Weekend Trip to Lake Tahoe | USA
After a crazy summer travelling all the way across Canada and then back again across the USA, my trip was almost complete. Having already visited much of the California coast earlier this year, there was one more place in the…
4 Days in Yosemite National Park | USA
Towering mountains of stone, tumbling waterfalls dancing with rainbows, endless crystal lakes and giant, ancient sequoia trees. Yosemite might just be a little slice of paradise! One of the earliest National Parks in the USA, thanks in part to Scotsman…
Utah’s National Parks | Arches & Bryce Canyon
So, if you haven’t read Part 1 of my ‘Utah’s National Parks’ posts yet, featuring Zion and Monument Valley, I recommend doing so for the context of the small group tour I was on. It was a crazy week, though,…
Utah’s National Parks | Zion & Monument Valley
After a couple of months of solo travel, the next phase of my cross-country USA trip was actually group travel. I’d signed up to join a small group camping trip with Intrepid, covering Utah and Yosemite mainly. We started from…
Four Days in Las Vegas | USA
Surrounded by incredible natural desert landscapes, Las Vegas is somewhat of an anomaly. A unique city within the USA, the Las Vegas Strip lives in infamy. Full of huge casinos, even bigger hotels, dazzling lights and spectacular entertainment. Featured in…
A Week in Nashville | USA
The next few stops of my USA trip were all about exploring the legacy of American music in cities that birthed or nurtured new genres. Although I don’t listen to that much country music (but I don’t mind it), there’s…
Day Trips on Vancouver Island | Canada
After several weeks exploring California and a brief stop back in Vancouver, I decided to spend the month of May on Vancouver Island. I’d spent a weekend in Victoria back in November and had realised I definitely wanted to come…
Working Holiday in Canada | 3 Month Update
It’s been a little over three months since I started my working holiday in Canada back in October. After a hectic couple of weeks at the start trying to sort out my life here, I’m a bit more settled now.…
A-Z Travel Wish List
I’ve travelled to about 30 countries now, and I’m making plans to check a few more off the list this year – and hopefully write an A-Z of places I’ve already been. But it’s a big world, and there’s so…
My Travel Wish List
The world is a huge place and I want to see so much of it. This post is my travel wish list of some of the main places I want to visit. I won’t be going far for a while,…