A laid-back, blossoming cultural and culinary capital filled with elegant colonial buildings, tree-lined streets, vibrant markets, top museums and artists and artisans galore, Oaxaca is one of Mexico’s most captivating and creative cities. Our guest blogger Ash-lea Gazzola from Break Loose Journal has called Oaxaca her home for over a year now and has fallen head over…
10 very cool reasons to add Montreal to your travel list
An extraordinary city overflowing with creative energy, positivity and an outlook on life like no other place on earth, after spending a week in the largest city in Canada’s Québec province, here are my 10 very cool reasons why I think you should add Montreal to your travel list… The dizzying array of festivals and…
How to spend 48 hours in Montreal for travel snobs
Québec province’s largest city is a place with an unrestrained love for the arts, festivals, all things creative and generally living life to the hilt. To help celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada I spent an extraordinary seven days exploring Montreal and after that week I was captivated. I loved their unique outlook on life and the hugely passionate…
7 beautiful reasons to visit the Adirondack Mountains – America’s best kept secret
Being a Brit I’m ashamed to say I hadn’t heard much about the Adirondack Mountains before my visit, well apart from the semi-schlocky killer-animal flick Lake Placid which is set in the area of course (okay that’s even more embarrassing to admit). But to New Yorkers and beyond, this is bonafide backcountry – a place adorned…
A soul-soothing boutique road trip through the Florida Keys, USA
The islands of the Florida Keys decorate the jade water like emeralds dangling from an intricate necklace. Beginning 15 miles south of Miami, the chain stretches out languidly in the tropical Florida Straits, dividing the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Gulf of Mexico to the north west…
Isla Holbox – an under-the-radar destination in Mexico
Travellers looking for a holiday on the Yucatan peninsula may only associate this beautiful part of Mexico with the craziness of Cancun and the all-inclusive resorts of Playa Del Carmen but take it from me it’s definitely possible to relax…
10 of the most beautiful National Parks in North America
North America – the third largest of the world’s continents – is home to some of the most staggeringly beautiful protected areas of natural wilderness in the world. From the geysers of Yellowstone to the mesmerizing fjords of Newfoundland….
Dreamy USA hotel destinations to help celebrate the summer
There’s few better places to make the most of the hot sunny days and long balmy nights of summer than the USA, and to help you celebrate the summer, the large hotel brand Marriott.com is offering up to $100 in resort credits to spend at their participating US based hotel resorts…
In BIG Pictures: the best of Canada’s two most beautiful National Parks
Last month our writer Scott Balaam flew with KLM to explore what is arguably one of the world’s most naturally beautiful countries – Canada. The first country in the world to create the National Parks Service, Canada’s aim was to create vast areas of recreation and of course to protect their stunningly beautiful wilderness landscapes….
A Canadian adrenalin rush – a trip to Edmonton, Jasper and Banff
The second-biggest country in the world has a seemingly endless supply of unspoilt landscapes and extraordinary wildlife. Our writer Scott Balaam flew with KLM to explore some of the best parts of this famously beautiful corner of North America…