Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands I traded in my rental car for the train and headed towards central Amsterdam. I was fortunate enough to be staying with locals, my BFF’s brother and his new wife! (Interesting coincidence: I had stayed with this same brother in London 5 years before, when I first had the idea for Read More
Location: Noordwijkerhout, Lisse & Keukenhof Gardens Holland Province, The Netherlands Weather: Beautiful 20°C (yeah, spring!) And what brings you to Amsterdam, ma’am? I’m here to see the tulips! My time in Vietnam, was (and still is), some of my favourite during all my travels these pasts months! I fell in love with this beautiful and Read More
Location: Ha Long Bay & Cat Ba Island Quang Ninh Province, Northern Vietnam At the end of every year, my workplace receives a giant 1-year calendar from a local company, featuring a stunning landmark from somewhere in the world. I always look forward to that photo, ready to indulge in some serious wanderlust. A few Read More
I may be on home turf but my curious soul still needs to be nourished! Ottawa has been my home for 16 years, however there’s still a lot of things I’ve never experienced, like today’s activity: yoga on parliament hill! Unable to make the trek while I was working, I’m now able to partake in Read More
Location: Hoa Lu & Tam Coc Ninh Binh Province, Northern Vietnam A short drive south from Hanoi sits the ancient capital of Hoa Lu. Once the home of Kings, these well-preserved royal palaces are now a popular tourist attraction in the Ninh Binh Province. Surrounding by limestone mountains, visitors can tour the ancient palaces of Read More
Last summer, as I was preparing to embark on this adventure, a friend offered some blogging advice: don’t fill your blog with photos of food! I’ve done my best to limit myself from sharing all the delicious food I’ve sampled over the last 8 months because, let’s be honest, who really cares what I eat? Read More
Location: Hanoi, North Vietnam Temperature: 27°-30° C Season: Dry season, Spring Vietnam’s capital races to make up for time lost to the ravages of war and a government that as recently as the 1990s kept the outside world at bay. Its streets surge with scooters vying for right of way amid the din of constantly Read More
Its finally springtime in Ottawa! The sun is shining, the snow has melted and the tulips are about to bloom! I can hardly believe I’ve been in Canada for a month already! And I’ve loved every minute (ok, that late April snow fall that hit Northern Ontario wasn’t great, but still) While my days are Read More