Better late than never, right? The new year has kicked off with a bang and I’m barely able to keep up with everything 2016 has already been throwing at me. On the 28th of December, stunt performers sister, Bree, and Donavin arrived and despite jet lag they stayed […]
Happy #SmallCountrySunday! Thanks to Belize Tourism Board for declaring this special day Small Country Sunday! Don’t we all want to encourage travellers to embrace those little countries that are often overlooked? Let’s not forget countries such as Andorra, Mauritius, San Marino, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Swaziland, Azerbaijan, Cape Verde, Burundi, Georgia, Suriname, Benin, […]
Mom, brother Ammon (from my Sihpromatum Travel Memoirs) and his girlfriend Sasha are in Belize! I’m so excited to share their adventures with you. Sister Bree and her boyfriend Donavin went to Belize a few years ago and loved their trip, so I know it’s a must for […]
Wakened by a knock at our door, I leapt from my bed in a frenzy. Grabbing my phone, “What? It’s only 2:50a.m. They’re early!” Shouting through the door, “We’re coming!” We were downstairs within ten minutes, but the bus was gone. Oh no! This was the ONLY chance we […]
Part 2 – Ica Day Trip Adventures After a wonderful tour of Islas Ballestas AKA Poor Man’s Galapagos in the morning, we returned to our hotel, Villa Jasmin, in Ica and relaxed before our sunset tour of the Huacachina Sand Dunes. We felt really spoilt with our […]
From the moment we were greeted at the airport by Rainforest Expedition staff I knew we were in good hands. It wasn’t until setting eyes on the lodge hidden deep in the rainforest that I realized we were about to spend five days in paradise. Upon arrival at […]
From high above, we watched as the arid Andes turned rapidly to a thick carpet of green with wrinkles of chocolaty rivers. Climbing down the plane’s steps onto the tarmac in Puerto Maldonado, the humid heat hit us like a wet glove. After the crisp and cool atmosphere […]
Giancarlo, the manager of Sacred Dreams Lodge, welcomed us back with open arms and we couldn’t have been more appreciative. The three of us had a lot of fun and great laughs together when we first met. We discovered the area, joined town riots and balanced three of […]
There’s something about standing up on the edge of a windy mountaintop ABOVE Machu Picchu, that makes you truly feel on top of the world. Whether it’s your very first trip or like me, you’ve been travelling for the past 10+ years, there are always expectations before visiting […]
We’ve BOOKED! Every year Kees and I go on an adventure for our birthdays which we share in the same week of June. In 2008 we were in Namibia, 2009 and 2010 home (Canada & Holland) 2011 we drove down to Paris, 2012 we ventured into the […]
TODAY is our 10 year anniversary of a life changing event. Mom, Ammon, Bree and I took off on an adventure that lasted four years and took us through 80 countries as a family, changing all of our lives forever. It’s incredible to look back and see how […]
After 14 hours straight on the big highways the day before, we were thrilled to spend a day exploring the countryside on small roads and really get an intimate view of France’s landscape. We had the luxury of being able to just point up to a castle on […]
It’s such a privileged to have friends all over the world, and the opportunity to pop in and visit them in their homes. It’s like having family everywhere, always ready to open their door for us, and of course we will always do the same. We get to […]
Yesterday Mom and I took off on our road trip down to Spain for “The Travel Blog Exchange” aka #TBEX, the world’s leading conference for Travel Bloggers. Somehow we turned a few day blogging conference in Spain into a wonderful road trip itinerary where #TBEX is just one […]
As promised, this post is dedicated to Shane Dallas (or more commonly known as @thetravelcamel) my fellow founder of #TRLT, our weekly Twitter travel chat which stands for The Road Less Travelled. Shane is a professional public speaker, traveller and photographer. His photography was what stood out to […]
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