Travel Memoir: The People You Meet

July 3, 2025.Reading time 3 minutes.

In 2010, at the age of 35, I had the opportunity to leave my life in Toronto, Ontario, Canada behind for a few months to travel around Southeast Asia and China with my British boyfriend. Thanks to his work in the luxury travel industry, the trip was to be part budget/backpacker and part luxury with […]

Discovering Soul Mates – Travel’s Biggest Gift

July 29, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Discovering Soul Mates – Travel’s Biggest Gift When I was in grade 11, I went on exchange to Namur, Belgium for a few months. Namur is a French speaking city of approximately 110,00 and is the capital of Belgium’s Wallonia region. This didn’t mean a lot to me when I was in grade 11, but […]

I’m Going to Greece. Who is Coming With?

July 27, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

I’m Going to Greece. Who is Coming With? I sat down with Tom Gehrels of Adventure Coordinators to talk about his life as a travel agent and how indispensable this relationship can be for the adventure seeker. You can read all about it here. We also took a few minutes to talk about his latest […]

For the Love of a Good Travel Agent

July 26, 2022.Reading time 25 minutes.

For the Love of a Good Travel Agent We live in a time where we can pretty much do anything we want with very little help from a human. Ask Siri. Alexa. Google. We can order groceries online, work online, exercise online….. I sat down (online) with Tom Gehrels, one of my favourite FLY Travel […]

Magical Guatemala

July 21, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Magical Guatemala Although the photo is grainy (and is the ONLY sign that this picture wasn’t taken yesterday ), I love it because I can still feel that moment. I was thirty and on a trip around Belize and Guatemala with G Adventures. I was in love with Central America (and still am). I loved […]

Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, by Suzanne Roberts

July 7, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, by Suzanne Roberts Day one and hiker Suzanne Roberts was already lying in her journal. Sign me up. I am very drawn to true stories about women who take on multi-day through-hikes, be it as a solo adventure or with other females in tow. Perhaps this […]

Cycling the Horsey Hundred, in Georgetown, Kentucky!

June 7, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

Woman on bike cycling alone through two beautiful green trees on paved road countryside.

Cycling the Horsey Hundred, in Georgetown, Kentucky! I am the type of person who feels pulled to the next adventure purely by instinct. Not a lot of thought goes into it, and on more than one occasion, I have known very little about the place I was going next. I just knew I was supposed […]

10 Pay-it-Forward Holiday Gift Ideas for the Outdoorsy Traveller

December 15, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

Travel Writer and (outdoor enthusiast) Doug O’Neill stopped by FLY Travel Radio for our annual holiday show. Make sure to check out Doug’s book picks for 2020 at https://bit.ly/387uOrM and listen to our interview here: https://bit.ly/37rNL9D). 10 Pay-it-Forward Holiday Gift Ideas for the Outdoorsy Traveller by Doug O’Neill Outdoor travel was trending throughout 2020 and chances […]

Great Holiday Books for Adventurers

December 15, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Travel Writer and (outdoor enthusiast) Doug O’Neill stopped by FLY Travel Radio for our annual show about his favourite books of 2020. The suggestions below are the perfect gift for the adventure seeker or traveler in your life! Doug also gives some fabulous ideas for holiday gifts (or anytime gifts) for the outdoor lover on […]

Featured Podcast: 2 Motorbikes, 2 Friends, 2 Wheels South

August 29, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Two motorbikes on the side of a road, looking over a vista of mountains and clouds.

Travel Episode 129: 2 Motorbikes, 2 Friends, 2 Wheels South: From Brooklyn, NY to Ushuaia, Argentina In 2016-2017, Matias Corea and his best friend, Joel Estopà, drove two vintage BMW motorbikes from Brooklyn, New York, to Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost tip of the continent. Tune in to hear about their adventure through more than 13 […]