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A year abroad can reshape how Canadians earn, spend, and plan. Rent may stop, but bills rarely disappear. Phone plans, storage, insurance, subscriptions, and tax records still need attention. The goal is not to work every day. The goal is to protect income when location, Wi-Fi, and time zones change. Treat the year like a Read more about Work Tips for Canadians Planning a Year of Travel Abroad[…]
Chasing the NFL season from the other side of the world is a strange kind of joy, and every fan who travels learns it fast. Kickoff times bend around your life in ways they never did back home. A Sunday afternoon game becomes a late-night ritual. Once you accept that, the whole season opens right Read more about Following the Football Season Across Time Zones: A Traveller’s Survival Guide[…]
Backpacking In Tavolara👑🟥🌟: Top 16 Sights In The World’s Smallest Island⛴️ðŸ–🤴Kingdom “This is my world and I am world leader pretend” – Mike Stipe. In 2017, I backpacked through the Kingdom Of Romkerhall, becoming the first backpacking travel blogger to write about it. The Kingdom Of Romkerhall is the world’s smallest kingdom. It borders Read more about Backpacking In Tavolara👑🟥🌟: Top 16 Sights In The World’s Smallest Island⛴️🏖🤴Kingdom[…]
Modern remote workers love moving from one place to another to find new inspiration. Having a permanent home base with a personal outdoor retreat offers a grounding experience after long travels. It provides a great sense of stability and lets you connect with nature. A well-designed backyard serves as a peaceful sanctuary for relaxation after Read more about Designing a Backyard Hub for the Modern Nomad[…]
Broome is one of those places that does not quite make sense until you are standing in it. A town of a few thousand people at the top of Western Australia, two thousand kilometres from the nearest city of any size, with red pindan dirt running straight into turquoise water, camels on the beach at Read more about Broome and the Australian South Sea Pearl: A Traveller’s Guide to the World’s Finest Pearls[…]
Chicago feels bigger than it looks on a map. The skyline pulls you towards the Loop, the lake gives the city a natural edge, and the streets seem to keep going once you start walking. For backpackers, that mix can be exciting, messy, and brilliant all at once. Getting around Chicago becomes part of the Read more about Backpacking in the USA🇺🇸: 5 Lessons From Getting Around Chicago[…]
“As the day was dawning, my plane flew away with all the things caught in my mind” – Noel Gallagher. I have now been on over 1,000 flights – a milestone I passed in late 2025. Airline travel is the fastest and often the cheapest, easiest and handiest. It is also the scariest, the highest Read more about A List Of Every Airline✈️🛫✈🛩️In The World; And Those I Have Travelled With[…]
“Say that you’ll stay forever and a day in the time of my life” – Noel Gallagher. Just when you think Toronto can’t get any stranger, you stumble across the Republic Of Rathnelly. Sorry what? Sorry where? Yes it’s me again and I am backpacking, whackpacking and nutspacking another “wacaday republic”!! Hidden away in the Read more about Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly🍷🔷♦️: An Insight Into This Micronation Bordering Canada In Toronto[…]
“An extraordinary guy can never have an ordinary day” – Noel Gallagher. If you haven’t heard of The Barony Of Caux, then you can be forgiven. This country (or let’s say the remaining embassy of the country!!) borders Canada in the city of Toronto. The Barony of Caux is the world’s oldest feudal kingdom, since Read more about Backpacking🎒In The Barony Of Caux🟨⬛️🐤🐦⬛: A Top 9 From My Journey To The Craziest Embassy In The World![…]
“Last night I met a new girl in the neighbourhood” – Carole King / Gerry Goffin. If you haven’t heard about the Republic Of Rathnelly, then you can be forgiven. This country borders Canada in the city of Toronto and it all started back in 1967 when they declared themselves a breakaway republic, rather like Read more about Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly🍷🔷♦️: Top 12 Sights In This Unique Neighbourhood[…]