Hecktic Travels
A couple sharing honest travel stories, practical tips, and destination guides.
About Hecktic Travels
Hecktic Travels is written by Dalene and Pete Heck, a Canadian couple who left corporate life in 2009 to travel long term. The site records more than 580 posts dating back to 2010 and now publishes a few times a year as the pair have settled in Nova Scotia. The blog mixes personal essays about their life and recovery from illness with practical how-tos and destination guides. Their posts are photo-rich, often featuring original photography credited to Pete, and include travel tips, house-sitting advice, and occasional product and business projects such as their Trip Chaser card game.
A travel blog with the particular clarity that comes from living through big life changes, Hecktic Travels reads like a well-travelled couple telling you stories over coffee. Dalene writes with candid, memoir-leaning honesty while Pete supplies long, informative destination guides illustrated with many of his own photos, as in the deep, 2,500-word hike guide to Saint-Pierre. The site excels at practical, place-based pieces - Isle of Skye itineraries, Nova Scotia beach roundups, and small-city guides - and it has a deep archive built over more than a decade. Expect fewer new posts now, but each one tends to be thorough and richly photographed.
Where They Travel
global
Pros
- Long, detailed destination guides
- Strong original photography in posts
- Personal, candid storytelling voice
- Large archive of practical articles
Cons
- Infrequent posting, a few times a year
- Pages display ads via Raptive
- Some posts include affiliate disclaimers
How Popular Is Hecktic Travels?
- Majestic Million rank380,238
- Open PageRank4.1 / 10
- Best-of lists2