Day: 24-30 Km travelled: 42.54km Steps: 65 000 September 30th – October 9th, 2017 London has always been near and dear to my heart, even before I ever stepped foot on the island. While most North Americans dream of visiting romantic Paris, I longed for historic London. It was therefore an obvious destination choice when Read More
The third and final post of the series ‘The Best Things In Life Are Free – including British Museums!’ Day: 24-29 Km travelled: 42.54km Steps: 65,900 September 30th – October 8th, 2017 I didn’t set out to have a ‘Victoria and Albert’ themed day, it kinda just happened. It’s a popular misconception that my, let’s say, Read More
Day: 24-29 Km travelled: 42.54 km Steps: 65,900 September 30th – October 8th, 2017 (part 2 of the series on the wonderful British museums) Have you ever looked at a painting and thought: “Really? It’s worth how much?” or even still “That’s art? It looks like a 5 year old’s drawing”. And let’s not forgot Read More
Day: 24-29 Km travelled: 42.54km Steps: 65,900 September 30th – October 8th, 2017 A major advantage to visiting London, an expensive destination for any backpacker, is that most national museums are free! During my previous visit years ago, I had not had the opportunity to visit these world-class museums – I had been too busy Read More
Quinta da Regaleira Sintra, Portugal
Day: 22-23 Km travelled: 477.3km Steps: 27,081 September 28th-29th 2017 While the concept of traveling to exotic new places for an entire year was certainly thrilling and highly anticipated, there was one thing in particular that I was most excited about: my visit to Buckingham Palace! And not just to Buckingham Palace, but inside Buckingham Palace! Having stood in front Read More