Have dreams, will travel
Towards the end May of 2022 I went on holiday to Halfiax, NS with a good friend. This was my first time to Halifax and Atlantic Canada, and it did not disappoint. Halifax is largest city in the area and is situated on the southern shores of the province, right on Halifax Harbour, one of... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! I sincerely hope this finds you well. And it certainly has been some time since I posted. I hadn’t even realized how long it has been. I suppose that there can sum up my 2022. It was a hectic year with many changes. Although I did not travel in the way I... Continue Reading →
Should this title sound familiar that is because I did have a post with this title but somehow managed to unintentionally delete it — permanently. I’m not quite sure how that happened but it did. So here it is again and hopefully it will contain much of what I had included initially. "When preparing to... Continue Reading →
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com “DON’T CALL IT A DREAM, CALL IT A PLAN”ZELANA MONTMINY In Travel Tips I I listed some things to consider as you plan your upcoming trip as well as when you are away. Today will be a list of some online sites that may be of assistance for organizing and... Continue Reading →
There is nothing quite like a road trip, be it cruising along the highway solo or heading on the open road, music blaring while laughing with your friends and family. Canada's westernmost province of BC (which I call home) has an abundance of places to get the wheels spinning while taking in stellar scenery and... Continue Reading →
Yep, you read that right! I was pickpocketed in the Italian city that is known for this frequent act. I am officially another pickpocketed statistic. Now, before I go any further with my tale of unknowingly having my purse lightened of approximately $13 Canadian dollars I want to stress, that despite this unfortunate occurrence, I... Continue Reading →
What do craft beer and the Gold Rush of the mid-eighteenth century have in common? Both altered the history of BC's capital city of Victoria. In the mid-1800s, as would-be millionaires stocked up on supplies in Victoria en route north to seek their fortunes in gold, the population of the future capital surged rapidly. It... Continue Reading →
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Another collective spin around the sun and another exceptionally eventful year has passed. 2021 has been tough, yet I am grateful, that for me personally, there were some fun and memorable moments. That is what I’d prefer to focus on because I think it helps. Certainly there were times where things were... Continue Reading →
Rome Is Ancient Coming from a relatively ”young” country, I have long been awed and amazed by old architecture. I was born in a country where descriptions of old refer to the geology of the nation — the Rocky Mountains or the Pre-Cambrian Shield / Canadian Shield. But architecture? Nah. Quebec City and area does... Continue Reading →
“This one goes deep”, she advised. “It’s the standard for this type of test”, the nurse said casually, my eyes watering as the oversized Q-Tip was jabbed up my right nostril. She swiftly pulled the instrument of torture from my face as my eyes continued to leak. “Ah, the sign of a test executed correctly... Continue Reading →
Before the Euro was around the coin I threw was likely an Italian Lira. Or was it a French Franc? A German Deutschmark? Austrian Schilling? During that first backpacking trip many many years ago I had a number of coins left over from the five countries my friend and I had visited before arriving in... Continue Reading →
Hong Kong — one of my favourite destinations around. I made my way to there back in winter of 2018 for a week. Although the weather was cooler it did not take away from my experiences and I found myself in love with another world locale. From the incredible and savoury foods (that is reason... Continue Reading →
Wanders The World 