On the shores of New Zealand’s fourth largest lake, surrounded by the Southern Alps and with a national park almost at the end of the street, Wānaka looks like a classic vacation town. In practice, it works far better as a base – somewhere you unpack once and...

There is this moment, right after the house goes dark, where everything feels oddly quiet. The fridge stops humming. The WiFi drops. The lights flick off with that tiny little click. You stand there for a second thinking, OK, so this is happening. Then someone...

After a heady day in the wild African bush, beach or bustling city, there is something irresistibly indulgent about cooling off in a gorgeous swimming pool – or chilling with a glass of bubbles in a lovely hot tub or jacuzzi under the stars by night. In Africa,...

Fall in Kelowna can’t quite make up its mind.One day it’s crisp and cool, with mist hanging over Okanagan Lake, and the next it’s warm enough for shorts and an iced coffee on a patio.It’s a season made for layers and for testing the kind of clothing that can...

After more than twenty years of travel across forty plus countries, we’ve learned that communication problems aren’t rare. They’re almost guaranteed.From misheard announcements to medical surprises to long conversations with guides, the moments where language...

With a three-hour drive from Johannesburg, Welgevonden’s ‘Big Five’ Tshwene Lodge is an inviting and accessible bush escape. A stay here offers an opportunity to ‘slow down’ and enjoy the rhythm of the wilderness. I spent three days embracing a slower pace in...

I just completed one of the most unique cruises through some of New Zealand’s most sensational scenery. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. There are places in this world that render you speechless, not because I have nothing to say, but because the...

Most travelers move through Peru confined to the same itinerary and rhythm. Like being stuck on a conveyor belt, they check off Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, and done – shuffling unquestioningly along the same well-worn path and snapping the same prescribed...