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Eastern Canada - September 2025

Eastern Canada - September 2025

Porter Airlines is a refreshing change to the other domestic carriers flying from Vancouver. From start to finish, it was a pleasure to travel on Porter.  We booked in the Reserve section of the plane, the first four rows, with... Read more







This Year’s European Christmas Capital is…

This Year’s European Christmas Capital is…

Rekindle your love of Christmas traveling to the official – yes, official! - European Christmas capital. Each year, the Christmas Cities Network, with support from the European Parliament, designates a different European Christmas capital, recognizing how that destination brings the local... Read more




Quebec with Christine - 2025

Quebec with Christine - 2025

After many years of wanting to visit Quebec, this year seemed to be the perfect time.Montréal and Quebec City are continuously rated among the top five destinations to visit in Canada yet I had never visited these two well known... Read more


Bali Beyond Beaches

Bali Beyond Beaches

Indonesia’s most storied island, Bali, has been a symbol of uniquely tropical Asian exotic culture, romance and adventure for centuries. A generation of backpackers and surfers brought Bali’s beaches to ever greater fame, but today, Bali’s being reborn as a... Read more


Cracking Down on Bad Jet-iquette

Cracking Down on Bad Jet-iquette

It feels like air travel is more turbulent than ever! From “gate-lice” crowding the boarding zone, to out-of-control kids, to disturbing incidents of “air rage,” inconsiderate and bad-tempered people seem to be even more numerous in the unfriendly skies. Airlines and... Read more



The Best Way to Avoid Crowds on a Cruise to Santorini

The Best Way to Avoid Crowds on a Cruise to Santorini

Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruise guests are getting a private beach escape on one of Greece’s most famous – and famously busy - islands. The new Royal Beach Club Santorini is set to open in summer 2026. It’s the first... Read more




5 Best Places in the World to Celebrate Diwali

5 Best Places in the World to Celebrate Diwali

Every autumn, Diwali, the Festival of Lights rooted in Hindu tradition and also celebrated by Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists, illuminates cities and villages in India and beyond. The festival symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil.... Read more



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