"Bandits!" my Czech friend told me. "Robbers!" the Canadian Foreign Affairs Web site warned. "Why can't you go to a normal place like Disneyland?" my mother sighed, for...
Next to cash and a passport, a map is probably the most important thing a traveller can carry. Without one, you might not be able to determine your destination and if you did...
The Central American nation of Belize is known for its Mayan ruins, outstanding diving, and spectacular resorts. But it is also a hotbed of karaoke. Like many places around...
With the U.S. dollar falling like a stone against the Canadian dollar, American destinations are once again becoming affordable. Boston, Boca Raton, Bellingham.
There is a pile of hair on the keyboard in front of me. Both the hair and the keyboard are mine. I have been struggling to come up with a simple way to explain perhaps the...
The Finn looks at me with a bemused expression. Before us, an Estonian farmer, wearing little more than a Speedo, appears to be smuggling potatoes. The Austrian, the Dane, and...
