The ‘expat spouse’ label sucks
Photo: Diane Yee EXPAT WIVES. Trailing spouse. Accompanying spouse. Accompanying partner, STARS (Spouses Trailing and Relocating Successfully). I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately...
How to get permission to freelance
Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy Many people seeking to earn more money through a side gig struggle with how to inform or get permission from their bosses....
Where did they study abroad?
Photo: Katie For years after studying abroad in Buenos Aires, I drank yerba mate. I drank it the traditional way: loose leaf, from a gourd,...
How to not annoy hostel dorm mates
Photo: Joshua Rothhaas 1. Do not pack anytime between midnight and 7am.
Do you know what is one of the most annoying sounds in the universe?...
7 women who changed snowboarding
1. Kelly Clark Kelly Clark in Nelson, BC. Photo: Gabe L’Heureux, via Burton You know a rider has left a serious dent in the history of...
11 signs you were born and raised in Alberta
Photo: Matthew Fane 1. You can’t decide if you hate Vancouver or love it to death.
Whenever the Canucks are in town you jeer at the...
13 places to date in Mexico City
Photo: Gabriel Floris Romeo 1. Embrace your inner child in Papalote.
Papalote is an interactive museum for children in the middle of Chapultepec. Since the activities...
10 things people say to a Kiwi
Photo: Simon Oosterman 1. “You’re from New Zealand? That’s cool. Actually I’ve always wanted to visit Australia.”
Good to know. Basically, this is the equivalent of...
9 of the best Airbnbs in Barcelona
9 of the best Airbnbs in Barcelona - Matador Network December 7, 2014 Around the world, Airbnb has properties ranging from treehouses and small huts in...
Ecuador’s amazing flora and fauna
Two hours north of Quito, Ecuador’s capital, my partner Coen and I hit a dirt road, left civilization behind, and entered Ecuador’s cloud forest,...
18 scenic places to teach ESL
1. Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok used to be called the “Venice of the East” thanks to its system of canals, or khlongs. Many have been filled...
10 things you’ll overhear in Dublin
Photo: Kris Krug “Two for a tenner”
Whether on your way to Croke Park or strolling down Grafton Street, the cry of a 60+ year old...
Holland’s black face problem
Photo: Suzanna Koster/Global Post The Dutch holiday season has one very weird — and to some people, racist — tradition. His name is Black Pete,...
Rural Russian lip-syncing video
TONS OF MUSIC VIDEOS are shot in New York City. Not too many are shot in Russia’s rural Ural Mountains. Canadian pop artist Kiesza’s “Hideaway”...
Humans of Couchsurfing [pics]
Humans of Couchsurfing: The couchsurfing portrait project December 5, 2014 My wife and I came up with the concept for the couchsurfer portrait project a couple...
5 strange places I’ve written in
Photo: Jesse Wagstaff “A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.”
E.B. White was right....