Gluten Free Travel Survival Guide
For a Celiac or gluten intolerant person, the thought of world travel can be intimidating. Here are some tips on how to travel safely.
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Wine Touring in Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley is quickly gaining popularity as a top wine region in Canada. It’s long been an agriculture area and it’s close proximity to Vancouver ensure easy access. There are a variety of wineries, vineyards, cideries and breweries to explore, only 1-2 hours from the city. In terms of viticulture, this area produces cool …
5 Best Winter Photography Spots in the Canadian Rockies
Spanning the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, the Canadian Rocky Mountains are a picturesque natural wonderland, filled with turquoise lakes, glaciers, jagged snowy peaks, and trees as far as you can see. This area includes several of Canada’s most stunning National Parks, like famous Banff and Lake Louise, and other beautiful parks such as …
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How to Photograph Emerald Lake in Winter
Emerald Lake is the star of many Canadian Rockies photographs, especially in winter, and there is a good reason why it’s so popular with photographers. The lake is located in Yoho National Park, very close to the small town of Field, Brtish Columbia. It’s a short drive off the #1 highway, to find a perfect …
Wine Touring in BC’s Okanagan Valley
One of the premier wine regions in all of Canada, the Okanagan Valley runs roughly between Kelowna and Osoyoos (British Columbia) along highway 97. With over 200 vineyards, the Okanagan makes the perfect place to spend a few days (or a few weeks) wine touring and indulging in some Canadian wine. There is a lot …
Wine Touring in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley
Prior to travelling to the Maritime provinces of Canada, I had no idea that there was a wine producing area there. The Canadian Okanagan and Niagara wine regions are well known and I assumed where the only major grape-growing areas in Canada. While researching things to do in Nova Scotia, however, I learned of the …
Gluten Free Travel in China
After Japan, China is the second hardest place to eat gluten free that I have ever travelled to. The general diet includes loads of soy sauce, dumplings, noodles, and fried foods. Communicating needs can be challenging and reading food labels is virtually impossible. Every meal and accessing snacks or quick food is difficult. That shouldn’t …
Switching to Mirrorless for Travel Photography
I love photography, but over the years as I’ve bought nicer lenses and higher-end full frame camera bodies, I’ve ironically started to take fewer photos. The gear itself helped me produce amazing images, and I have so many positive things to say about my Canon 5D Mark 3 and I love love love my 16-35mm …
Wine Lover’s Guide to Argentina
Argentina is a wine lover’s paradise filled with varied, sweeping landscapes and nearly year-long sunshine in some regions. Some of the most premium wines are produced in the western Mendoza/San Juan wine region in central Argentina, and in the northern Salta/Cafayate province. These areas have large and small-scale Bodega’s (vineyards) offering wine tastings, wine tours, …
How to Travel Gluten Free in Japan
Japan is one of the hardest countries to be gluten free that I have ever traveled to. Almost everything is served with soy sauce or breading, communicating or reading food labels is nearly impossible, and as Japan has one of the lowest instances of Celiac Disease, there is little cultural understanding about what it means …
