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Winter in Canada has a habit of reorganising everyday life. A quick trip outside suddenly involves checking the temperature, finding gloves, and deciding whether the roads are worth dealing with. [...]

What is it really like living in Penang with kids? Not visiting for three days or staying in a resort and ordering room service. I mean actually living there, grocery shopping, finding daycare, [...]

Planning a Penang holiday with kids? This guide covers 32 of the best things to do in Penang with kids, from exploring George Town’s UNESCO-listed heritage streets and hunting for street [...]

When did you last look at the holiday photos stored on your phone? Go on, be honest. Even if you shared a select few on social media, those have likely disappeared down the timeline with [...]

I’ve been travelling internationally for more than 20 years and have visited more than 80 countries, so I’ve planned my fair share of complicated trips. But my recent Central Asia [...]

Working from a van sounds romantic right up until your camera freezes mid-meeting and you spend the next ten minutes apologizing to a client.  I’ve worked from villas, hostels, airport [...]

For most people, crossing the US-Mexico border by bus for the first time sounds daunting. It doesn’t have to be that. Many of the routes that cross this line, such as Los Angeles to [...]

Vacations are the ultimate time to experiment with bold new looks, but high heat, humidity, saltwater, and constant styling can wreak havoc on your natural tresses. Switching up your aesthetic [...]

When we travelled through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, I wasn’t setting out to create a restaurant guide. We were simply hungry. Sometimes we were looking for somewhere special. Sometimes we [...]

Before this trip, I knew very little about Central Asian food. I knew about plov. I knew there was a lot of meat. And, if I’m being completely honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what else [...]