In Defense of Tours You often hear people talk about the difference between travellers and tourists. In my mind, the distinction tends to be a little pretentious with those calling themselves travellers seeing their presence in a destination as somehow elevated because they’re not just checking off a list of touristy experiences, they’re there to […]
Europe
Eurotrippin’ Part 1: Grit & Charm

Old World Charm When I first started working in the cruise industry, I had to write about Europe all the time and the go-to descriptor for what you’d experience on every European cruise was always “Old World Charm”. Having never been to Europe myself, I’d throw that into a subject line or on the back […]