San Blas Islands on a Budget

Are you heading to Panama soon? Do you daydream about spending your days sipping on coconuts on a white sandy beach somewhere in the beautiful San Blas Islands? So many people want to visit the the beautiful Panamanian Islands but decide against it after they start researching it. Quickly they discover that there are no…

How to Avoid Food Poisoning

Food poisoning and gastroenteritis is never anyone’s idea of a good time but while travelling it has the potential to derail your whole trip. The last thing you want while on vacation is spending your precious holiday time in the bathroom. Unfortunately, once you come down with a stomach bug there is usually no cure,…

Mr Good, Mr Bad and Mr Ugly

I have been staying in hostels for 10 years now and as a result I have stayed with a lot of bad (and good) roommates. But this week in Brasilia was definitely on the extreme end of the scale! The hostel we are staying at in Brasilia might look like your average hostel with funky…

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10 Best Free Things to Do in Vancouver

Olympic Cauldron The outdoor Olympic cauldron from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics is located in the Jack Poole Plaza outside the Vancouver Convention Centre. The cauldron was originally lit by ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky on 12 February 2010 during the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics. It is now lit for special occasions and…