Tag: travel
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Weekend Adventures Around Brisbane
We’ve been in Australia for 2 months now, and amid setting up our life and earning money for future travels, we’ve also tried to make the most of our time off with weekend trips and evening events to fully enjoy our time in the city. Considering the cost of accommodation in Australia and the fantastic…
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Settling Down for a Year in Australia
We’ve been in Brisbane for just over a month, and as I have learned, moving countries is a very busy process. We are starting to feel more settled now as we excitedly plan for our next steps in our adventure. After our long layover in Manila, we arrived in Brisbane on July 11 and for…
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18 Hours in Manila on the Way to a New Adventure
I’m back! In the last few years it feels like I have been paying for this domain name more for my own hope and sanity than actually doing any travelling. It’s finally happening. It’s taken a while to get going with the blogging as I get settled in Australia, but I have finally managed to…
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Minca, Cartagena and Casa en el Agua
It’s been a whirlwind since getting back to Canada, and I’ve barely had a moment to sit down and process my trip. It’s hard to believe my three weeks that flew by… I could have easily stayed in Colombia for six weeks. I’ll try to summarize what I was up to during my last week…
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Adventure of a Lifetime Trek to Ciudad Perdida
Last Monday, I set out with some friends through the company Expotur to hike to Ciudad Perdida, in English known as the Lost City Trek located outside of Santa Marta, Colombia. Now that it’s over I can say that this was one of the most physically and mentally challenging hikes that I have ever done,…
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Marvellous Medellín
On Wednesday, I had my first chance to navigate the Colombian domestic airport system with my flight from Bogota to Medellín. I hopped in a cab with some people from my hostel to the airport and was pleasantly surprised by the efficiency of the airport operation. To be honest, my surprise extends to the general…
Where the Paved Road Ends 