Did you know that 29 per cent of Canadians surveyed said they tend to flirt more when they travel? And 10 per cent grandpa and grandma travellers say they would like to be members of the “Mile High Club?” Those are just some of the fascinating facts revealed in the “Canadian Romance on the Road” survey conducted by our friends at cheapflights.ca. There’s more:

Did you know that in Costa Rica, it’s okay to drink at the wheel of your car as long as you stop before you get drunk? If you think that’s a crazy law, then I have more:

Let's put our hands together and give Copa Airlines some well-deserved applause for reacting so quickly and offering refunds to pregnant women who want to postpone of cancel trips to Latin America because of the Zika virus outbreak.

I decided to drop out this weekend and headed to the Kawarthas for a little R&R at a resort I've been hearing lots about - Viamede. I arrived this afternoon and already I've skated on the frozen lake, tried my hand at ice fishing in a tee pee and now am sitting in front of a roaring fireplace with a glass of white wine. Winter doesn't get any better than this!

We're keeping our eyes open for bargain travel options for Canadians to help overcome our falling Loonie. Yesterday, we posted deals being offered in Florida and Arizona and today our friends at Travelzoo have come up with five destinations that will offer Canadians great value in 2016. They are:

AMSTERDAM - I’m such a bad ass. While passing through Passport Control at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport this evening, the border guard looked at me suspiciously and then informed me “we have a warrant against your name, sir.”

ROTTERDAM - It didn’t take long after arriving in this most modern of European cities yesterday to drop off my bags at the chic Mainport Hotel and walk over to the city’s newest and biggest attraction, the fabulous Markthal.

AMSTERDAM - Night falls early on Holland - at 4:15 p.m. yesterday Amsterdam was pitch black - but instead of letting the early evening get them down, the Dutch actually embrace the darkness with some amazing light shows like “Illuminade.”

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope Santa delivered some amazing gifts to each and everyone of you. I gave myself the gift of travel this year and I'm sitting at Pearson International in Toronto on Christmas Day waiting to hop on a KLM flight to Amsterdam and then Rotterdam where I'll be experiencing those great Dutch cities in all their winter glory. I'm especially excited about my first stop - Amsterdam - where I’ll be staying at the delightful Waldorf Astoria Hotel - the best property...

As I’ve mentioned in this space many times before, Rotterdam is one of my favourite cities in the world and the most underrated city in Europe, in my opinion. And one of the things that I love most about the “Manhattan on the Maas” is its vibrant art scene - young, bold and unpredictable, just like Rotterdam itself. So that’s why I’m circling the week of Feb. 10-14, 2016 on my calendar because that’s when Art Rotterdam Week 2016 will be held. And every contemporary art lover should do the ...