Under-planners tend to be extroverted and optimistic, functioning on the basic assumption that they’ll meet new friends who will point them

I knew on some level what was going to happen, but she was adamant. She wanted to see the waterfall. Before my friend arrived in Bali for...

The older I get, the more I’ve come to realize that the holiday season isn’t so much about unwrapping objects, but sending messages of love

Travelling solo is an amazing, freeing, confidence-building experience. But there are so many reasons to put it off.

Have you been dreaming about hosting a retreat abroad? Gathering together like minds into a space where they can escape the pressures and...

These days, there are so many options for travel experiences– from big cruises, to bus trips, to DIY app-based excursions, supported cust...

And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it's a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, u...

As a Canadian woman in the dead of winter, what do I look forward to? That first warm day in spring. The morning when you wake up and not...

It is 2019, and I can’t believe (for the nth year in a row) how fast time slides by. The sun rises and sets so fast, seasons change, chil...

I just flew back to Bali this past weekend (!!!), and I am so excited to see old friends and show new friends around this beautiful islan...

When it comes to seeing a new place, nothing sounds worse to me than being part of a giant group, shuttled from place to place, stopping ...

After a life of working humdrum jobs and raising my son on my own, arriving in Bali the first time was scary for me.

There’s nothing worse than arriving in a country and realizing you can’t wear the clothes you packed, your products don't work, or you co...

Is this too deep for a travel blog? I don’t think so. I first heard about the concept of “The Life Resume” from Jesse Itzler, and I’ve co...

Before I travelled to Bali, I felt like I was running out of things to talk about. My life wasn’t terrible or anything, but it was the sa...

Upon arriving in Bali, you’ll soon notice something peculiar… as people introduce themselves, you hear the same first names over and over...

Written on March 17, 2018 I sit as the afternoon draws to a close, surrounded by birdsong as all the local birds get ready to roost for t...

In 2005, I was living in Calgary. I was not happy. I was depressed, I had been grossly overweight for most of my life, and I worked long ...