John Lee
The Globe and Mail
Vancouver, WA, United States
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These travel mishaps and misbehaviour make the 2022 hall of shame list
John Lee rolls his eyes and anoints this year’s bumper crop of horrible holidaymakers in our 38th annual round-up → Read More
The Best of the Travel Hall of Infamy Awards: Volume Two
Here is best-of compilation of terrible tourism tales from more than 35 years of the Globe’s Travel Hall of Infamy Awards → Read More
A look back at the best of the Travel Hall of Infamy Awards
While 2020 hasn’t been much of a laughing matter, we’ve dived headfirst into the archive to bring you the greatest hits of the past few decades → Read More
Watching old movies helps me forget life in the present
Mum and Dad are now gone, but I’ve embraced their silver screen escapism by swapping the real-world disaster movie of COVID-19 for a continuing festival of old flicks → Read More
The Globe’s 2018 Travel Hall of Infamy Awards
There was no shortage of travellers who forgot to pack their brain cells when they hit the road in 2018. From misguided marriage proposers to lion-patting Serengeti visitors, John Lee rolls his eyes with the rest of us as he anoints this year’s terrible trippers in our 34th annual Travel Hall of Infamy Awards → Read More
Vancouver's best bookstores for a rainy day
If rain threatens your outdoor plans in Vancouver, the city has no shortage of worlds to explore indoors. Duck into these great bookstores on a rainy day. → Read More
Plot a road trip to Canada’s best child-friendly historic sites
With our dollar flatter than a steamrollered rag doll, it’s time to tell your kids that Disneyland doesn’t exist → Read More
Hanging with Hendrix in London
The third-floor Mayfair flat that Hendrix lived in has been brought back to all it’s late-’60s psychedelic glory. → Read More
How can we do a Hawaii trip on a reasonable budget?
Although our limp travel dollar means you might have to reduce your beachside mai tai intake, there are ways to shave a few bucks from your vacation in Hawaii → Read More
Once we’ve done Barcelona, what should we see in Spain?
There’s far more to the country than the Catalan capital → Read More
What are Europe’s best fall art, music and food festivals?
Glastonbury-sized festivals are ever-popular, of course, but I’ve always preferred the quirkier grassroots events where you get to rub shoulders with the residents – and snap photos of their magnificent turnips → Read More
A coffee crawl through New Zealand’s capital: where the locals get their fix
Move over, Vancouver, Seattle and Portland: As a caffeine crawl through the Kiwi capital reveals, coffee culture has a new epicentre. Wellington’s scene, one expert says, is ‘richer and deeper than almost anywhere else’ → Read More
Where can I go in the U.S. to admire the fall foliage?
While Canada is striped with autumn-hugging hotspots, leaf-peeping jaunts in the United States require a little advance planning → Read More
Classic pottery at Stoke's World of Wedgewood
The newly reopened home of classic ceramics includes a beautiful museum, a craft studio and a delightful tea room → Read More
What are Canada’s best craft beer destinations?
Rather than trying to taste-test every brewery in Canada in the name of research (again), I touched base with expert boozehounds across the country for their top tips on where to sup → Read More
Where in the U.S. will my travel dollars go further?
The misery of a Canadian dollar that buys little more than a slap in the face overseas these days makes backyard camping seem like a good idea. So try these alternatives instead of heading back to New York or Chicago. → Read More
Where in the U.S. will my travel dollars go further?
The misery of a Canadian dollar that buys little more than a slap in the face overseas makes backyard camping seem like a good idea. But while melting your MasterCard on hotel rooms in the United States is easy, there are ways to trip southward without incurring bankruptcy – so long as you target better value alternatives. Art nut? Swap New York – and MOMA’s $25 (U.S.) fee – for gallery-studded… → Read More
How to plan the perfect Dawson City visit
Gold Rush history, streets of clapboard shacks and a quirky character fuelled by friendly locals make this dirt road Yukon charmer – once called the Paris of the North – a bucket list must-do → Read More
How to do Scandinavia on a budget
While vacationing here can be a stress on your wallet, there are ways to keep your costs down → Read More
Plot a road trip to Canada’s best child-friendly historic sites
With our dollar flatter than a steamrollered rag doll, it’s time to tell your kids that Disneyland doesn’t exist → Read More