by Jane Canapini | Sep 4, 2013 | Tips, Trip Planning
As a mostly independent traveller, the idea of groups is usually one I try to avoid. So for many years, when it came to museums, the last thing that I would do was consider joining a tour. Instead, I would wander through exhibits on my own, stopping to enjoy what...
by Jane Canapini | Aug 13, 2013 | Grownup Thoughts, Tips, Trip Planning
When it comes to what inspires me to travel, the answer is usually, ‘anything and everything’. A photograph, a TV show, a history book or the timing of an eclipse…the one constant is the feeling that I must see that thing, that place, that view, for...
by Jane Canapini | May 31, 2013 | Grownup Thoughts, Tips, Trip Planning
Before Zumba, there was Jane Fonda’s Workout Record. And before backpacking for two months carrying a 40 pound load on my back, that album became my 80’s version of a ‘personal trainer’. Thirty years ago, I went on my first big travel adventure – a 2-month long...
by Jane Canapini | May 13, 2013 | Tanzania, Tips, Trip Planning
Let’s talk toilets. You’re on safari in Tanzania, driving 8 hours or so a day in a jeep on a photographic hunt for the Big Five, religiously downing water to stave off possible dehydration from the African sun. So, what happens when Mother Nature calls...
