Extended Travel Weariness: from the followsummer archives
I stumbled upon this blog entry from August 2004 as I was going through some files here on followsummer. So interesting to note and remember our feelings of a year full of travel, and with only three and a half months left...
5 Incredible Bucket List Travel Destinations
As a translator, I’ve travelled all over the world as part of my work. It’s taken me to a whole host of important meetings and some stunning destinations, but I have often only seen a hotel and the inside of a cab....
Teaching Abroad: Travel With a Purpose
If you’re an adventurer at heart, you know that traveling is one of the best ways to make yourself happy. If you pair your desire to travel with a purpose with teaching abroad then you’re already getting an outline of a great,...
Concerning Food and Drink in Argentina
We have been really impressed by the variety and quality of food and service being offered here in Buenos Aires. If these high levels and consistency remain the same elsewhere in Argentina, then they will receive the...
Safari: What You Need to Prepare Before You Go
A Safari holiday is a once in a lifetime experience that you should definitely try and do at least once in your life. In the past, I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing a safari in Corbett National Park — and it was...
5 Healthy Snacks for Your Summer Road Trip
Summer is often framed as the right time to lose weight and get in the best beach shape of your life, but the change to a warm season can make anyone want to watch what they eat for a variety of reasons. Taking a road trip is...
A Digital Nomad’s Guide To Working Anywhere
Remote work and living independently can have one great benefit to it and being a digital nomad, you can work from wherever you want. Feel like going to Thailand and spending a month there? No problem. Your working nomad home...
A Dandelion and a Daisy: Les Jardins de Métis
Yesterday’s Sainte-Flavie arrival-greeting fog has burned away and our morning breaks sunny, warm and inviting. We grab an early breakfast in the Motel: butter-basted eggs ‘over easy’, some lovely crispy...
6 Summer Wilderness Destinations You Must Discover
Summer is the perfect time to explore some crazy places you’ve never been to. And what’s better than going out into the wilderness and spending some quality time with Mother Nature? If you’re feeling...
John Mountain (LL.B., MBA) 1956-2018
from June 18th, 2018 I am absolutely speechless these days. Sadness, pain, grief, disbelief. It is with such a broken heart that I must announce the recent passing of my husband, co-founder, partner of 27 years and chief...
Expatriates: Best 5 Countries for Expats
Moving abroad is never an easy choice. There definitely are countries whose citizens choose repatriation if they are pursuing a better life, but what happens if you are from a country which has a good economy but you still want...
Long Haul Flights: Some Survival Tips
Is it just me, or sitting for ten or more hours crammed between airplane seats among a crowd of equally cranky kids and grownups cannot possibly be the most incredible beginning to a holiday? I assume I’m not alone in this...
10 Places You Should Really Visit This Summer
There are a ton of choices available to you when considering where to spend your summer vacation dollars. And as Canadians continue to struggle with a weakened dollar and creeping fuel prices, should we consider packing up the...
5 Best Places to Visit in Singapore
From a secluded metropolis reserved for the rich and the carefree, to the top travel destination that attracts millions of tourists from around the world, Singapore tourism has increased substantially in recent years....
The 9 Best Travel Experiences Around the World
The world we live in is so small, yet so vast at the same time. We don’t need more than a day or two to reach almost any destination on the planet, yet we rarely venture far beyond the boundaries of our own comfort zone....
A Day of Dance in Bali
We awake to a simple but beautifully presented breakfast of fresh fruit, freshly squeezed orange and papaya juice and eggs, toast, and banana pancakes. We eat alfresco, with views of the morning rice field stretching out in front...
Wreck Dive: USS Liberty: Tulamben, Bali
We are picked up at 7:00 this morning at our hotel by Sophie, a charming young Frenchwoman, who owns a dive shop, just up the street called Safari Bali We are off to Tulamben, on the northeast coast, to dive. But more...
Revealing Your Inner Self: 5 Destinations That Will Change Your Life
Going on a vacation is no longer just about sightseeing and taking a bunch of photos – now it’s more a matter of learning, experiencing, and after a long day of hiking and discovery, uncovering more about your...
Gay Men Travelling in a Group: Some Do’s and Don’ts
On an organized group tour of Morocco we began our first-night group introductions in a hotel bar in Casablanca, (coincidently drinking Casablanca beer) with the thirteen gay men who were listening to our two-week...