Brooke and I moved into our new place and we have the best landlord. She runs city bike tours throughout the summer and offered to take us with her a couple weeks ago. We went around town to the islands near the city centre, the botanic gardens, and then over to the nature reserve. We got rained on pretty much the whole time we were out, but it was fun to see some new spots and to ride around on the bicycles. After a week in the new place we are pretty much settled. Still waiting for internet and a few tweaks to the flat here and there, but it’s starting to feel like home. Our landlord hooked us up with a TV and DVD player so today we went out to buy some movies to entertain us while we ... read more

Ten days in and already the craziest adventure! Brooke and I left Edmonton for Inverness on the 13th of August and fell into the worst luck before our plane even left the ground. Our flight out of Edmonton was cancelled so we were rerouted to Vancouver on a flight two hours later. That meant that we ended up missing our connecting flight from London to Inverness, and because we were flying on a different airline from there we were not given a new flight. By the time we reached London there were no more flights going out that day so we decided to take the 8hr train ride from Kings Cross. We made our way through the city with a year's worth of luggage and caught our train just in time. We ... read more

Folk Fest 2018 was wonky as heck! We started out with two days over 30ºC followed by two days of rain. The music was good nonetheless, and the company even better! Every folk fest I find at least one new artist that I fall in love with, and this year that was The War and Treaty. They're a married couple who deliver the most amazing soul/roots music, and definitely inspire all kinds of couple goals. This was my last weekend home with my family before moving, and was the perfect sendoff. :) ... read more

This year for Canada Day the band played on the Edmonton Riverboat! I had the best night on the river with some of my best friends and we had a great view for the fireworks. After the fireworks ended, the boat went down the river for a bit before docking again so we had lots of time to celebrate together and have some fun. One of our best friends, Dale, also came with us to take some photos and hang out, which made the night even more unforgettable! One week from today I will be moving to Scotland for the year. I'll be teaching full time while I'm there, but will hopefully have some free time to travel around the UK and Europe! I'm so excited to start this adventure, but looking back on ... read more

A few weeks ago I went out to the University of Alberta Botanic Garden with my mom and sister. We went to see the new Aga Khan Garden, but walked around the rest of it while we were there. It was a super nice day to be out and it was so beautiful seeing all of the new architecture put in place. We went inside to the butterfly show house which was even hotter than being outdoors. There were a bunch of different butterflies there, and the prettiest flowers! I'd love to see the gardens at different points in the summer to see how the flowers change. It's such a beautiful place to spend an afternoon with family! ... read more

Rows and rows of colourful houses each with their own unique spiral staircase, the Plateau packs a punch with the utmost personality. The neighbourhood offers endless options for cafés, shopping, and picturesque walks up the beautiful Mont-Royal. L'Avenue is the place to indulge in your greatest breakfast dreams. We stopped here to fuel up before a day of exploring. No way I could pass up huevos rancheros! We made our way from the Plateau to Old Montreal, stopping for lunch on our way to the basilica. The Basilique Notre-Dame is one of the most beautiful churches I've been to. The building is lined with gorgeous stained glass and features the most amazing wooden spiral stairs. Heading ... read more

Last weekend I flew down to Montreal to see my best friend, Eva, graduate from the National Theatre School. I met up with her family and some other friends there and spent the weekend celebrating our girl. On our first day we marched up Mount Royal for ice cream and a view. It's not much of a commitment to hiking, but perfect for a Saturday morning. After watching Eva's final performance, I went with my friend Syd and Eva's family for poutine. We were able to make it through the line of people waiting outside La Banquise and had so many options for poutine to choose from. I highly recommend this place if you're on the hunt for the world's best poutine (I know I am). Sunday was the ... read more

Hana is the most picturesque little town I've ever seen. We ate lunch overlooking the rainforest and stopped in at a little art gallery when we were done. It started raining while we were there, but we braved the weather and continued on to the Black Sand Beach. Something about black sand I just can't get enough. It was even more beautiful with the rain and so refreshing after being in the car for so long. Even without swimming you can't get bored here, there are tons of little nooks around the beach to explore.  I could have stood here with my free shower for hours. The waves crashing against the rocks was amazing. The sea spray came so high up and was mesmerizing to hear and watch. To ... read more

  Happy St. Patrick's Day! I wanted to share some photos from a trip to Ireland a few years ago. Our main stops there were to Dublin and Doolin with a few other towns in between. In Doolin we stayed in a little cottage just down the road from the Cliffs of Moher. This is the most beautiful place and is super close to the Aran Islands for a day trip. From Dublin we rented a car and drove up to Northern Ireland for a night so that we could see the Giant's Causeway and the Dark Hedges. We visited the Giant's Causeway years ago when I was a kid, but it was cool to see it again and go for a bit of a walk around there. The Dark Hedges we only went to to feed our Game of Thrones hunger. It took ... read more

My favourite day in Maui was spent driving the Road to Hana. Although I get pretty carsick, the twisty ride was worth it (at least once)! We loaded up the car around 9 a.m. with snacks and raincoats to get us through the day, and then stopped to grab smoothies for the drive. My smoothie lasted less time than the half hour it took them to make it, but it was refreshing nonetheless. Our first stop was at Twin Falls. We were lucky to do this walk before it started raining, but we ended up getting wet anyway when halfway through the trek the trail turned into a creek. The walk was so beautiful, and next time I would bring a swim suit to use at the waterfall pool. When we got to Hana we ate ... read more