Travel Blogs

We came across this fascinating article by Jenna Scatena from BBC Travel about Turkish eau de Cologne explaining how this product has been used as a hand-sanitising method for centuries and how it becomes relevant today. Read the story here: Turkey's unique hand sanitising method

This blog post is courtesy of Mark's travel journal 

The European culinary scene is ever-evolving. Many of the cities on this list might not have been considered major players in the food scene just a few years ago. 

You have likely heard of the Turkish hammam even if you have not traveled to Turkey. Hammam is a unique public bath and has been a part of Turkish social culture for hundreds of years. 

This blog post is courtesy of Mark's travel journal posted by Sam Schuler

Spain and Portugal are two top vacation destinations in Europe with beautiful sandy beaches, a warm sunny climate and a low cost of living. 

Late summer, 2014. My trip to Istanbul, the hometown I left to come to Montreal in 1995 and did not return after 1999. 15 years is a very long time for a growing city like Istanbul. So much had changed in 15 years. I had a feeling I wouldn’t be able to recognize my hometown but was not expecting to feel like a tourist which is exactly how I felt the first few days. My friends asked me if the change I observed after 15 years was positive or negative. I didn’t know how to answer! In terms of infrastructure,...