Today is officially my last day in Tanzania and Africa all together. I'm so sad! It's funny how I look work all year to treat myself to an amazing trip, to plan and prepare for it, look forward to it, and with a blink of an eye, it's all over. But I began another year with another awesome experience. Two thumbs up for me! I love this song "Going Home" from Mark Knopfler. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watc ...

[caption id="attachment_3887" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo Credit: invegas.co.uk"][/caption]So now that its 2011, the only thing I have been thinking about is trips oh and that I am reaching quarter century in age. Yikes, in only a few more weeks I’m turning the big 25! So far over a year now I decided the only way to really make me feel better about reaching this age is to party it up in Ve ...

Within the last two weeks, Ontario and parts of Quebec have had some major snowstorms. Not only has a few cities been hit hard with snow, but also many of the ski mountains in the surrounding areas. Yup, now it's time for our skies or snowboards to hit the slopes. I am not only excited to finally start skiing again, but to also try a few new hills this year too. I have done lots of skiing in pervious years ...

As I'm trying to prepare for my big Kilimanjaro hike coming up this December, I came to a conclusion that training at the gym is not enough. I added two additional workouts, the first is running on Mount Royal (233m), a mountain that is located on the island of Montreal. The problem is that I'm not a fan of jogging, due to my short span before getting bored with it.  And most importantly, I'm not good at it ...

Where the heart is and where everything is getting bigger is the state of Texas in the USA. Texas is now becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations in the U.S. More and more people are exploring what Texas has to offer besides the large amounts of food. The place to see is Amarillo a peculiar city due to it’s funky, but strange atmosphere. Even though the state is better known for it’s oil and ga ...

I was lucky enough to start 2010 on Copacabana beach in Rio, surrounded by over 2 million people. I must admit that it was an unforgettable night! One of the best parts of traveling is experiencing the night life in different cities around the world. Let it be for New Year's Eve, during a Carnival or on a simple Saturday night, you need to party it up! Below is a list I put together on the top 10 best party ...

When I first arrived in Mexico for a second semester abroad, I barely spoke any Spanish. I knew the basics, "Hola", "Como estas", and so on but I clearly wasn't ready to entertain a conversation with others. I have to admit that my first month was pretty rough because of the language barrier I was facing. One way I tried to learn Spanish, other than in class was through music. I would listen to songs and re ...

photo credit: http://www.festivalpig.com An event that started with only 20 people has now grow to 48,000 participates in 24 years. It all started in San Francisco on Baker Beach where Larry Harvey constructed a wooden figure and burned it. First it was only a spontaneous performace, but now it is an event where everyone in the world knows about. Known as the Burning Man. As many people say, it is an event ...

[caption id="attachment_2951" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo credit: http://paulocoelhoblog.com"][/caption] Wherever I travel to, everyone knows where Canada is, well only because it is the second largest country in the world. Yet, know one really knows what Canada is made up of. What I mean by that is most of the majority of people in world don’t know where our major cities are located and wh ...

For the past few months I have been doing a few weekend trips, but lately I have also been thinking about seeing New Orleans. Mind you, when I do take a few days off I usually go somewhere out of North America, but this time I thought about seeing a little of the south. I have never seen the real south, so I believe New Orleans is the perfect city to start with. There are a few things within the city that m ...