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  • World's Best Museums, YSL Museum in Marrakech
    Bolivia,  Cambodia,  Canada,  Colombia,  Cuba,  Ecuador,  England,  France,  Guam,  Indonesia,  Ireland,  Italy,  Malaysia,  Morocco,  Norway,  Scotland,  Spain,  Sweden,  Tanzania,  Thailand,  Uganda,  US,  Vietnam,  Zambia

    The Ultimate List of the Best Museums in the World

    World’s Best Museums  Visiting a new country can be exciting yet overwhelming experience.  There is art, culture, history, architecture, music, design and science that are all waiting to be learned and explored in cities and towns throughout the world.  A museum can provide a glimpse into local life, or provide education on a broader level. I think museums are a way to get a glimpse of the view of a country. Small, local museums even more-so, they show how they perceive themselves and the rest of the world. Get out to a museum near you, open your eyes and enrich your minds.  Doing some research to choose an interesting museum…

  • 14 Best Destinations for Book Nerds
    Asia,  Bhutan,  Canada,  Czech Republic,  England,  Europe,  Greece,  Italy,  North America,  Portugal,  US

    14 Best Vacation Destinations for Book Nerds

    Book nerds pack your bags, here are the best places to visit that are book-centric locations. Bibliophiles will appreciate each of these destinations as an inspiration for your next book based vacation. Get lost in a good book and then get lost in a new place. Here is a list of 14 places where I’ve found unique bookshops or libraries that made my trip more memorable. With each city I’ve included a travel tip to help you start to organize your own itinerary. Plan your vacation to some of these popular destinations and then make sure to add a stop at these libraries or bookshops while you are in town!…

  • Canada,  North America

    Ethical Wildlife Encounter: A Tadoussac Whale Watching Trip

    A Tadoussac whale watching trip is a highlight of things to do in the Quebec Province.  Tadoussac is easy to access, only a three hours drive north of Quebec City.  It’s a unique location due to the fact that the fresh water Sanguenay River & the salt water St. Lawrence River converge.  This area has an abundance of food like plankton & krill, that whales love to eat.  It’s one of the best spots for whale watching in Canada & throughout the world and I’ve given you everything you need to know to plan your own trip to Tadoussac.   What to You’ll See Whale Watching in Canada Water sprayed…

  • Sustainable Weekend Guide to Montreal, Canada
    Canada,  North America

    A Weekend In Montreal: A Sustainable City Guide

    Ultimate Weekend in Montreal Montreal is the largest city in the Quebec province and the most diverse.  The best weekend in Montreal is full of sight seeing, eating, walking and learning.  Read through some suggestions and start planning your weekend getaway today.  It’s great to have the opportunity to visit a new place, and if we can do that responsibly we all become better travelers.  These suggestions all have conscious travel choices in mind so we can all support local businesses that are making a positive impact. Montreal Neighborhoods The city is broken up into some pretty distinct neighborhoods.  You’ll have something different for every visitor, which is why a…

  • Asia,  Canada,  Colombia,  Malaysia,  Scotland,  Thailand

    Coffee Shop Talk: Where to Find the Best Coffee in the World

    Brew a cup, order a Venti, or pop a K-cup in the Keurig because we are breaking down where in the world you can find the best coffee. Can I let you in on a little secret? If you read my story about my trip to a Colombian coffee farm, you already know that I’m the only person you know that doesn’t drink coffee.  Ok, so what makes me an authority on where to drink coffee around the world? I love everything about the caffeinated craving in a cup aside from drinking it, in particular, the coffee shop.  The smell, people all sitting around socializing quietly with friends or working…

  • Canada,  North America

    Abbie of Green Gables: My summer trip to PEI

    With the last string of rainy days I’ve found myself daydreaming of my past summer trips, more specifically my time in Prince Edward Island, which had all the ingredients a good vacation consists of: childhood nostalgia, insanely delicious ice cream, the beach and moonshine. Any girl who had a worthwhile childhood knows of Anne of Green Gables.  You read the books or watched the movies and immediately related to Lucy Maud Montgomery’s precocious red headed main character, Anne Shirley.  It was because of those movies that my sister and I became obsessed with Anne and the stories following the characters of Green Gables. The books are set in Prince Edward Island,…

  • Asia,  California,  Canada,  Europe,  France,  Ireland,  North America,  Northern Ireland,  Pennsylvania,  Scotland,  Thailand,  UK

    My 13 memorable moments of 2013

    It’s the last day of 2013!  What an amazing, exciting and rewarding year I’ve had and I can’t wait to see what awaits in the coming year.  Until then, here is a list of my thirteen best moments of 2013 in no particular order!  Enjoy and have a happy new year! 13.  Behind the scenes at Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco, California. As a child you dream of being an oceanographer, a Sea World employee (until you watch Blackfish) swimming with the dolphins or in a job surrounding yourself with wildlife for your 9 – 5.  The Aquarium by the Bay in San Francisco makes you feel like…

  • Canada,  North America

    Trapped in Toronto

    You know you have been stuck on a plane too long when you longingly gaze out the window and wish to trade places with one of the tarmac workers.  There was a point while trapped on my last flight where I would have gladly schlepped luggage on and off aircrafts in exchange to get out of my temporary hell hole. “I’ve never experienced anything like this before,” our pilot said with a puzzled tone over the loud-speaker.  “If you guys could just hang tight for another few minutes.”  Loud groans and sighs echoed through the plane as we all were losing our patience, some more quickly than others.  This was…