North America
- Historic places in Nova Scotia: Sherbrooke Village (11/24/2019) Sherbrooke Village is a genuine hidden gem on the South Coast of Nova Scotia. If you’ve read my post on Annapolis Royal you know that I am now on Canada’s East coast. So, one day […]
The ultimate Canada bucket list of experiences (11/10/2019) Bass Thurman in his epic song sunscreen said “do something new every day” are you looking for new experiences? Those little things you’ve never done before? Got a Canada bucket list? Here are some ideas […]
The 3 kindest business owners I met in Canada (10/27/2019) Canada is known for the kindness of its people. Allow me to suggest they are really underselling it. I’ve seen kindness before, even kindness to strangers. And that’s the real tell. But Canadians upped the […]
8 things you should know before going on your first RV vacation (10/20/2019) Currently, I am traveling through Canada in an RV with my friend Sabrina. For both of us it’s the first RV vacation and let me tell you: We’ve learned a lot in these past few […]
Forest bathing in Jacques Cartier National Park (10/13/2019) Until a few months ago, I had never heard of forest bathing. Apparently it is a decades old idea invented by the Japanese. Canada picked up on it. If there is one thing they have […]
See the Indian Summer on these 5 hikes in Quebec, Canada (10/6/2019) Are you one of the tough hikers that doesn’t need summer weather to be outdoors? Looking to see the magnificent colors of the Indian Summer? After hiking in Nova Scotia last month, I just finished […]
The truth about seeing wildlife in the Canadian Rockies (9/29/2019) The chance to see wildlife in the Canadian Rockies is one of the main attractions to visitors here. In the past 3 months I drove about 15 000 km, that’s just under 10 000 miles, […]
A visit to Green Gables on Prince Edward Island (9/22/2019) I first came across Anne of Green Gables in the Netflix series “Anne with an e” about two years ago. I remember thinking to myself “what a pretty place! This I should go see!” Recently […]
Best hike in Nova Scotia (9/8/2019) Granted, I can’t say I’ve been on every single trail in the province. But it’ll be very hard to find a better hike than the Skyline trail. It is easy, rewarding and there is a […]
4 things you should know about Niagara Falls before you go (9/1/2019) This week I finally got to cross one major item off my North America list: Niagara Falls. It was a very spontaneous visit, involved only minimal planning. It is possible but meant that we had […]