Traffic. Air Pollution. Over-crowded streets. These are the things most people think of when they think of Bangkok. Despite its bad rap, we wanted to find the calmer, more local side to Bangkok. We met Tammy, a local guide near the 14 October memorial. Just a few short minutes on our bikes and suddenly the city […]
Tasting Provence: A Local Food Tour in Nice
My latest move took me to the south of France where I was living and studying French in Aix-en-Provence. On my last weekend I took some time out to enjoy the Mediterranean life on the coast of Nice. I joined a small food tour with Viator which took us through Vieux Nice to seek out provençal specialities. I have partnered with Viator a few […]
Luxury Hostel Villa Saint Exupéry in Nice, France
When I started traveling 7 years ago hostels got a bad rap. Dirty, sketchy, and a haven for drunk partiers. All while being crammed in a 10-person mixed dorm. But hostels have come along way since then and there are so many more options now. In Madrid, I stayed in a luxury hostel that was […]
Eating Like a Local in Nice
I’m not fond of touristy cities especially when they come with an expensive price tag. Like Rome, I was turned off by Nice for a few years as I couldn’t find the local side of this city. Especially when it came to food. Even when I returned last fall I met Anna, a 24-year-old girl […]
Teaching English in Haiti
In exactly one week I will be on a plane to one of the most unlikely of places – Haiti. I’ll be on a 10-day volunteer trip teaching English and helping with locally-run projects. I’m trying to stay away from reading blogs, stories and news articles about where I’m going and what it could be like. […]
How to Learn French (or Any Language) in Less than 3 Months
Did you know there are over 7,000 languages in the world? I don’t think I have the brain capacity to learn all of them but when I decided to move to France I had a goal to be fluent in French. I knew the basics from what I learned in grade 4 until high school […]