Armando and I went on our first ever Asian trip together this past November…Singapore, Myanmar and Thailand. We fit so much in our 2 and a half weeks and although we took ten flights during that short time and spent hours in airports, we still saw and experienced so much. I thought I’d share with … More Exploring Singapore
Tonight I was filling out a travel visa application form. My first one ever! One of the lucky perks of being a Canadian: you don’t often need to get a travel visa to enter countries. I was actually quite excited about the process though. Well, not so much the process but the end result of … More Nationalities, Travel Visas and Canadian Pride
Ahhhh….what a weekend. Here’s a photo blog of Armando’s birthday weekend that we spent in the Okanagan at the Sparkling Hills Resort: Always the challenge of getting Armando to “unplug”; not even an amazing view could pull him away from being on his phone when we first arrived: Okay, so maybe the Infinity Pool and … More Raw Beef and Swarovski Crystals At The Sparkling Hill Resort
So we survived! The Sparkling Hill Resort, where I took Armando for a birthday surprise getaway, has the only cold sauna in North America. It is a sauna that has a temperature of -110 degrees celsius. Yes, that’s what I said: MINUS 110 degrees celsius!! Armando and I wanted to add it to our list … More Cold Saunas are Cool (and Cold!)
Correction: So, I now realize that the route we took to the Okanagan was on the Coquihalla Highway and not the Trans-Canada Highway. Back when I wrote this post I clearly had prairie blood running through me. Now with a little West Coast in me, I know my BC Highways a bit better. 🙂 We … More The Trans-Canada Conquered
Correction: So, I now realize that the route we took to the Okanagan was on the Coquihalla Highway and not the Trans-Canada Highway. Back when I wrote this post I clearly had prairie blood running through me. Now with a little West Coast in me, I know my BC Highways a bit better. 🙂 So … More Facing my Fears on the Trans-Canada Highway
After having recently been in a car with three other people for 48 hours on a Road Trip from Vancouver to Los Angeles and back in just four days (that’s 4100km/2547miles!), I learned a few things along the way: 1. Travel in a Large Vehicle – our options were limited: a Mini Cooper, 2 trucks … More Top 10 Road Trip Tips
A lot can still happen when you’re in Los Angeles for just 48 hours (with 18 of those hours used for sleeping to prep for the 25 hour drive home to Vancouver). We witnessed a movie-style, yet real-life police takedown. It involved a police car speeding backwards along a pedestrian road, suddenly stopping, police jumping … More 48 Hours in Los Angeles
The Stanley Kubrick Exhibit in Los Angeles was the spark that started our last-minute 22 hour road trip to Los Angeles this past weekend. Here are some pictures of the 3 hours we spent at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: For someone who has never seen a Kubrick movie, I found the exhibit very … More Road Trip: 22 Hour Drive for Stanley Kubrick
We made it! Twenty-two hours after leaving Vancouver, we finally arrived in Los Angeles at 8:00pm. That included roughly 7 pit stops, lots of caffeine, plenty of junk food, uncomfortable rests in the backseat, a few podcasts, heated road games and 4 tired bodies. Heads were in bed early for our jammed packed LA day … More Vancouver to Los Angeles Road Trip – The Drive There
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