With flights getting cheaper and cheaper, more and more destinations are opening up to the average Canadian that weren’t options even ten years ago. This revolution in travel has completely …
Currency Spotlight: Swedish Krona
It’s time for our weekly Currency Spotlight. Since we’re in Sweden this week – check out our profile and travel guide – we’ll focus on the krona (crown in English). …
Summer Sun Safety: 101
With the surging temperatures of summertime, we thought it would be a good opportunity to remind everyone about some basic sun safety tips. Whether you’re staying local or travelling somewhere …
Schools Out With These Great Vacations For Teachers
The dedicated teachers of our community work their butts off ten months of the year educating and shaping our children. We know that with constant marking and lesson planning, a …
Summer Festival Season Survival: 101
Taking on a summer music festival (or any kind of festival) is always a fun and exciting adventure – but it can also be exhausting and sometimes dangerous. Outdoor summer …
Travel Diary: A Summer on an Icelandic Sheep Farm
The following account details the experience of a graduate student living and working for a summer on a sheep farm in the north of Iceland. Join us as we learn …
Girl in the Clouds Takes on Budapest, Hungary
Hello passengers! Please buckle your seatbelts and prepare for departure. I’m your flight attendant Skye (aka the Girl in the Clouds). Budapest, here we come! Vol 2. Never Went Hungry …
Voluntourism: Travel & Make a Difference
Voluntourism has been booming in the past couple of decades. The industry, combining volunteering with tourism, offers participants the chance to visit another country and experience a different culture, while …
The 5 Weakest Currencies in the World
The British pound, the euro and the US dollar are known the world over as some of the highest-valued and most widely-used currencies in the world. But what would you …
7 summer vacations to feed your wanderlust
With longer days and warmer weather, there’s no better season to travel than the summertime. Since many of us get a break from school or work we look forward to …