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  • 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…

  • Weekend Trip to Victoria, BC, feature photo
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    Weekend Trip to Victoria | Canada

    So, about three weeks ago now, I started my new job here in Canada. And within the first couple days, I discovered that I had a day off during week two, as Remembrance Day is a public holiday here. And…

  • Lynn Canyon Hike feature photo - Vancouver, Canada
    Health & Wellness,  Travel

    Lynn Canyon Hike | Vancouver

    One of the reasons I chose British Columbia over Canada’s other provinces for my working holiday (at least to start with) is the abundance of hiking opportunities. Although, arriving in autumn means I’ll save a lot of them until spring…

  • Vancouver Parks in Autumn featured photo
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    Vancouver’s Parks in Autumn

    Vancouver is known for its rain, especially in autumn and winter. Fortunately, I was very lucky when I arrived here and the city greeted me with a week of glorious sunshine and crisp autumn weather. Combined with the trees decked…

  • Arriving in Canada on a Working Holiday featured photo
    Life,  Travel

    Arriving in Canada on a Working Holiday

    So, I’ve moved to Canada, and I’m a little over a week in so far. Strangely, it feels like much longer than that somehow, even though I still feel incredibly new to the city. My first impression of Vancouver is…

  • Life,  Travel

    I’m Moving to Canada

    Who remembers about seven years ago when I published this post about moving to Hong Kong after I finished university (that’s your cue to go and read it if you don’t remember)? Well, here we are again, except this time,…

  • Bowmore Distillery - Isle of Islay long weekend trip feature photo
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    Islay Long Weekend Trip | Scotland

    After visiting the Isle of Arran earlier in the year, I was eager to continue exploring more of Scotland’s islands. Islay was the next destination, chosen after a conversation with my dad about its whisky after he and Mum visited…