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An awesome winter in Quebec

I probably should’ve called this post “Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone in Wintry Québec” because that seemed to be the recurring theme during…

2013 was an incredible travel year for me. If I counted correctly, I visited 20 countries across six continents. More importantly, I had the…

Autumn, or fall, is one of my favourite times of the year. It’s a bit of a sad moment for those who crave the…

Aisle or window? That’s a question I’m sure many of us are familiar with. I’m a big fan of window seats – you’ll know…

As a kid, I would spend hours studying my geographic encyclopedias. I memorised all the data I could find, like the size of each…

I’m not a morning person – it takes quite an effort to haul myself out of bed on most mornings. Everything changes though when…

There’s nothing more spectacular than a city with an imposing skyline and a nearby mountain-top from which to enjoy the view. There’s just something…

It was an excerpt from a book by E.M. Forster that inspired me to create the Plane Views series: “Those mountains to the right…

Some of the most spectacular cities in the world have a waterside setting. Think of Sydney, with its breathtaking harbour; or Paris, with its…