Q. Have you ever dreamt about living in another city – for awhile, forever? Which city tops your expat list and why? Or perhaps you are landing in another place for work or for school. Which cities are particularly popular amongst resident expats? . A. For the 11th year, InterNations

Q. For those of us who adore Christmas, the season is already well in swing. Where are some particularly beautiful places to travel if you want to steep yourself in Christmas spirit? . A. We can start with Google, who offered up the most-searched destinations on Google Flights for trips

Q. Some days are daydream days. How can we get away – if not in reality, at least in our minds? One particularly stunning destination for a flight-free fantasm? Venice. Nobel Prize-winning poet, Joseph Brodsky (1940- 1996) – after ‘scanning this city’s face for seventeen winters’ – has written about

Q. Speaking of ‘pulling out all of the stops’: when you look into creators of stunning organs, the Quebec-born Casavant Brothers come up a lot. Who were they, and how did they develop such a glittering reputation as organ crafters? . A. Papa Casavant – born 1807 in La Présentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge

Q. How to capture the soul of a big city in a single stem flower? Plenty of cities haven’t been granted their own flowers – rude. They have to share petals with other urbanites in their states, provinces, territories. What are some cities that have been accorded their own blooms?

Q. Congratulations to Victoria which, once again, has been named top Small non-US City in the World by the 2024 readers of Condé Nast Travel Magazine. Living just a hop, skip and a ferry/seaplane from this capital of British Columbia, we are delighted at the news. ‘The most British city

Q. “Can you tell me the time?” “Do you have change for a five?’ ‘Will you take a picture of me with my cat?” Are you that person who strangers always stop to perform random tasks? Do they somehow find their way to you no matter how big the crowd?

Q. New foods can both thrill and terrify when we are travelling. What should we be sure to try? Which foods from which countries are attracting the most attention? . A. Plenty of people neither take photos of their meals nor share their dining experiences on social media. Nevertheless, it

Q. For those lucky enough to avoid the summer rush: which destinations are exciting travellers right now? . A. Get ready Tulum and Cancun, Mexico (with its new international airport), and Mallorca, Spain. So says recent research coming from Expedia, who analyzed hotel and flight searches… . 2024 US. Trending

Q. First came the telegenic majesty of the Olympics. Let’s jog by the Louvre. Let’s volley on a makeshift beach by the Eiffel Tower. Let’s straddle impeccably groomed horses over jumps at the Palace of Versailles. (⛔️ Let us all, however, keep our swim trunks hidden until we are well