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  • Africa
    • Morocco
      • Peacefulness in Chefchaouen and the Rif Mountains
      • Celebrating Eid Al-Adha in Morocco
      • Rabat: Exploring the Neighbourhood
      • Easy and Breezy in Essaouira
      • Marrakech: Where the Magic Happens. Or Does It?
      • Sand Castles, Golden Dunes & Camel Love
      • Hanging Loose in Taghazout
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    • An Asian Journey
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      • Holy Cow: India!
      • A Wild Ride
      • Varanasi: Holy City
      • The Growling City of Mumbai
      • A Goan Retreat
      • Under a Keralan Sun
      • The End of the Road
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      • At the Foothills of the Himalayas: Nepal
      • Finding Ground Above Clouds
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      • A Sri Lankan Holiday
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      • Head Above Clouds in Tibet
  • Caribbean
    • Cayman Islands
      • Departure
      • Shaking hands with Grand Cayman Island
      • An Island Getaway
      • Longing For Home
      • Dog Days Are Over
      • Careful What You Wish For
      • Live the Moment
      • The Blues of a White Day
      • The Return to the Rock
      • When Does It Start to Feel Like Home?
      • Island Life: A Year in the Making
      • Living Young
      • A Caribbean Tale: the End of a Great Chapter
      • Sportfishing in the Cayman Islands
    • Cuba
      • A Taste of Cuba
    • Puerto Rico
      • Vacationing and Island Hopping Part I: Enchanted by Puerto Rico
    • US Virgin Islands
      • Vacationing and Island Hopping Part II: US Virgin Islands
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      • Simply unBELIZEable
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      • Living Like a Local in El Salvador
      • Enamored with El Salvador
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      • Land of the Maya in Guatemala
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      • British Columbia
        • A City Infested of Crazy Canucks
        • A Day in the Backcountry
        • A Place Called Home
        • Home for the Holidays
        • Time to Be Jolly
        • Wrap Up 2012
        • Family Day Somewhere in the Mountains Far Away
        • Life Inside A Snowglobe
        • Every Summer Has A Story
        • Wilderness Pleasures
        • The Call To Adventure
        • The Ocean Is Calling And I Must Go
        • Bringing Sunday Funday to a Whole New Level
        • A Sunday Stroll
        • 5 Dog-Friendly Incredible Hikes in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor
        • Totally Pampered!
        • A Decade In Such Great Heights
        • 2-Day Hiking & Camping Trip to Rohr Lake
        • 5 Free Winter Outdoor Activities To Do In The Sea-to-Sky Corridor On A Rainy Day
        • In the Midst of an Incomprehensible Wild Beauty
        • Tackling the 75km West Coast Trail
        • The West Coast Trail
      • Québec
        • Festival de la Galette Sarrasin
        • Quebec’s Wine Route: A Mother-Daughter Road Trip Through the Colours of Fall
        • Picnic Day in Île d’Orléans
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        • Wine Holiday: A Road Trip Through Napa Valley
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        • 3 Nights in New York on a Budget
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      • Vacationing in Gran Canaria
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Passionate traveller, photography enthusiast, food and wine lover, footloose wanderer. I have itchy feet and my heart and soul are always on the road.

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Travel Series Part 5: Goa, 🇮🇳 ~ 11/2010 💜 Goa nests on the West side of India, along the Arabian Sea. The sandy beaches, cocohut culture and laidbackness of its residents make this state a perfect destination for everyone. A mix of Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Catholism are found here, along with a Portuguese colonial architecture that reflects a rich history. Purple, orange, green apple, yellow and bright blue are among the colours of many of the houses. Lines of palm trees hug the beaches and the waters of the sea are warm and inviting for a good swim. In the mornings, fishermen arrive on the beach with their humungous net full of small fish, crabs and sea snakes (yes, 4 foot sea snakes). The women fill their baskets with the creatures and carry them on their head to where they will be dried and then sold at the market. It is amazing to witness this morning work and this team effort, both men and women putting force and energy in every detail. - While enjoying the laid back atmosphere of the Coast, we met a father and son who took us on their wooden boat where we had the most unexpected, most extraordinary opportunity to swim amongst a pod of wild dolphins. We then finished our time in Goa by celebrating Diwali with the locals.
Travel Series Part 4: Kathmandu🇳🇵~ 10/2010 💚 Located at the foothills of the Himalayas, Nepal has been an admired destination for trekkers and climbers since the 1950′s, and has been on my list for a very long time. - We left the buzzing town of Thamel and travelled around Kathmandu. For 3 days we trekked through sprawling forests of pines, oaks, wild cherry and rhododendrons, and rural villages where we caught a glimpse of villagers going about their day. We traversed alpine meadows, hiked through yak pastures and crossed glacial moraines. When the trail narrowed in the jungle, we observed the prayer flags hanging from the trees, floating through the mountain mist. As we gained elevation and started to hike the mountainside footpath, we feasted on the views plunging into a dramatic landscape of maize fields and rice terraces.
In the name of International Day of Peace, I want to present you as part 3 of my Travel Series, one of my favorite, most fascinating places in the world I got the unique chance to visit: Tibet ~ 10/2010 💙Along as witnessing Mt Everest from your own eyes, standing in the Dalai Lama’s bedroom amongst whispering monks, and traveling through the highest, most incredible landscapes, Tibetans are another reason why you want to visit Tibet. Their generosity and genuine personality tell you so much about their reality. Refusing to assimilate to Chinese culture, they insist in preserving their culture alive by inhabiting their villages along the mountains and cultivating barley and straw to feed their animals. It is an isolated community rich in traditions, beliefs and superstitions. They will welcome you inside their homes and offer you a Yak butter tea (the name speaks for itself). The scabbing cheeks of the young reveal a cold weather but the warmth of their smiles offer you a great memory of the inhabitants of this autonomous prefecture. #internationaldayofpeace
Travel Series Part 2: Varanasi 🇮🇳 ~ 10/2010 💚Varanasi is a city located on the banks of the Ganges River in northern India, where people of all faiths live in harmony. This popular pilgrimage destination draws over a million pilgrims each year. They come to pray, wash their sins in the sacred waters and some to die on the banks of the river. For all, it is a journey of a lifetime. Shrines, temples and palaces are built on the water’s edge while nearly 100 ghats formed by a series of steps of stones lead to the river. - When I spent some time by the river of the Ganges, I witnessed the most incredible unity and harmonious coexistence between Buddhists, Hindous and Muslims. Such a peaceful place, filled with religious diversity. A place where everyone respect differences in beliefs, and are taught to live together in peace. Isn't it how it should be? . . . #travel #travelling #travelphotography #India #Varanasi #harmony #backpacking #traveloften #liveyouradventure #finditliveit #crazyinlove #backpackingaddicts #backpackingadventures #travelstories #travelstoke #adventuresabroad #roamtheplanet #adventureoften #neverstopexploring #travelphoto #wearetravelgirls #exploringtheglobe #letsgoeverywhere #planetdiscoveries #theprettycities #sheisnotlost #theglobewanderer #globelletravels #mytinyatlas
Introducing a ‘Travel Series’, a curated collection of photos from my favourite corners of the world (so far) to beautify those rainy days (pssst, it’s snowing up there, eh!): Part 1: The Golden Triangle 🇮🇳 ~ 9/2010 💛 From buzzing bazaars and racing tuk-tuks to tranquil havens, architectural marvels and the ethereal Taj Mahal, the Golden Triangle is an extraordinary wealth of cultural and historical splendours and is a fantastically varied introduction to the sights and sounds of India. . . . #travel #travelling #travelphotography #India #GoldenTriangle #backpacking #traveloften #liveyouradventure #finditliveit #crazyinlove #backpackingaddicts #backpackingadventures #travelstories #travelstoke #adventuresabroad #roamtheplanet #adventureoften #neverstopexploring #travelphoto #wearetravelgirls #exploringtheglobe #letsgoeverywhere #planetdiscoveries #theprettycities #sheisnotlost #theglobewanderer #globelletravels #mytinyatlas
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Please BC, make it rain! We want to see the sky again!
"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you." ~ Deepak Chopra
Hazed and confused celebrating this captain’s 40th orbit around the sun.✨
Happiness has no frontiers, it's a state of mind and not a possession, not a set route through life, not a goal to be gained but something that starts in gently like an evening mist or the morning sunlight — something beyond our control. ~Robin Lee Graham, passage from Dove
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That was my smile captured a few years ago after I dove the magnificent Blue Hole of Belize. I’m not only smiling because I dove one of the top wonders of the underwater world, my deepest dive so far at 150ft... I’m smiling because I had the exhilarating chance to share the sinkhole with a school of blacktip sharks. I’ve always been fascinated by the beauty of sharks, and there I was diving with these majestic giants of the deep, swimming peacefully and curiously next to me (from a safe distance obviously). I’m so thankful for this incredible experience and I hope people understand the importance of conserving those beautiful and greatly needed creatures of our ocean’s ecosystem. #sharkweek
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