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…
Capilano River Park Hike | Vancouver
Winter in Vancouver is very rainy and grey, a fact I’ve come to accept. So when the sun came out on weekday off work, it was time to make the most of it. A lot of the higher altitude hikes…
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…
Lighthouse Park Hike | Vancouver
What better way to spend a sunny autumn Saturday than on a coastal forest hike? The temperature has dropped massively in Vancouver since I arrived last month, and many days are grey or rainy. We even had snow the other…
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’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…
Introduction
Introduction Hello there, come in, take a seat, have a cup of tea! Welcome to my little corner of the internet! Let me introduce myself! My name is Charlotte, and I’m 30 years old. I moved to New Zealand at…
Next Steps | Returning Home
Alright guys, this might be a bit of a rambling post, as I try to explain what’s going on in my head these days. Anyone who’s been reading this blog regularly over the last few months will know that I…
Taipei City | Taiwan Part 1
So, anyone who read my last post carefully, or who follows me on other social media, will know that since I’ve now finished my job in Hong Kong, I will be travelling through several Asian countries for the…
Farewell Hong Kong (Again)
Around this time last year, I wrote this post, saying goodbye to Hong Kong as I prepared to leave and move on to South Korea. Little did I know then, that Korea was not the right place for me at…
