I love Melbourne, Australia. Love it. It is definitely in my top three cities with Toronto (duh!) and Mexico City (duh!) in there with it. I am fresh-ish off the plane from returning from Australia where I spent nearly a month traveling around. We dedicated the first week of that trip to Melbourne. It’s […]
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I remember waking up one morning, staring at the ceiling of a yurt and thinking, “How did I get here?” A pair of Eagle made themselves known as they flew over, as they did every morning of that trip. I looked over at my friend in the bed on the other side of the […]
Exploring Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico
If you ever have the opportunity to go to Palenque, GO. If you ever have the chance to make it your opportunity to go to Palenque, GO. Make it happen, whatever you do. This place is magical. But actually. It’s a whole other world. I have visited many ruins all over Mexico and Palenque takes […]
San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Have you ever traveled to a new place and just felt as though there was something in the air. As though you had arrived in a special place and the energy was, well, magical. That’s how I felt upon arriving in San Cristóbal de las Casas. My heart was beating a little quicker than […]
Mexico City in Three Days (or so)
In case you didn’t know, Mexico City is hot right now. My sister lived there for nearly five years about five years ago so I used to visit all of the time. However, lately, I have just used Mexico City as a hopping point to then fly or bus it to other parts of the […]
Where to go at night in Queretaro, Mexico
Queretaro is a city in Mexico that few people outside of the country seem to know about. Yet it’s one of the larger cities in Mexico and is only about a three hours drive North-West of Mexico City. (My brother-in-law would say it’s much less!) Queretaro has a beautiful historic centre which is one of […]
What to do in Quintana Roo
If you are a tourist heading to Riviera Maya – I’m talking Cancun, Tulum, Playa del Carmen or Cozumel – you are likely doing the typical tourist thing by booking a week at a big fancy an all-inclusive resort. Which is great. All-inclusive vacations are a wonderful thing when you are looking for a way to […]
Land of Medicine Buddha, California
“Is this what your home sounds like?” she asked. “No,” I smiled looking up at the forest, breathing in the fresh air and thinking of my Parkdale neighbourhood in Toronto. “The sound of my home is sirens and traffic and seagulls.” How different my life was in that yurt in the woods in Northern […]
Puerto Escondido, Mexico Has Everything
Back in September, both Josh and I were feeling burnt out. We had had an awesome year planning our wedding, getting married and then spending some good time in Australia for our honeymoon. I had traveled to New York City, France and Tampico, Mexico. He had gone to Kentucky for whisk(e)y camp and traveled […]
Cooking with The Mexykan in Puerto Escondido, Mexico
We recently traveled to Puerto Escondido for a much needed vacation. We booked the trip back at the end of the summer when I was deep in wedding season and when Josh was in talks of switching jobs. It was something to look forward to as we worked through daily work challenges. As our […]