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5 awesome reasons to get off the Euro tourist trek and visit St. Gallen, Switzerland

Looking for a place get off the Eurotour, gap year, Contiki, been there done that, checked that country off my travel list tourist trek. Do you need a break from drinking 7 nights…

Packed day in Nairobi | Get up close and personal with elephants and ancient humans

  Standing behind a roped off area looking out beyond the giant milk bottles scattered across the vermillion coloured soil towards the forest, I wasn't sure what to expect.…

Working, teaching and traveling in Kenya and Switzerland

“Flight 801 to Nairobi please proceed to gate one. Flight 801 to Nairobi, gate one.” Hearing this after the three warning chimes, I’m up. It’s been a long flight from Toronto…

What is slavery? Unforgetable lessons at Ghana's Cape Coast Castle

One of the most beautiful sights are the shores that Cape Coast Castle sits upon. Looking out over the turquoise water that laps upon the coastline outside the white walls it’s…

How to get from Russia to Kazakhstan traveling the Trans-Siberian

  If you’re traveling on the Trans-Siberian, the easiest way to get from Russia to Kazakhstan is to take the bus from Omsk to Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital city. It…