World Travel

Paris – a city to inspire

If you’re an artist, an art lover or just someone who appreciates beautiful surroundings, fashion and style, then Paris is the city for you. This city is overflowing with sights, tastes and sounds that will fill you with inspiration for your next project, whatever that may be! Read more »

100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games

Sixteen days, 38 events, 22 sports, 1,000 athletes, over 30 nations and an audience of millions – welcome to 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games. The world’s top snow and ice sports athletes from all corners of the globe will descend upon New Zealand’s Southern Alps and take on the best in ski racing to curling, snowboarding to skating as well as adaptive snow sports. Read more »

My favourite British city, Bristol

Our former group sales rep Ben and his girlfriend visited Europe on their way home to Australia. Here is a blog about their favourite city in the UK.

Bristol is located in South West England, about 2 hours from London on the M4 motorway or by direct train. Bristol sometimes gets overlooked as a tourist destination, but for me, it’s my favourite British city and is a great place to spend a night or two. The city has transformed itself from a grey industrial town to a young, vibrant university city with great bars, restaurants and nightlife. Read more »

Trips that are fun for all ages

Summer vacation- two glorious, unfettered months of freedom- may be a thing of the past for most of us, but the idea still appeals. And for people with school-age children, summer is really the only time they can go on a long trip. Kidlets or not, here are some places that will be fun to visit. Read more »

Festival Fever in Europe

Summer in Europe means festivals, come rain or shine, these festivals are fantastic! The best bands come from all over the world to do the Europe festival circuit. If you ever plan to go to Europe in the summer and you love music then you must include a festival into your itinerary. Here are a few of the big ones: Read more »

Puffins, Beaches, Mountains and the Royals in North Wales

When you think about going to the UK on vacation, you probably think about visiting places like London, Oxford, Stonehenge and Edinburgh. North Wales probably isn’t at the top of your list, but I am going to suggest that it should be! Read more »

A Week in Bangkok

As I stepped out of the airport, the heat hit me like I had just stuck my head inside an oven! Hot and humid, the kind of heat that just clings onto your skin. I jumped in a cab and headed to downtown Bangkok for what would be a fantastic week exploring this exciting city. Read more »

The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth

Bucking broncos. Fearless cowboys. Dazzling grand stand shows. Billed as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, the Calgary Stampede is a rodeo extravaganza held every summer in Calgary, Alberta. Read more »

Welcome Aboard the Newest Hostel in NZ

The great thing about hostelling is you get to stay in some pretty cool places. When staying with HI you can find yourself sleeping in a railway carriage, jail cell or even an airplane.  With the introduction of YHA Bay of Islands, The Rock in New Zealand, you can stay on a house boat in one of the world’s most stunning locations – the Bay of Islands. Read more »

Top Whale Watching Spots

Here in BC, seeing a bunch of tourists in puffy orange survival suits on a  Zodiac is nothing out of the ordinary, but we realize that not everyone lives by coastal waters. So if you’ve saved up your pennies to take your dream whale watching expedition, here are some places well worth your while. Fortunately,, there are A LOT of places in the world to see whales. Read more »