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28 articles

6 questions to ask a local that will lead to better travel experiences

What’s one thing you wish everyone knew about your hometown?
June 10, 2024
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I’m a queer, femme traveller. Here’s an honest telling of how my identity affects me abroad.

Because of travel, I think more deeply now about the things that we have to do to stay safe as queer people
May 21, 2024
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Unsolicited backpacker advice that I’m so over

The unwritten rules of travel are ones I think are meant to be broken
April 06, 2024
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6 traveller habits that deserve a second thought

We're in this together

March 11, 2024
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You’ve got a major case of post-travel blues. Now what?

When your suitcase is unpacked, but your heart still thinks it's on vacation.
February 12, 2024
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Indigiqueer and femme: Why identity impacts the way we travel

Why identity impacts the way we travel
November 20, 2023
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How I found comfort as an anxious traveller on a solo trip to Italy

You can appreciate your own company, and also feel lonely while travelling solo—both can exist simultaneously.
July 12, 2023
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How can you truly travel solo in a world that's more connected than ever?

Is your itinerary crafted on others’ and social media’s expectations... or your own?
June 21, 2023
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How to cope when travel causes anxiety (because no, it's not just you!)

As it turns out, your body still has its basic needs… even when on vacation. Duh.
June 13, 2023
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The case for discovering the world at your own pace

Sometimes being alone in the great outdoors is the best kind of self-care.
March 20, 2023
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How a solo trip to Vancouver sparked confidence to explore on my own

Travelling alone in Canada prompts the kind of self discovery and independence that lends nicely to future adventures.
August 24, 2022
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What if we all became global citizens?

There's nothing quite like the art of travelling that reminds us of how closely we're all connected.
August 17, 2022
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I turned 30 in the Amazon and put society's expectations on hold

There are scarier things than turning 30, like the Amazon jungle for example.
June 13, 2022
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Let’s all start thinking of travel as a form of self-care 

Getting away for a bit feeds the soul and it just might be the mental health break you need.

February 07, 2022
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10 feelings every traveller should expect to feel on their first solo trip

Well, at least the ones we have words for.

January 10, 2022
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25 things you totally do when you’re travelling but would never do at home

Travel-you somehow always seems a lot more adventurous than home you.

May 05, 2021
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Am I still a backpacker if I can’t carry a backpack?

A broken back shook up who she was and how she travelled. Or did it?

March 30, 2021
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How to keep your travel friendships alive from afar

Some of those fleeting meetings can become long-lasting friendships with just a little bit of creative care and attention.

February 22, 2021
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Is solo travel the right choice for introverts?

If you’ve been told you’re too shy to travel alone—pssht, don’t listen.

November 23, 2020
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5 times I had my faith in humanity restored when I travelled alone

There’s still plenty of good in the world.

September 30, 2020
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I’m a Canadian “stuck” abroad right now, and here’s what I miss the most about home

Should I stay or should I go? This expat decided to stay in Ecuador but now that she can’t easily come home, nostalgia has set in.

September 25, 2020
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Friends for a season: The bittersweetness of meeting people when you travel

It is better to have met and moved on than to never have met at all.

April 21, 2020
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The delicate art of coming home

Going is easy. Coming back is a different story.

April 20, 2020
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8 things you learned while travelling that will help you in a pandemic

You’re more prepared for this than you might think.

April 07, 2020
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Editor’s note: What COVID-19 means to us at HI Canada

It’s not in our DNA to tell you to stay home, but now we’re doing it.

March 25, 2020
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