I recently moved and being an avid train rider, I was excited when I realized I could take the train from Kamloops, BC (near where I live now) to Edmonton, AB where I have relatives and friends. It’s about a nine-hour drive, too far for me to drive in one day. Along with current high […]
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Are you a herd traveler? Do you go on tours and prefer to see the well-known travel sites and destinations? Or do you like to get off the beaten track and find places less traveled? Some people know exactly what they like, or at least what they think they like. While others feel like their
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Argentina road through colored mountains Argentina is a big country with long distances between some of the major attractions. I could only find one long-distance train, the Patagonia Train between Bariloche and Viedma. I found it impossible to book outside of Argentina and when we got there the train was sold out. The buses were
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In North America it is easy to find a laundry mat with coin operated washers and dryers. That is not the case in many countries. In some areas you can find laundry services where you drop off a bag of clothes for pickup a day or two later. One of the benefits of hostels is
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To keep your passport, cash, debit, credit cards and other items safe from theft— think layering like you do with clothing. When you only carry one large purse or bag and you lose it, then you lose everything. It’s wiser to separate items and place your most valuable possessions in locations not as accessible to
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I’m excited to announce that I now have a Facebook group for: Trains, Buses, Hostels and Home Stays. This was something I wanted to do when I finished writing my book. But then I went travelling. And then I got home just as the world was shutting down due to COVID-19. Honestly I haven’t felt
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You may not know that the Government of Canada has a Registration of Canadians Abroad (ROCA) service. They also have a TRAVEL SMART app where you can list your planned travel dates and destinations. In addition the app provides other helpful travel information. Many other countries probably have something similar. I know lots of people
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When I planned my trip to South America I read good things about the bus service here, especially the overnight buses. Because of that I took an overnight bus in Chile, two in Argentina, along with quite a few day buses. I have been given a pillow, a blanket and a meal on other overnight
On this trip I’ve mainly been staying in Airbnb self contained condo style units because I was traveling with two other women and that suited our needs the best. Some units were awesome, some were okay but a couple of them were not satisfactory at all. After 2 nights in our Airbnb in Valparaíso, Chile I
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I thought our 3 day tour to Cachi and Cafayate was amazing and it was. But when we headed north to the Jujuy area and in particular the hills surrounding Purmamarca we often looked at each other in disbelief. The red, orange, brown, blue, green and even purple colour seen is sometimes referred to as
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