yap") means "a little something extra", "something given or...
A Gentle and Insignificant Paris Rain.
We decide to split today. No, not what you think, but pretty close. dEven in the beautiful city of Paris, there are bound to be days of travel fatigue. A Typical Paris Day I decide to spend some time on my own today and head out...
Adapting to Travel Trends & Safety Concerns
How do tourists stay safe when travelling abroad? It’s a loaded question, but one that influences any international adventure. Often, a go-to site for up to date safety recommendations and advisories is the Bureau of Consular...
Travelling the Klongs: Bangkok by Water
We arrived in Bangkok last night long after dark. On the drive from the airport, which was very quick, we couldn’t tell what we were looking at, other than lots and lots of high-rises. We got to our hotel and realized that...
Train to the End of the Earth: Tierra del Fuego
The alarm goes off way too early this morning in Patagonia. All I want is another 4 hours of sleep, but I drag myself into the shower and pretend to wake up. We are going to the end of the earth today (or at least the place...
Travel Photo: Palermo, Sicily Artist Studio
Apparently, Italians feel superior to Sicilians. Having been robbed of its National Treasury in 1860 by an occupying Italian Army, Sicily has been an impoverished region, her factories shuttered and moved to the north. Without a...
Bienvenidos a Argentina!
S 34 W 058 Bienvenidos a Argentina! Sometime during the night, we cross the equator one more time, our 5th crossing so far this year. And then finally, at 8:20 a.m., 1 day late but right on schedule, we arrive in Buenos...
Travel Photo: Argentina’s San Antonio de los Cobres
We continue on and stop for lunch in San Antonio de los Cobres, feeling straight out of the wild west. One of the tours we were offered stopped for the night here. We are quite glad that we decided against that option....