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8 Things I Wish I Knew About Toronto Before Arriving

8 Things I Wish I Knew About Toronto Before Arriving

by Chris | Apr 3, 2017 | Canada, Life, Things I wish I knew | 1 comment

While Toronto may not be as exotic as southeast Asia or some Eastern European countries, the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) has plenty of reasons to check it out. Here’s what I wish I knew before arriving. We spent about 2 1/2 months in the Toronto area – a bit of a...
15 Things I Wish I Knew About Italy Before Arriving

15 Things I Wish I Knew About Italy Before Arriving

by Chris | Aug 12, 2016 | Italy, Things I wish I knew | 1 comment

We spent three weeks in Italy enjoying some of the country’s offbeat sights. Here’s some things we learned along the way to help you enjoy your trip. Italian buses are weird. By Steve Morgan – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 Bologna has excellent bus...
11 things I wish I knew about Vienna before arriving

11 things I wish I knew about Vienna before arriving

by Chris | Jul 27, 2016 | Austria, Places, Things I wish I knew |

Vienna kept us traveling for a full week with some of the most bizarre sights across Europe. Here’s what I wish I knew before going. Vienna is a cross of German efficiency and Swiss creativity, but less angsty than Berlin. This first impression stuck with me the...
12 things I wish I knew about Prague before arriving

12 things I wish I knew about Prague before arriving

by Chris | Apr 8, 2016 | Czech Republic, Things I wish I knew |

Prague offers a great introduction to the Czech Republic – but boy there were some things I wish I knew before heading there. Czech isn’t that bad, actually – it just looks that way. The good news: it probably won’t even matter all that much. This...
7 things I wish I knew about Switzerland before arriving

7 things I wish I knew about Switzerland before arriving

by Chris | Sep 25, 2015 | Switzerland, Things I wish I knew | 3 comments

Despite having plenty of time to research our epic trip across Europe, there’s plenty of stuff that can still take you by surprise. Be more prepared than we were! It’s easy to forget you’re still in Switzerland. Photo credit: Wikipedia With the...

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