How To Make the Most of a Stopover: 8 Tips and 3 Destinations
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but are there free stopovers?! Here are stopover tips and destinations to help you get the most of a one-way ticket.
UnCruise Adventures: Glacier Bay National Park Cruise
From UnCruise Adventures, a fantastic 7-Day Cruise that takes you into Pacific pockets of spectacular Alaskan wilderness to rival any spot on earth! Kayaking, trekking and wildlife viewing all on offer.
Nicaragua Now: Reflections on a Country in Crisis by a Not-So-Secret Admirer
As travellers, it’s easy to get caught up in our own experience. Foreign landscapes and people can sometimes become props in our big adventures. But, in truth, everyone we meet is fundamentally like us.
We a...
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures: Women’s Mountaineering Intro Tour
The best thing you need to know about Yamnuska’s Women’s Intro to Mountaineering is that no mountaineering experience is needed. But do come prepped to have a blast!
Excess Baggage: Always Be Prepared—Like, Always…
If there’s one thing our super-senior correspondent hates more than carting around too much luggage, it’s not carting around enough
Trekking the East Coast Trail of Canada
With 26 wilderness trails that wind more than 300 kilometres, the East Coast Trail is a network of world-class walking tracks along the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Are Europe’s Budget Airlines the Real Deal… or Too Good To Be True?
Dear Savvy Traveller:
The airfares for budget airlines in Europe look too good to be true. Are they real? What’s the catch? —Renee Rosen
Dear Renee,
I appreciate your doubt—it’s a great asset that wil...
Peter Baumgarten, Landscape and Nature Photographer
If the night skies are clear, there’s a good chance Canadian nature photographer and Olympus Visionary Peter Baumgarten can be found in a quiet corner capturing images of the breathtaking celestial display.
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Could this pass for carry-on? The Savvy Traveller Has the Answer
(Leave your question for Brandon here!)
Dear Savvy Traveller: What are the best tricks for ensuring I won’t be forced to check my carry-on luggage?
-Harry Chambers
Dear Harry,
Many aspects of air travel...
Paul Morrison, Adventure Photographer
Simcoe County and Burlington, Ontario are not exactly renowned for their downhill skiing. In fact, the closest slopes in Simcoe have a top elevation of barely 400 metres—yet somehow, one of Canada’s greatest sk...