This month has been quite different from the previous two as I have been living in one place, the tiny town of Field in Yoho National Park which is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I have been doing a Help Exchange placement, working at the small Fireweed Hostel and Mount Stephen Guesthouse three days […] Read more…
Month: September 2015
Eating Anchorage and Other Tales From the City
Anchorage was the first stop on my Alaskan odyssey and although the city itself wasn’t that exciting, I still enjoyed my four nights there. And the biggest highlight for me? The food! For a city with less than stellar weather, Anchorage needs to have lots of indoor options to keep people busy when the weather […] Read more…
The Best Day Trip from Anchorage: Hiking Flattop Mountain
When I first looked into what to do in Anchorage one thing stood out above all others: hiking Flattop Mountain. Oh, and where to eat. So pretty standard for me. Hiking and good food, is there anything more important in life? I talk about the food in another post (spoiler alert: it was incredible!). This […] Read more…
Revisiting Victoria: Canada’s English Themed City
Have you ever been somewhere, absolutely loved it, even considered maybe moving there one day, then returned a few years later and thought: meh. That’s how I felt about Victoria, Canada. Don’t get me wrong, I still like the city. There were even things I loved about it. I was just underwhelmed on the whole […] Read more…