I was surfing a few blogs and came across this video from the SMU Travel Bugs. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPQYxnaONaA] When I first saw this video, I told myself: "This is so me!"  It could not describe me any better. I couldn't agree more with everything that is said in this video. Once you start living outside of your comfort zone, it's difficult to settle for a "normal" life. It's videos lik ...

A few years ago, I decided I wanted to experience I totally different way of backpacking. So I picked a European Country, where I knew my British passport was valid to use for a work permit. I decided on Ireland, a country that was not yet under my belt. Once I landed there I knew I wanted to find a job within the industry of bartending or serving. But that was not the hard part; it was finding a place to l ...

Last week on Tuesday, July 5, 2010 in Pamplona, Spain the annual event of the running of Bulls took place. As like every year during this time thousands of daredevils dash around the streets of Pamplona along side of six bulls. Now if you may not know how this event works, take a quick read. First off, these adventures people race ahead of the bulls and are suppose to try to keep the 500 kilograms bulls tog ...

Most people believe I am crazy when I tell them, “ so I just booked a trip and I am off backpacking for about a month.” The first question that comes to their mind is, “Alone?” Of course alone, it can be the best way to travel. I can not remember how many times people, especially women have told me that it’s unsafe, can be lonely, scary, and that I am crazy. The fear that runs across their face is always th ...

Today I was looking at some pictures of my European trip of 1998 with my sister and my parents and I remembered how amazing Monaco is. Monaco is a little city-state located in South Western Europe on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This little country is known for its high class way of life, its beautiful panorama, the casino, the best Formula 1 races and the expensive yachts owned by t ...

While traveling the world is adventurous, fun and challenging all at once, most of us spend most of our time living in one location- at least for a few years! But how should we go about to picking that location? Let's take a look at the best cities to live in for 2010, according to Mercer. City No 1- Vienna, Austria  When I visited Vienna a few years back, I was in complete aw with this white-looking city. ...

On my first ever one month and a half backpacking trip to Spain , Morocco and Portugal, I must admit that I was really excited to visit Spain. As most people, I heard a lot of good things about the Costa Del Sol and I was eager to be in Malaga and Marbella, sunbathing. But with all due respect to Spain, when I hit the Algarve coast in Portugal, it just took my breath away! I mean, my time in Spain was aweso ...

Hungary is a country filled with culture. From taking a boat ride on the Danube to eating tasty goulash in a Hungarian restaurant, there is no doubt you'd enjoy your stay in the country. Budapest, which is the combination of Buda and Pest, separated by the Danube, is a city that will take your breath away. Either strolling through Hero's Square in Pest or walking through the Castle District in Buda, there i ...

During the month of April I have just spent the last three weeks traveling around the world. Well kind of, I went from Cannes, France to Varadero, Cuba. Although France was a work trip it did feel like a little vacation, only because I was away from the office for three weeks. But Cuba was my vacation and spending it with great friends was amazing. First I will start with a little about my trip to France. I ...

Over the years and the places I've traveled to, I've grown to enjoy hiking.  So this summer, I'm on a mission. On a mission to hike different mountains in the Montreal area. My first mountain this year is Mont-St-Bruno, in Lanaudière, about 40 kilometers away from Montreal. If you're new to hiking and looking for an easy mountain to hike, you should definetely head to Mont-Saint-Bruno. Le Sentier des Lacs ( ...