Could we really move to Europe? I think so! I’ve wanted to move to Europe for a really long time. Since my first trip to Europe in 2012, I couldn’t wait to come back. And then in 2014, I got to live that dream when I studied abroad in Amsterdam for almost six months. But that wasn’t enough. I couldn’t wait to come back for more. In fact, my friend Gabby and I even had plans to come back and live in London before we turned 25. Once I got back to Vancouver, I finished university and started my first… Read More
International Travel
Top 10 Must Eats in Honolulu, Hawaii
In June, my wonderful friend Cassie and I headed to Honolulu, Hawaii for five days. It was an amazing holiday and my first time to Hawaii. I loved the scenery, the beaches and most of all: the food! Cassie and I are both huge foodies so trying the must eats in Honolulu was a huge part of our trip. Cassie and I had been wanting to travel together for some time. We decided that we would jump on something not too far and not too expensive in 2018. An awesome deal to Honolulu came up ($395 CAD roundtrip non-stop flights)… Read More
12 Travel Bloggers Who Will Inspire You to See the World
I first discovered travel blogs in my dorm room during my second year of university when I wanted to do anything but study for my midterms. I was dying for an adventure and planning my great escape. Seven years later, I’m still mapping out new adventures, and luckily I have a whole host of travel bloggers to turn to for inspiration, advice and friendship. When I have a trip to plan, want to lose myself in a story or just need to scroll through some beautiful photos, these are the 12 travel bloggers I turn to: Christine at C’est Christine… Read More
A Weekend in Austin, Texas
Way back in May, Colin and I spent a weekend in Austin, Texas. It came about kind of suddenly. I saw an amazing deal for Frontier Airlines and ended up booking us $35 roundtrip tickets from Seattle to Austin. You really can’t say no when the tickets are $35, can you? (Well, I can’t, at least.) So even though we had just gotten back from Ireland, a week later we headed off for our weekend in Austin. Neither Colin nor I had ever been to Texas before. But we had heard awesome things about Austin and were excited to try… Read More
Mid Year Recap & Review
Can you believe we’re halfway through 2018? Actually, we’re more than halfway. It feels like this year has absolutely flown by. I cannot believe we’re in July already. But when I look back at the first half of 2018, I did manage to cram in quite a bit! Milestones One of my biggest milestones from the first half of 2018 is actually this right here – this blog! I have been blogging since 2012 but only this March decided to take my blog public, commit to regular posting and actually share my writing with the world. And it’s been so… Read More
The Top 3 Things You Must Do in Ireland
During our 10 day trip to Ireland, we crammed in a lot of sightseeing across four cities. While 10 days isn’t very long, we definitely managed to see and do quite a bit. But if I have to pick my top spots, these are the top three things you must do in Ireland. If you’re short on time or need help planning an Ireland itinerary, I suggest you plan it around these three activities. Walk around Giant’s Causeway So my first must do in Ireland isn’t even technically in Ireland – well, not in the Republic of Ireland, anyway. It’s… Read More
The Competitive Nature of Travel
I’ve been traveling my whole life and blogging about it since 2012. But it’s only in the last few months that I’ve taken this blog public and learned more about the crazy world of travel blogging and travel in general. I’ve joined travel groups on Facebook and followed travellers on Instagram. I’ve started reading lots of travel blogs and have even tried out Pinterest. And while I have definitely learned a lot, gotten some great travel tips and even made some new online friends, I’ve also noticed there are some darks sides and an almost competitive nature of travel. The… Read More
Ultimate Manifesto of the Almost Budget Traveler
Confession: I am an almost budget traveler. What does that mean exactly? It means that yes, I want to save money when I travel. I love finding cheap flight deals. I’ll stay in a hostel and eat their free breakfast. I’ve been on my fair share of free walking tours. But it also means I’ll splurge on a hotel every now and then. I won’t pass up a good meal or a once in a lifetime experience. I don’t track my expenses day-to-day on the road and I don’t worry about affording dinner. I’m an almost budget traveler. If I had… Read More
Big News: Europe in the Fall!
“When one door closes, another opens.” This has been so true for me particularly this past week. And that new door opening? It’s opening up in Europe in the fall! I could not be more excited about this. When 2018 started, we were looking at our big trip to Ireland in April. That was pretty much all we had in the books. I think we actually ended up booking Phoenix, Arizona at the very end of 2017 and we had plans to spend Christmas 2018 in Toronto. But our big travel plan was Ireland for 10 days in April. But… Read More
How to Spend 24 Hours in Belfast
As part of our Ireland trip, we spent a couple of nights in Belfast. The main reason we headed up to Northern Ireland was to tour the Giants Causeway and other sites up that way. But we also got to spend 24 hours in Belfast city, which was really awesome. Despite not being a huge draw for us heading up that way, our day in Belfast was actually one of the highlights. If you’ve got 24 hours in Belfast, Northern Ireland, here’s your perfect itinerary! PS: Heading to Dublin for a day? Don’t miss my itinerary for Dublin too! Morning… Read More
