And yet, I’m writing this post. Sweet irony. A few months ago, gender neutral washrooms made the news in the US of A. I recall being...

I was in Morocco for twelve days to celebrate my twenty-six birthday and while I do like being the life of the party I did want to...

It’s my birthday today. This year, the plan was to keep things low key. But I headed to Montréal over the long weekend. Needless to say...

Avant les sites Web comme Airbnb et Home Away, il y avait la famille élargie haïtienne, qui comprend entre autres les cousins, les...

The Olympics are over, and I’m sad. I actually miss following the events and reading about the athletes. The tradition started in 1988...

My children have been to Haiti five times already but why do we keep going there? Our country, Haiti, is badly managed, dispiriting but...

Whether you want to embark on a solo trip, hang out with friends or plan a romantic getaway, Paris is a destination of choice. The...

A very good friend of ours is of Lebanese descent (let’s call him Friend, in this piece). He speaks Arabic—with an accent, he says—and is...

Pour répondre à la question d’une lectrice curieuse de savoir, d’une part, ce que j’emmenais avec moi et, d’autre part, ce que pouvait...

We travel to discover, learn and be amazed. In a foreign land, the mundane becomes awesome, every experience is heightened. We do things...

Traveling is about getting out of your comfort zone and experiencing new things. And that’s exactly what I did in May 2016—well, partly....

Most travelers will tell you that they sometimes feel vulnerable in a foreign land. Not speaking a word of the local language multiplies...

Le triple attentat à l’aéroport Atatürk (Istanbul, Turkie) s’ajoute à la longue liste d’actes meurtriers qui font la une ces derniers...

Tasting some authentic Cuban food was at the top of my list during my trip there last May. My mission: 1) compare Cuban cuisine to...

We drove down to New Orleans from Atlanta as part of a—rather hilarious and eventful—road trip through four southern states. We arrived...

Buenos Aires m’a séduite. Je suis tout simplement tombée sous son charme. L’architecture, l’énergie, la bouffe. Tout pour plaire....

Jour J – 24 Aller à Cuba, c’est réaliser un de mes rêves les plus chers. Y aller avant que l’Amérique ne débarque est la cerise sur le...

Once or twice a year, my husband and his boys (aka Baz), along with their spouses, get together for a weekend of fun. These get-togethers...

De notre voyage en Argentine, nous nous attendions à trois choses : laisser libre court à notre passion du foot (la mienne un peu moins...

Avant d’immigrer au Canada en 2005, j’ai tenté d’obtenir le plus d’information possible. Je savais que changer de région géographique,...