Lucky me, I head to Vegas a minimum of twice every year now that my sister lives there full time working on her start up! I’m still amazed at how much natural beauty exists beyond the infamous str...Read More
My latest writing assignment for my UBC Travel and Food writing class was to produce a piece on “A Weekend in …” (previous assignment was a Restaurant Review). I had just returned f...Read More
As much as I love traveling around the world and exploring new exotic sights, there are moments when places in my own backyard just take my breath away. The views along the Black Tusk hike near Whistl...Read More
“How did you even hear about a sunrise hike??!” Funny enough, it was my Aussie friend Julia who told me about this unique way to celebrate Canada Day! Her Yogi friend, Mandi, had recently ...Read More
Crown mountain is located north of Grouse Mountain in Vancouver and is so incredible that a professional NHL hockey player chose to spend his time with the prized Stanley Cup here on this summit! ...Read More
Using the weather and increase in tourist sightings as my gauge, I would say that Summer has arrived in Vancouver! We are so lucky to have access to all this beautiful, natural terrain in Vancouver an...Read More
Adventure by nature: the Sea to Sky Gondola and hike. It officially opened up in Squamish last summer and I finally got around to checking it out by celebrating Mother’s Day here! This new Briti...Read More
So it’s my birthday, and given that I’ve set up this blog in term of the things I want to accomplish before I turn 30, my birthday seems like a good time to check in and see where I’m at. I alre...Read More
The Grouse Grind is a “hike” that takes you to the top of Grouse Mountain – a popular tourist attraction with spectacular views of the city. I remember my sister taking out of town g...Read More
I really appreciate my sister for organizing my 2 day itinerary in Chile (and for inviting me and sponsoring this flight out here in the first place!). It’s hard to do everything in a big metropolit...Read More
A dream vacation! We split our time between the Main island of Rarotonga and the picturesque Atoll of Aitutaki (Bora Bora of the Cook Islands, as it’s also known 🙂 Total of 5 days in Raroton...Read More