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Trail, British Columbia is my hometown. Sure, most tourist guides skip over Trail in favour of trendy spots like Rossland and Nelson. But that doesn’t mean you should ignore Trail. Trail can be rough around the edges. However, it’s also one of the most beautiful small towns in all of Canada. Whether you’re driving along…

I had never heard of Zell am See until the day before we got there. It was August 2019. We were in Innsbruck and looking for our next destination. We liked the mountains but weren’t sure where to go next. We picked Zell am See. It was one of the most surprising and unique places…

The North Island of New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. I’m from small town British Columbia, and there were plenty of places on the North Island that felt like home to me. People were friendly. The scenery was beautiful. So here’s my itinerary. How My Itineraries Work: You can…

South Point, Hawaii is at the southernmost tip of the Big Island. It’s the southernmost point in Hawaii, which also makes it the southernmost point in all of the 50 states (sorry, Key West). South Point is worth a 15 to 30 minute stop when you visit nearby Green Sand Beach. There are a few…

A surprisingly entertaining and pretty town few tourists ever visit Magdeburg is the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, a state in eastern Germany. It’s a former east German city, so it has a different look and feel than most parts of Germany. Most Germans will shit all over Magdeburg. Tell a German you’re going to Magdeburg (or…

Calgary, Alberta Has Suddenly Became a Craft Beer Mecca In the travel world, Calgary is best known as “that city you fly into before driving to Banff.” Calgary will never be called a cosmopolitan city. It’s not very trendy. Its nightlife is virtually non-existent. But there’s one thing Calgary does have: a shocking number of…

The Big Island’s “Green Sand Beach” is one of only four green sand beaches in the world. The beach is officially called “Papakolea Beach”. It looks like a mouthful. But like most Hawaiian words, you’ve just got to sound it out. It sounds exactly like it’s spelled: “Papa Koe Lay Ah”. Easy. Want to visit…

Napa is famous for its wine. But wineries in Napa aren’t very fun. They’re filled with old, miserable, rich white people. They’re stupidly expensive. Most require reservations. Most treat you like shit as soon as they realize you’re not signing up for the wine club. That’s why I traveled all the way to wine country,…

Christina Lake, British Columbia is a true hidden gem of the British Columbia interior. It’s not as well-known as Okanagan Lake. It’s not as packed with Albertans as Shuswap Lake. But Christina Lake has plenty of things to like. First and most importantly, not as crowded as the Okanagan and Shuswap. High school dropouts with…

I was lucky enough to spend the winter of 2017/2018 in Carpinteria, California. During my visit, the town got evacuated numerous times due to forest fires, then again to mudslides a few weeks later. Coming from BC, I thought I knew mudslides and forest fires. Nope. The Thomas Fire would end up being the largest…