Everett Potter, a longtime travel writer, and writes a travel blog that offers hotel reviews, interviews with travel insiders, and practical travel information for consumers. He interviewed me, Trish Sare, BikeHike founder and director on his October 4th edition. For details on Everett Potter's Travel Report visit www.everettpotter.com The Interview: Trish Sare, BikeHike Adventures In the competitive world of adventure travel, the small adventure travel companies can sometimes get lost in... Read Full Story
If you want to use your mobile phone while traveling overseas, you'll need a cell phone that is GSM compatible and SIM unlocked. GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications and it means that it operates on the 900, 1800 and 1900 frequencies. The most economical way to use your mobile phone overseas is to ensure that your phone is unlocked so that you can purchase prepaid SIM cards in each country your visiting. SIM cards are are small rectangular cards that are stored inside GSM... Read Full Story
Packing for trips seems to be something that I do more often than not, and now it's truly second nature to me. For many however, it can be a challenge trying to fit everything into one bag. It's important not to forget the essentials, but also not to overpack, because you just have to carry it, and you will regret it. Here are some of the essentials for every adventure vacation. Depending on the climate and the activities on each trip, there will be variations to this list, but these are... Read Full Story
Welcome, Karibu, Bonjour, Bienvenidos, Willkamen, Haere Mai, Sawasdee, Bem-vindo, Dober dan…. In Sumatra, several years back when I was young and naïve and still glowing from fulfilling a childhood dream of mine (of seeing orangutans in the wild), I was handed a small box to take care of. Let me explain…My friend and I were taking an overnight bus from Bukittinggi to Dumai, which ended up being a van with just the two of us. At the beginning of the trip, the driver stopped at a house, went... Read Full Story
This past weekend I participated in my first triathlon. It was an Olympic distance (1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run) race held in Kelowna, British Columbia. I’ve competed in a number of sports in my lifetime; including basketball, volleyball, track, football, rowing and running. I can honestly say I’ve never been as happy during a race as I was bouncing around from the lake, to the roads, to the streets of the Okanagan valley. The experience was so amazing; I have no reservation around... Read Full Story
Frustration, long lines, delays, bad food or no food at all, one blanket per row of 9, questionable movies, lost luggage….this is generally my experience of flying, but in order to get from A to B I have to grin and bear it and try to find the positives in flying…hmmm, frequent flier miles, the destination at the other end, views on a clear day to the landscape below, an excuse to read a good book for 10 hours straight. I like to consider myself pretty good at finding economical flights on... Read Full Story
A number of years ago I was driving from my home town of London, Ontario to Satellite Beach, Florida. I stopped at some random gas station in West Virginia to buy a drink and some gas. I started a conversation with the middle-aged attendant. The name on his shirt was Alowishus. He was quick to observe that I wasn’t a local. In a long southern drawl, he asked me, “Where’re you from?” I told him I was from Canada. He didn’t know where that was. I explained Canada was the country just north of... Read Full Story
Here is the second installment of excellent video shorts from the world of travel. We found some fun takeoff and landing video from St Maarten. Enjoy! Stephen Read Full Story
Arguably the best stories in life come from travel. When our individual preconceptions clash with those of a foreign country, we are presented with surprise, humor and potentially unending degrees of confusion. I had my first real taste of a completely foreign culture when I was 25. I went to Korea for a summer to teach English in small town in southern Korea called Yeo-chun. The experience was outstanding. I had an apartment that overlooked the seaside, made plenty of new friends, and... Read Full Story
Being in the travel industry, we come across some excellent video shorts related to travel. This week we thought we’d start sharing some of our favorite picks. Enjoy!! Stephen Where the Hell is Matt (4:29 mins) Vietnam Traffic Intersection (0:09 mins) Secret Seats on Airplanes (1:28 mins) Lyra Bird (3:59 mins) Panama Canal Timelapse (1:56 mins) Read Full Story
