From the time I started traveling with my parents, to traveling for Foreign Affairs every other month, to traveling regularly with my child. These are 15 things I have never boarded an airplane without. A huge scarf/wrap – my favourite are wool blankets by Wilfred. They are soft, easy to wash, and a great price …
What can be more Canadian this time of year, than maple syrup?! Growing up abroad, I have to be honest, I never had any maple syrup, and having always had rice, I never had a pancake! Visiting and learning all about maple syrup didn’t come until my adulthood. Yeah, I know, but what can you …
Having got off the plane in the morning, and met our custom’s agent with a gruff nod in Danang Airport. We were met by the kindest hired driver who drove us into Hoi An, were we would be staying for 10 days. The first stop, find food, which was a rather humorous story. Nothing was …
For as long as I can remember, Vietnam had haunted me. The stories my grade 7 Geography teacher had shared, its beauty, its people, its innocence and resilience. The stories he told in class of friends he had lost, ghosts he lived with, memories that haunted him, and a continent he could never escape. Vietnam …
I have never been a foodie, or one who takes photos of food… But I made an except on a trip to Vietnam! I have never, and I mean never, spent 3 weeks in a country in which I had absolutely nothing go wrong, no really bad experience, loved EVERY single minute, and ate everything …
Every year it seemed, we landed in this beautiful small robust city. We would fly in from Hong Kong, and stay in the down town core, before heading into the mountains to spend the summer with my Grandparents. Without fail, the city dazzled me with its laid back, friendly feel. The architecture was nothing to …
We were all enticed by the trip of a lifetime, to play in the sand, and get some sun on a fantastic island. We packed, we organized, we coordinated with our family friends, and we headed to the airport. There it was, a small airplane, sitting on the tarmac, ready for our luggage and our …
When your first 7 years of your life are either in a communist country, where food is scarce, or in a country where you are perpetually sick because it is so dirty, food is not exactly something you get excited about. After living in Mexico city for 3 years, and being sick with EVERYTHING, known …
I am switching things up today, and sharing a few photos one of my favourite places in the world. This is Maduradam in the Netherlands. It is a miniature village, nestled in the Hague. We visit this little attraction every single time we head to the Netherlands. It is absolutely brilliant, and magical. There are …
