Letting your hair down in awesome places
Getting around If you’re going to party, the easiest way to get around is via Baz Bus. Just hop-on and
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Better Life With Education
We Wrote a Bad Romance.
I find that the blank page is an ominous thing. The glaring white of a blank word document or notebook
Read MoreBarcelona: A magic fountain, bubbly and a lost credit card
After a long bus ride to Barcelona I arrived in the evening, hopped on the subway to find my hostel
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Madrid: the City Built on Water, Surrounded by Walls of Fire
I only had a couple days to experience Madrid and so immediately after checking into my hostel I set out
Read MoreSudden but Inevitable Nostalgia Bomb
It’s not often I get hit with a powerful, overwhelming sense of nostalgia for a time that I didn’t exist
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Coimbra & Porto: Cloaks, Bats and Delicious Food
After three wonderful but exhausting days in Lisbon, it was time to head North to Coimbra. Adrienne and I slept
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Tilloy-Les-Cambrai Canadian Cemetery
While staying in Paris I went on a field trip out of the city to visit the grave of my
Read MoreI slept in an airport. It sucked.
There’s a lot to be said for booking an airline ticket via a discount website. Back in 2007, airline prices
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Paris: The Louvre, the Tower and Cafés galore
My arrival to Paris can be described as chaotic. The attacks that rocked the city four days prior had caused
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5 Tips for Combating the Post Travel Blues
I know for a fact I’m not the only one who gets post-vacation depression. It’s that feeling that when you get home,
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Lisbon: Fado with a Friend and Failing to be an Adult
After experiencing some biting cold winds in France I was excited to warm up a bit in Lisbon. The sun
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#throwbackthursday
I don’t remember the exact day, but I do remember we rode donkeys that morning. I vividly remember the way
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Cork: Kissing the Blarney Stone and Visiting an Art Gallery with Lord Voldemort
My time in Cork was definitely quieter than my time in Belfast and Dublin. The slower pace of the city
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Belfast: the Giant’s Causeway, the Titanic and the Troubles
From Portree it took two buses and the world’s shortest flight to get me to Belfast (okay maybe it’s not
Read MoreTop 10 backpacker hostels in South Africa
Even though I get to stay at nice hotels a lot these days you can’t beat a backpackers for making
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Forest Fires, Fish Camps, and Farewells
When I was in my early twenties, I got a call from my mother telling me my father had been
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Dublin: Guinness, Fake Tim Hortons and Guinness
After a wonderful nap on the bus I arrived in Dublin ready to explore. While Dublin is famous for many
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Canadian Thanksgiving, Stonehenge and two birthdays
I was in London for two very important days: Thanksgiving and my birthday. Thanksgiving back home would normally mean driving
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Isle of Skye: The land of fairies and sheep
It was a long and winding drive from Edinburgh out to Portree, but it was a beautiful one. I have
Read MoreFive tips for travelling South Africa on a budget
Having travelled South Africa on a budget for a month with a backpack on my back, I can happily share a few
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Staying with Sophie: Yorkshire pudding, Chocolate and Wine (London part 2)
I have had the best luck with hosts on my trip, and my time staying with Sophie is a perfect
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The Netherlands: Take 1
After spending two weeks in Germany it was time to change countries and checkout the Netherlands for a few days.
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When Sarajevo Opened My World
Bosnia, the intersection of Serb, Croat and Muslim Bosniac culture and former vassal to both the Ottoman and Habsburg empires.
Read MoreHolidaying in Valencia
A sea breeze in my hair, the scent of salt and long days at the beach in my nostrils. Valencia’s
Read MoreA Day Trip to Mostar
Stari Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s iconic bridge, contorts its immense stone frame to arch unsupported over the Neretva River. This
Read Morehellas_chik26
hellas_chik26. firstly – backstory to hellas_chik26. that was my email for about 15 years. until i hesitantly had to change
Read MoreSingapore Night 2
Well wasn’t THIS interesting. After a big day of universal studios – we head back to the hotel for a
Read Morewhen a jackson procreates…
HEY m8z thought this might be a good time to update le blog. ive done a little read back to
Read MoreLondon 2.0
Ok I AM OFFICIALLY UP TO DATE. YES I AM KILLING IT. so we’ve been here technically 3 weeks, but this
Read Morespain and gain.
alright, BARCELONA > SEVILLA seville one night. all i have to say that it was 45 degrees. it was really
Read Morebarthelona.
Barcelona OK i know I’ve been terrible at this. but I’m doing it all right now. backing it up to
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The Beginning. Or something like it, anyway.
I don’t really think I’m what you would call your average travel writer/blogger/whathaveyou. Personally, when I think about travel bloggers,
Read Moreyas kween yas kween!
Ok guys I know its been a few months. That’s because in that time – we lost about 3 houses,
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5 THINGS TO KNOW (THAT I KINDA WISH I’D KNOWN) BEFORE GOING TO ROME
Some of you know (and some may not) that I recently went to Rome for a few days during my
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