Once you start feeling somewhat at home somewhere, it’s almost like you’re leaving a piece of your heart behind when you leave. This is as…
Skiing on Whistler and Blackcomb Because I am such an unprepared traveller (I usually just go somewhere without doing a huge amount of research about…
Mount Seymour, Grouse Mountain and Cypress With my work permit expiring mid-January, I merely have a couple of weeks left working before I sadly have…
Vancouver doesn’t see winters like this year very often. In fact, according to a lot of my colleagues in Vancouver, they have hardly ever experienced…
December in Vancouver If someone asked me about the best time to come to Vancouver, I would have to say July and August to enjoy…
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…
If you’re going to San Francisco… For the first time since writing this blog, I am having difficulties getting started. It is very hard to sum…
From the hustle and bustle of Las Vegas to the vastness and wonder of the Grand Canyon It’s late afternoon when we drive into Las Vegas.…
Beach vibes and music in Los Angeles The sun is setting as Isabelle and I walk up the hill from the bus to the Dodger Stadium…
With the lack of jobs and accommodation available in Vancouver over the summer months, and my pockets somewhat more full again after selling my van…
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…