Hiking from Botanical Beach to Parkinson Creek Despite the fact that the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail and I had some issues on our first…
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China Beach and Mystic Beach If you believe in Karma, I must have done something right in my life to be rewarded with a summer…
Sombrio Beach and my first encounter with the Juan de Fuca Trail The wild and wonderful Port Renfrew, where I have been spending two weeks…
Port Renfrew and Botanical Beach Have you ever heard about Port Renfrew? I mean other than on this blog. I certainly hadn’t before I headed…
A work away in a remote Vancouver Island gem Only a few days after arriving at the magical Soule Creek Lodge in Port Renfrew, I…
Working for free accommodation in Port Renfrew The best thing about travelling without having any concrete plans or obligations is that you have a chance…
Work and travel in Canada – Useful tips Almost a year ago, I found myself in Toronto about to start a working holiday in Canada.…
Tips for (future) working holiday makers After nine exciting months in Canada, I find myself back in Europe. I was lucky enough to be able…
With my work permit running out mid-January, I’m suddenly becoming very aware of how little time I have left in Canada. I still haven’t been…
One Saturday in late November, after more than a month of almost daily rainfall in which I somehow managed to buy and loose three umbrellas,…
Finding work and job hunting in Vancouver On my last evening in Vancouver before heading home for a couple of weeks, I have nearly finished…
Flat hunting in Canada’s most expensive city It’s early September when Isabelle and myself return from our US trip back to the city I want…
More of the good, the bad and the ugly The Grouse Grind Slightly less than an hour by bus from Downtown Vancouver is the beginning…
The good, the bad and the ugly in Vancouver The sun is blazing from the sky and reflecting off the skyscrapers of downtown Vancouver as…
Tofino and Parksville From my first visit with my friend Mona, I remember Vancouver Island as a recollection of little seaside communities nestled on the…
Radium Hot Springs, the Okanagan Valley and Vancouver Island Because the Stampede has wiped us out, Mona and I have decided not to drive too…
Banff and the Stampede in Calgary Despite having a busy schedule, Mona and I have quickly agreed before our trip that there is no way…
A road trip around British Columbia and Alberta As Mona and I heading out of Vancouver, into the lush green mountains towards Whistler, the D-drive…
Beach, party and buying a van in Vancouver I’ve been sitting on this bench for an hour, overlooking beautiful English Bay Beach and just taking…
Exploring Calgary and Edmonton Darren’s truck is humming along the motorway as the sun is standing high up in the sky. We’ve just left the…
As we exit Ontario, the landscape finally changes. The dense forest and lakes are replaced by flat grassland only rarely interrupted by some scattered trees.…
As we come out of the woodland, Lisa and I both stop and gaze. This view is not what we expected. Kelly’s Beach Boardwalk continues…
The little boat seems to be almost swallowed up by the waves which are rocking us so hard we have to hold on to our…
In and around Nova Scotia’s capital Halifax Still in the Bear on the lake hostel in Aberdeen, most hostel guests have in the meantime gathered…
A journey from Montreal to Nova Scotia The big open living room in the Bear on the Lake hostel in Aberdeen is heating up nicely…
Commencing the journey from Montreal to Nova Scotia Coming back to Montreal in summer is like going to a familiar yet new place. I remember…
The ups and downs of life on the road Just like at home, you have good days and bad days when you’re travelling for…
The wind is blowing a fine, refreshing spray of water into my slightly sunburned face as I desperately try to hold down my rain poncho…
In the spirit of the hostel cancelling activities such as the pub crawl, the canoeing around Toronto Island I had signed up for today doesn’t…
The sun is gently heating up my skin. It’s sufficiently warm for shorts and t-shirt yet not boiling hot as I gaze lazily out to…