How to Practice Safety on Your Vacation in 2021
The idea of safety in travel has certainly changed over the course of 2020 since the pandemic has prevented most people from travelling at all, while many have had to adapt their travel plans for the long haul. We’ve all...
Touring Prince Edward County’s Best Wineries
Six friends and former Toronto neighbours gathered at a Cherry Valley cottage a couple of years ago for a ‘Good Friends and Good Wine’ weekend in The County to reunite, reminisce, and share some laughs over the incredible wine,...
5 Best Places to Visit in Singapore
From a secluded metropolis reserved for the rich and the carefree, to the top travel destination that attracts millions of tourists from around the world, Singapore tourism has increased substantially in recent years. What’s...
Beautiful Port Douglas Beaches
from the followsummer vault: enjoy the beautiful beaches of Port Douglas! We wake to the surprising sound of the absence of rain – if there is such a sound – for the first time in many days. Although still cloudy, the...
5 Destinations That Will Change Your Life
Going on a vacation is no longer just about sightseeing and taking a bunch of photos – now it’s more a matter of learning, experiencing, and after a long day of hiking and discovery, uncovering more about your true self. Because...
The 9 Best Travel Experiences Around the World
The world we live in is so small, yet so vast at the same time. We don’t need more than a day or two to reach almost any destination on the planet, yet we rarely venture far beyond the boundaries of our own comfort zone. The...
Extended Travel Weariness: from the followsummer archives
I stumbled upon this blog entry from August 2004 as I was going through some files here on followsummer. So interesting to note and remember our feelings of a year full of travel, and with only three and a half months left in...
Gay Men Travelling in a Group: Some Do’s and Don’ts
On an organized group tour of Morocco we began our first-night group introductions in a hotel bar in Casablanca, (coincidently drinking Casablanca beer) with the thirteen gay men who were listening to our two-week Moroccan...
Skip the Mexican Beach and Hike the Mountains
We stopped to listen to our guide tell us about the route we were hiking on, the Camino Real to Oaxaca, Mexico. Then he said: “We’ll move on now but let’s stay quiet for the next 20 minutes and enjoy nature.” That was the most...
Expatriates: Best 5 Countries for Expats
Moving abroad is never an easy choice. There definitely are countries whose citizens choose repatriation if they are pursuing a better life, but what happens if you are from a country which has a good economy but you still want...