If you’re going to travel to Victoria just let me warn you – unless you’re a garden fanatic, you’ll never fit in. I’ve never met so many plant crazy people in my life. And spring, of course, when the whole city is in bloom, is the time to be there and also the time that […]
The people you meet – Hainan Island
I’m at the Li and Miao Minority Village in Hainan Island – and if you think you’re in for an authentic experience, it depends on your definition of authentic. If hordes of Chinese tour groups and lineups and guides waving flags and shouting in your face is authentic, then this is as real as it […]
Send me to jail, please
I spent a couple of hours in prison this afternoon. Trust Montreal to transform a prison into La Maison Des Gouverneurs’ Wine Cellar, which I believe, means the Governors’ House Wine Cellar. Yes, the Quebec Liquor Board keeps a mere 50,000 select bottles of wine in the basement of the La Prison Des Patriotes […]
Lessons learned while travelling – cultural sensitivity
I’ve only been in London, England, for two days and already travel is teaching me many things. One, be sensitive to other cultures … and this includes super powers. When I go to Thailand, say, I know that as a woman I shouldn’t touch a Buddhist monk and I’m careful about this (except for the […]
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