The Compendium of Curious Destinations is your guide to the world’s most fascinating, strange, and historically rich places. From the well-known to the wonderfully obscure, this is where travel meets curiosity and the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
Compendium of Curious Destinations
For every lifelong endeavor, there are the first steps—the courage you force upon yourself to take the leap into uncharted territory. Holding a crush's hand for the first time, getting up on a stage to present, or stepping off the road into a foreign jungle. It’s
Compendium of Curious Destinations
We have all experienced it. The company Christmas party, secret Santa gift exchange. Usually, you get a gift card, themed socks, or maybe a nice coffee mug. I had drawn Terrance’s name. A guy who was a bit of a prepper. The survivalist type. I got him a flint
Compendium of Curious Destinations
There are certain memories that stick with you, not just for what they were, but for what they meant. Back in high school, many years ago, a classmate of mine, knowing how much I loved history (especially anything related to ancient Egypt), returned from a family trip to Las Vegas
Compendium of Curious Destinations
From time to time, I like to look back through my old travel journals, handwritten pages inked in the moment, before hindsight could clean things up. This entry comes from 2008: a journey to Cuba, written exactly as I experienced it. If you're looking for polished postcard perfection,
Compendium of Curious Destinations
Sometimes the best place to find perspective is in the past. I was recently flipping through one of my old travel journals and came across my account of a journey I took to Peru. It was a spontaneous trip planned with a good friend after a particularly difficult season in
Compendium of Curious Destinations
There is a lot to see in Cairo, from Coptic Churches, Citadels, and old mosques to the Khan el-Khalili bazaar and the historic Egyptian Museum. However, one site that is sure to be on every traveller’s itinerary is the Giza Plateau and the Pyramids that emerge from those sands.
Compendium of Curious Destinations
It’s been nearly 17 years since I was last in Dubai. As you can imagine, a lot has changed in that time. When I first visited, the skyline was littered with high tower cranes. These many years later, the skyline is dominated by the finished products of what those
Compendium of Curious Destinations
Tucked away in the quiet town of Bowmanville, Ontario, lies a place most people drive past without a second thought. Hidden behind overgrown trees and rusting fences lies a site that once held the attention of wartime Canada and the enemy it captured. Known as Camp 30, this former prisoner-of-war