Although we technically had thanksgiving in Montreal, it’s a stretch to say we celebrated it. Or you could call it a 5 day celebration, because for 5 days straight we ate, drank and explored like we were tourists in Europe, completely uninhibited by the somewhat never-ending pandemic. Andy and I spent our second Canadian thanksgiving…
Category: Destinations
Montreal: more than just bagels and poutine
Montreal has fantastic food options, both in terms of cuisine, price points and quality. There are a number of vibrant neighbourhoods with iconic food scenes and populated streets to supplement these areas. We ate out basically every meal and it’s been a while since I ate such repeatedly good food. I think most prominent is…
A long weekend in Toronto
For so long it seemed like the only plane we would be catching during our time in Canada would be the one we got on to take us home. We only booked Toronto a few short weeks ago, and because it was such an unexpected trip everything we did managed to feel like a bonus….
A day in the life of: a bear watcher!
Easily one of the coolest things I have ever done: this past weekend our friend Lauren, Andy and me headed across to Vancouver Island to base ourselves in Campbell River, and catch a boat up to the Toba Inlet to see some grizzlies in their natural habitat. It was a mission of a weekend, but…
Fishing village vibes oh so close to Van
Our friends Lucy and Guy would always make reference to how cute Steveston Village was and I didn’t truly appreciate it until I went there myself. It is actually crazy that this charming little seaside village is so close to Vancouver; they feel worlds apart. This post is a bit of a throwback to when…
Overnight hike to Watersprite Lake
This past weekend was certainly one to remember. Not only was I treated to a real life Simpsons donut, we ticked off a longstanding hike on my bucket list that I had resigned myself to not doing, due to to the terrible conditions of the access road – it ain’t no place for a rental…
Savary Island: a slice of Canadian paradise
A slice of local paradise located about a 15 minute water taxi away from Lund, Savary Island is a trip worth making – it ended up being one of my favourite days of our trip. We had some big ticket options on our agenda, basically it came down to choosing one of Desolation Sound, Thormanby…
A week on the Sunshine Coast
So much of our time in Canada has been go, go, go. When the opportunity arose for us to take a more chilled, exploratory holiday (so more like go, relax, go) I was all for it. We would still be seeing a new part of the country and because it involved just the two of…
Hiking on the Sunshine Coast
Not unlike the rest of British Columbia, the Sunshine Coast area has an abundance of good walks and hikes pretty much for all ages. There are so many Provincial Parks, all of which contain great trails, and so many we didn’t even get to because, well, we only had so many days! We did…
Mt. Assiniboine: a gallery
Wow. Never have I had so much trouble sorting through photos. So many of the photos were of essentially the same thing, but with slightly different angles, different lighting and different features meaning they all offered something different. Below is a selection of some of my favourite ones – if you click on the first…