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  • A week in Monterey, California - feature photo
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    A Week in Monterey | California

    After a weekend in the dry desert of Joshua Tree, my water-sign-laden astrology chart was craving the ocean again. So, I was bound for the Central Coast, the stretch of land by the Pacific between LA and San Francisco. I…

  • Feature photo - a weekend trip to Joshua Tree, California
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    Weekend Trip to Joshua Tree | California

    After my week in Los Angeles, my next stop in California was a weekend trip to Joshua Tree National Park. I had a long weekend for Easter anyway, which was perfect timing. I was able to spend 2 full days…

  • A Week in Los Angeles, California featured photo at Griffith Park
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    A Week in Los Angeles | California

    One of the joys of working remotely is you can just pick up the laptop and go wherever to work. Which is exactly what I’m doing for 3 weeks in California, in search of sunshine after surviving winter in Vancouver.…

  • Disneyland California feature image
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    Disneyland California

    The original Disneyland in California turns 100 years old in 2023, so what perfect timing for my trip there! I’m spending 3 weeks in California, so there will be many more posts from the trip to come. On one of…

  • Seattle skyline from the Puget Sound - 3 day trip to Seattle, Washington feature photo
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    3 Day Trip to Seattle, Washington

    It’s only been a few weeks since I went to Portland, but here I am crossing the Canada-US border again! A while back, I realised my birthday landed on a Saturday this year. So, what better way to celebrate than…

  • 3 day trip to Portland, Oregon featured photo
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    3 Day Trip to Portland, Oregon

    Vancouver is about an hour away from the Canadian border with the USA, making it easy to access the Pacific Northwest region. Think temperature rainforests, mountains and wild coastline (it’s also where Twilight is set). So with my most recent…

  • Feature photo for Christmas events in Vancouver
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    Christmas Events in Vancouver

    This year I had Christmas away from home for the very first time in my life. Having only moved to Canada in October, it was just too soon to be spending money on (expensive) flights home. Christmas is one of…

  • Weekend Trip to Toronto cover photo featuring the CN Tower by the harbour front
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    Weekend Trip to Toronto | Canada

    I was very lucky to get a job pretty quickly when I landed in Canada back in October. Luckier still that as soon as I got the job, I was offered the chance of a weekend trip to Toronto over…