30 days in Puerto Escondido 120 showers (two people) 30 sunsets 6 beaches 3 bottles of mezcal 3 pounds of coffee 2.5 books read 2 full moons 2 tubes of sunscreen 0 sunburns Countless tacos, chilaquiles and avocados consumed, waves jumped, freckles gained, words written, images captured. For thirty days, I haven’t worn a bra, […]
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The Story of a Towel and My First Experience in Mexico
Yes, that’s right, I am going to write about a towel. A towel that I bought in 1991 when I was ten years old. A towel that I still possess and a towel that is currently with us here in Puerto Escondido. It has Bart Simpson with his skateboard on it and it says “Cool […]
Slow Down
The pace here in Puerto Escondido is much different than that of Toronto. Sure, we are not working at our regular jobs but it is more than that. Everything moves slower here and I am really enjoying it but it has taken some time to get to that point. This morning I did an Instagram […]
New Routines
Isn’t it incredible how quickly we fall into a new routine when life alters? Us humans are so incredibly adaptable which is, I suppose, one of the reasons that we reign on this planet. We have been here in our apartment in Puerto Escondido for nine days now and within a couple we had settled […]
Why Puerto Escondido
So why Puerto Escondido. Why have we chosen to come here and live here for a month. In the past when we have spent weeks in Mexico, we have traveled around a lot. One trip has us in Querétaro, Guadalajara, Tequila, Sayulita and Puerto Vallarta. Our last big one took us from Mexico City to […]
Packing for a Month (Plus)
For the past couple of months, I have been collecting things for our extended trip to Mexico. To say that I am excited for this adventure is a gross understatement. I cannot wait to wake up in our apartment beside the ocean. I cannot wait to fill our days and nights with everything that we […]
The Stories We Tell
I used to tell myself – and sometimes others when I felt brave enough – that I was a wedding photography because my idea was always to work hard all spring-summer-autumn and then to take off for the winter. To travel. To explore. To live in new places. It was a great plan and it […]
The Desert of Australia
About a year ago I was given an opportunity that I didn’t hesitate in accepting. I was asked if I wanted to travel to the centre of Australia with a group of women. We would camp there in the desert with some Aboriginal women, the original people of that land. Would I like to join? […]
Melbourne Love
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 […]
Stillness
Being jet lagged has its perks. Yesterday I was up at 3am until 8am working away while the rest of my life was silent. It felt strange but also felt right. I discovered that the birds start singing at 5am. That the first light breaks through at 6am. Today I awoke at 5am after […]