We got home a few weeks ago from a three-week trip to Japan, where I tested and made notes on our travel packing list, which I’m constantly editing and updating (I keep it on my iPad) to make sure I hadn’t left anything off the list. For my fellow list-makers, I thought I’d share it with you.
Every time I visit a new country, I’m struck by how hard it is to know and understand a place unless you visit, walk, observe, listen and get to know the people and customs there. Travel opens your eyes to how small the world really is, how human beings in all parts of the globe…
I posted this on Instagram a few weeks ago, but I got so many comments, I thought it should have a permanent place here on the site. It took me a long time to come up with the perfect travel outfit. For years, I went the comfortable route, Lululemon yoga pants and jacket, a cute…
My word for this year is ACTION. Because sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in dreams and planning and the day-to-day activities of life and never actually take action. In the past, I’ve had a hard time posting regularly because I needed every post to be perfect. And that’s why I have so many…
When we announced we were having a baby, we received many comments along the lines of, “I guess your traveling days are over!” Not a chance. When we decided to expand our family, we did so with the intention of continuing to travel as much, if not more, than before baby. We’re not naive;…
When we decided to have a baby, we always intended to keep on traveling, going on adventures and exploring our world. It was just luck or providence that gave us a baby as curious about that world as we are.
I had to go to Austin last week for one day of meetings for work, so we decided Elie would join me and we would turn the trip into a mini-babymoon, one last vacation with just the two of us before the baby makes us a family of three.
We’re lucky enough to live only a little over an hour south of the vibrant city of Vancouver, BC, and we usually head north across the border a few times a month to visit family. Since we’re in the city so frequently, we often get questions from friends on where to eat.
Elie and I will be leaving for Vietnam in three weeks to celebrate my 40th birthday. For most of the time we’re there, we’ll be biking with Butterfield & Robinson, with a few days by ourselves exploring Hanoi and Saigon at the beginning and end of the trip. I feel like a kid counting down…
I knew I was falling in love with Alyssa and Rob when we were trying to decide where to go to lunch on our first full day in Perth. “I want fine dining!” Alyssa said, as she skipped past the deli and up the steps toward Print Hall. “Me too!” agreed Rob. “Uh-oh, you’re in…
