Yearly Archives: 2016

19
Aug

For some strange reason, warm temperatures always make me crave Greek food. Perhaps it’s the heat that makes me want to travel to the Greek islands by virtue of their cuisine. Perhaps it’s the mezzes grazing that makes it more conceivable to consume anything else than ice cream when the humidex factor is more reminiscent of …

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14
Aug
posted in : Stockholm

When I was in the process of planning my trip to Scandinavia this summer, one of the things I was very excited about was trying the many excellent coffee shops in each of the cities I was visiting. Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo all have an outstanding café culture but I thought that the coffee in Stockholm is a notch …

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28
Jul
posted in : Iceland, TRAVELS

Both Icelandair and WOW Air started offering direct and very affordable flights from Montreal to Reykjavik this past spring. In an effort to promote their flights, Icelandair offers a free layover of up to 7 days in the Icelandic capital on your way to the 27 european destinations they fly to from 16 different North American …

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7
Jul
posted in : Rhine River, TRAVELS

One of the advantages of travelling with Viking River Cruises is that your hotel is also your transportation and that it follows you around while you’re travelling. This is the perfect way not to waste time driving or riding the train, especially since the actual transport part of the trip happens mostly while you’re sleeping …

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30
Jun
posted in : Lima, TRAVELS

The taxi ride from our rented apartment in Miraflores to the Santa Catalina neighbourhood isn’t that long. In our week-long stay in the Peruvian capital, we hadn’t yet been to this working class neighbourhood but are now heading there for lunch at Chez Wong, one of Lima’s best cevicheria. After using our rudimentary Spanish to repeat the address to …

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