Wandering Secrets

                                      I never make resolutions for the New Year. Not because I’m not capable of keeping them but rather because I don’t know how the year is going to turn out. I never feel sad or worried […]

I don’t know if it’s because I was feeling homesick with the holidays coming or if it’s just a coincidence, but lately many people I’ve met have asked me the same question: where’s your home? And although the answer is very simple, it got me thinking. When I meet someone the first questions that come […]

Trains, buses, hitch-hiking… the road is the royal way for backpackers to see the country. We feel adventurous, brave and the power of freedom overwhelms us. Nothing can stop us and one way or another, we’re getting wherever we want to be. Taking the train implies, in our adventurous minds, meeting people, extending the journey […]

Travelling in North America is rather expensive compared to other parts of the world. When you’re backpacking, it gets worse. You have to budget your travel and your expenses, otherwise your trip doesn’t last a month. It can be tirering to think about the money all the time, especially when you want to have fun […]

I think there’s a lesson in every travel we make. Every place we visit that’s not home has something to teach us. Sometimes it’s something about ourselves, sometimes about life, sometimes about the others. Today I’ve made the biggest realization since the beginning of this trip. I didn’t know in which category I should put this […]

  1,2,3 And the music starts. Slowly, with a folk-indie rhythm, a singer and three guitars. Music is everywhere. It fills your ears, your eyes and it wakes the music lover that sleeps in you. Whether you want to party or to enjoy a meal in a restaurant, music is always around. It’s December and […]

It strikes me how many foreigners don’t know that Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It also strikes me how many visitors don’t bother going there because Toronto seems to be much more fun. Hence my question : Why are tourists avoiding Ottawa? Avoiding might not be the right term, but some people simply don’t […]

We’ve all heard of Niagara Falls. We’ve all seen pictures and heard stories about them and because of that, they’re not a perfect destination for Wandering Secrets. However, it was one of Guillaume’s dreams to see them so for my ears’ sake I agreed to go there. We had five days to visit Toronto and […]