Say Cheers and Get Sociable in Halifax!
Are you (hopefully!) planning on heading east this post-COVID summer? Then make Halifax, Canada, where friendly Haligonians enjoy their music-filled pubs and rooftop patios, a must-stop on your Atlantic adventures. I just...
An Entire Year of Following Summer.
A day of travel and time for contemplation. The beginning of a year of living in the moment, following an intense period of planning, when it often seemed that we spent all our time living in the future as we laid the groundwork...
Some Ancient Sea-Dog Superstitions
‘Never Start a Voyage on a Friday. It Will Have a Bad Ending’ An earring is said to give sailors good eyesight and an old sea dog’s tattoo of a cross, an anchor, and a heart protects against dangers at sea and at port. There was...
The Inevitable Travel Fatigue
It is inevitable that on all great trips, big or small, extended or not, one begins to feel a little fatigue from the actual process of travelling. Our story and our travelling so far have been a sweet success – we have so many...
A Local Slice of Mykonos Flavour
The morning has arrived with a high, flat cloud cover, much different from the clear, sunny brightness of the last two days. I awake feeling much better although I still have some stomach issues. The ferry is scheduled to leave...
The Midnight Train to Jaipur
Our last day in Udaipur and the Lake Palace is a quiet one. We have secured a late check-out time from the hotel and plan to take advantage of their ample sitting and viewing spaces outside of our room to try and catch up on some...
What Summer Travel Looks Like for 2017
Vacation. What hard working North American’s look forward to all year long. A week where you get to leave your home and job behind and kick back to relax for just a little while. If you’re looking for the best summer places to...
Postcard from Cinque Terre
Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy – September Cinque Terre is perhaps one of my favourite places that I have travelled to – for the simple reason that it offers many of the things that I seek out; the ‘real’ things in...
#FSTravels NEWS Weekend Edition
This weekend we are packing our beach bags with shorts, towels and sun tan lotion as we return to the British Virgin Islands next week. We are also finalizing our trip to Sicily in May, booking hotels and Airbnb’s for our...
5 Unique Travel Experiences Right in Your Own Back Yard
Satisfy your wanderlust and discover unique experiences without traveling thousands of miles across the country. You may be struggling with the need to explore and have temporary barriers holding you back from world travel, but...