Ten years ago, I embarked on a journey that I suppose in some ways changed my life. The trip itself wasn’t particularly life-changing, but I made friends who I still have to this day. It was my first real “independent” trip, even though I was on a tour with twelve other people, all my age …
“Oh, whatever.” I can see your eyes rolling as you open this (or don’t) because you’ve heard it all before. Travel made me so much more confident! Travel has made me feel closer to humanity! Travel has made me appreciate other cultures! All of those things, particularly at a time when humanity feels at its …
I was always undecided about whether I would make it over to Vancouver Island. As someone who travels with the intention of gobbling up every place I can set foot on, I had to wonder why Victoria wasn’t screaming out to me. I mean, I didn’t not want to visit, and after all I’d had …
It’s no secret that I love Vancouver and feel extremely blessed to be living in one of the best cities in the world. So I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes Vancouver so great. It took me five days in 2016 to decide that I wanted to live here (actually, I think I made …
I was recently invited to take part in all that Vancouver has to offer its tourists (along with everyone else in Vancouver who also works in the tourism industry – so let’s not pretend I’m special!). Most of these things I probably wouldn’t have done on my own, or would never have got around to …
Moving to the other side of the world was always going to be a culture shock. Although Canada is very similar to the UK in a lot of respects, there are plenty of things that have taken me aback, that I’m still getting used to, or that I just find a bit strange. Some of …
When I visited Whistler last month, the drive took us along a spectacular road that snaked alongside mountains and the sea, views of islands ever-changing as the land drew towards us until we were completely inland. The best part of the drive along the Sea to Sky Highway culminated in Squamish, and I immediately made …
It’s a month since I arrived in Vancouver, bleary-eyed after four flights and not-at-all-ready for my new Canadian adventure. I didn’t even know if I was going to come – even after I’d handed in my notice at work, I had no idea if it was the right thing to do and I ended up having …
When my friend announced that she was going to be on the west coast of the USA, including Seattle, for a few days, I immediately messaged her. “I’ll be in Vancouver, I could totally come visit you!!” I had it all visualised in my head: get the bus or train down, stay in a hostel …
I always said I wanted to go to Whistler on my first week here in Canada. On my last visit to Vancouver, we just didn’t make the time to go anywhere that required a day or more, and I wanted to make sure I went this time before I started working, because with every year …
