Jack's Gone Global: Where We Went in 2025

“We took a day-trip over to the Arctic SnowHotel during our trip, as well as snowmobiled through the forests, and took reindeer and husky rides on a tour with the Snowmobile Park company — they were great and included proper snow gear in their prices, so would highly recommend.

And last but not least, the northern lights! While you can hunt for them on a guided tour, it gets pricey. Instead, we stayed just outside of the city (towards Ounasvaara) in an AirBnB and were lucky enough to spot them dancing above the house most nights we were there.”

“Fiji was such a surprise to me! I went for a family celebration and didn’t have many expectations (given I knew a lot of the holiday would be resort-bound), but we managed to do a decent amount in Nadi and the surrounding Koroyanitu National Heritage Park. My highlights were DIY-ing a hike through the park to an incredible waterfall lookout, and visiting the Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami Temple - the intricate paintwork inside was incredible!”

“My trip to France and Scotland healed parts of me I didn't know needed healing. The little girl in me who thought she might never make it to Europe and visit her dream city and the grown girl in me that found her soul city.

My favorite moment of my adventures was being able to see and touch the Eiffel Tower. I knew that I would cry the moment I laid eyes on her and I very much did! LOL The tears were joy and marvel and finally realizing that I did it, I made it, I was standing in Paris!! I was looking at a monument I had only seen in books and movies. I checked a place off of a very long bucket list. I had macarons and croissants from French boulangeries and strolled along streets with beautiful architecture. I spoke terribly broken French from the years of Duolingo that I had been doing and I was out of this world happy.

However. My favorite place was Scotland. I had never traveled and felt at home anywhere the way I did there. The buildings, history, slight gloom and chill in the air. The beautiful stone streets and castles, this was my place. A place I felt very happy and comfortable, where I could wander for hours and not feel tired. I am still day dreaming about my time there and thinking of the things I want to do and see when I go back. It was on my bucket list and still is. There's so much more I need to see and experience (highland coos, for example!)”

“We loved our train experiences in Sri Lanka, and we’d suggest every curious traveller give it a try at some point. I even wrote an honest guide about it. It sparked our curiosity to venture beyond the tourist-packed routes and discover the more authentic, less crowded journeys in the future.”

“The highlight was definitely the Cruzan Rum Distillery, which you can read more about in my article here. Between the informative tour, the historic setting, our lovely guide, and drinks enjoyed at a breezy, palm-lined patio bar, we couldn’t have been more pleased. There’s a reason every guide to St. Croix name-drops this spot, and I can happily add myself to its list of fans”

“I had such a great time in the Netherlands. I started off in Den Haag, where I decided to try haring (the famous raw herring, just a full fish) which not everyone loves but I’m absolutely crazy for (I really love pickled stuff). I spent the rest of my time wandering around the city center, renting bikes with nerdy names, and cycling to some pretty spots like Haagse Bos. That same day I rode all the way to Scheveningen, which turned out to be a super lovely beach with a big pier. I sat there with a hot Chocomel in hand, feeling very Dutch. It also POURED rain the minute I hopped on the bike.”