by Anne Betts | Jan 14, 2025 | Other Travel Tips, Morocco
Updated January 14, 2025 How do you practise ethical animal tourism? Occasionally in my travels, I’m forced to confront my attitudes towards animal welfare and its relationship to tourism. Before a trip to Morocco, it had been relatively easy. I steered clear of zoos...
by Anne Betts | Jan 7, 2025 | Norway, Travel Tips
Heralded as ‘The World’s Most Beautiful Voyage’ by Lonely Planet, a Hurtigruten Norway Coastal Express voyage is not a cruise. Or it’s not a typical cruise. It’s an educational and culinary experience on a working ship that stops at many coastal communities while...
by Anne Betts | Dec 10, 2024 | Cuba
For a unique dining experience at the best restaurant in Cuba, head to La Guarida in Havana. La Guarida (The Hideout) in Centro Habana has been attracting a growing clientele of Cuban and international patrons since it opened its doors in 1996. Over the years, it has...
by Anne Betts | Nov 2, 2024 | Cambodia
Updated November 2, 2024 It might look like a movie set, but it’s real. I’m referring to a scene in the movie Tomb Raider. It’s the one where Angelina Jolie’s character Lara Croft ventures into eerie ruins among the roots of strangler figs and other huge...
by Anne Betts | Oct 31, 2024 | Travel Hacking, Destinations
Updated October 31, 2024 What are the various ways to use CIBC Aventura points to reduce travel costs? Is the Aventura program worth it? How does it work? What’s an Aventura point worth? Here is my review as it relates to funding travel. What...
by Anne Betts | Aug 13, 2024 | Cuba
Updated August 13, 2024 I haven’t taken a food tour I didn’t enjoy. While some are better than others, they share three common characteristics: a leisurely stroll, staggered tastings from the local culinary scene, and an introduction to the history,...