Category: Travel
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Cu Chi Tunnels and Saigon Street Food
Yesterday was an early start! Some hostel friends and I were up early having booked an excursion to the Cu Chi Tunnels, 50 km out of Saigon. The bus was a little late but we couldn’t really complain seeing as the entire excursion cost less than $10 USD. We had a lovely tour guide (went…
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Vancouver to Vietnam
After 5 months of anticipation, I am finally in Vietnam! I arrived at 3 am on May 5 (Friday I think? Don’t event ask me what day it was). My taxi driver tried to scam me right off the bat by wanting to charge me double for my ride to the hostel but luckily I…
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Sea to Sky’s Hidden Treasure at Garibaldi Lake
Last month, a new friend from work and I ventured to the foothills of Garibaldi Provincial Park to take on the highly visited Garibaldi Lake Trail. Besides the fact that this tourist and local hotspot has been essentially sponsored by Instagram over the summer season, I had to see this glorious place for myself. Since…
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Paris Part 4: Magical Easter Sunday
This was my first holiday I’d ever spent completely alone, and I wanted to make the best of it in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I had a wonderful walk to Sacre Coeur Cathedral after breakfast and a coffee at an outside cafe. These little outdoor cafes were littered everywhere around…
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Paris Part 3: City of Light
I’ll start off this post with a fun fact: did you know that Paris was nicknamed the “City of Lights” because of all the intellectuals that lived in the city, rather than literal lights that dotted the city streets? My third day in Paris started off with a morning cappuccino, an almond/chocolate croissant and a…
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Paris Part 2: Mona Lisa, Macarons, and Carbohydrates
It was Good Friday during my second day in Paris, and I woke up bright and early for a day at the world’s most famous museum: The Louvre! I walked the streets of the city from my hostel near Gare Du Nord to the Louvre, and entered at the opening time of 9am. I wouldn’t…
Where the Paved Road Ends 