Stop being a shitty traveler: responsible travel
Matt and I have a pet peeve. They’re called shitty travelers. They can be found wearing booty shorts at a Buddhist temple or eating McDonald’s everyday. Not exactly the most responsible travel. They’re...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst of our RTW trip
We’ve now been home for 3 weeks and as we look outside to the cold cloudy days, we get nostalgic about our 9 month trip around the world. By the way, I should note here that I hate the term ‘trip...
View ArticleReturning from our RTW trip: job hunting
In this 2-part post, I will be tackling the question of being back home after a long trip. Here I focus on my career, in the next post I’ll tackle daily life. This weekend marked 3 months since we’ve...
View ArticleIceland : Exploring the Golden Circle with GT Travel
We’ll start by saying, getting to Iceland was less than relaxing. Really it wasn’t anywhere close to relaxing! It was stressful, frustrating and on more than one occasion we were contemplating...
View ArticleStaycation Ideas + C’est Bon Cooking Food Tours GIVEAWAY
(If you’re in a rush and just looking for the goods – hey we can’t blame you! – scroll to the bottom of the page for giveaway details. ) Sometimes (read : often) we just don’t have the money or time...
View ArticleFalling in love with Reykjavik
Oh Reykjavik, stop it. Stop being so cool. So designed. So clean. So … sexy. Sorry, I hope I’m not offending you. But when our airplane landed I was so anxious to meet you. I read and heard so much...
View ArticleVIDEO – Enjoy Illinois
I’ve always had a fascination with America. The dramatic landscape, the outspoken locals, the vibrant cities, even their kitschy side always appealed to me. That being said, we don’t often venture out...
View ArticleIllinois – Highlights of our great American roadtrip
I may be generalizing here, but when you picture the perfect way to see the U.S, what would it be? And you can’t choose flying on the back of a bald eagle, wearing an Uncle Sam hat, with an apple pie...
View ArticleA weekend in Ontario’s Highlands
While living in Toronto Matt and I would travel back to Ottawa to see family and friends numerous times a year. We’d pass by small communities and towns like Tweed without ever taking time to wonder...
View ArticleInstagramming Illinois
You could say an appropriate description of Caro and I is “shutterbugs”. Especially appropriate if you’re old-timey and adorable, but appropriate nonetheless. When abroad you’d rarely catch us without...
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