When my friends Matt and Caro, from Passport and a Toothbrush set off for their around-the-world journey, they knew it could quite possibly be a life-changing experience. Their epic adventure has taken them from Western to Eastern Europe and across some of the most developing communities in Asia. Along the way, they learned they could […]
The Best Bagel You’ll Ever Eat
I think there needs to be a change in the little red leaf at the centre of our national flag. I think they made a mistake when they designed our emblem. I bet that leaf was meant to be a bagel. A Montreal-style bagel! The Canadian bagel is like no other piece of dough you’ve ever […]
The Oldest Chocolatería in Madrid
Of all the chocolate in Europe, I didn’t know Spain is where I could find the creamiest kind. In Madrid, the oldest chocolatería serves up the country’s best chocoloate. Madrileños have flocked to this chocolate-making café since 1894 for a cup of their pure hot cocoa. But this chocolate is nothing like the kind back home. At […]
Cerveceria Barnabier in Barcelona
In Barcelona, we got an awesome recommendation from a local friend to head to Cerveceria Barnabier in Vila Olimpica. While the area is a bit of a tourist magnet, we trusted their local tips for where to eat in Barcelona. Thankfully they didn’t steer us wrong – the dishes here were full of flavour and […]
Overcoming Fear and Why I Jumped Off A Bridge
When I set off to British Columbia along Canada’s beautiful west coast, I wasn’t expecting to plunge nearly 200 feet off a bridge over the Nanaimo River. It doesn’t sound like a far distance, but when you’re at the top looking down, the bottom looks like nothing but an endless mount of fatal rocks and […]
Guide to Finding Authentic Paella in Spain
Like Italian gelato in Italy, authentic paella in Spain can be hard to spot. Sure, Spain is inundated with tons of places that serve up their signature dish in restaurants, tapas bars, and street-side stands, but just because a guy holding a menu on the sidewalk in Spain is offering up paella for 10€, doesn’t […]