Cheers to village living! After a short flight from Lagos to Owerri, Chuck and I were greeted at the airport to be escorted to his home village of Okpofe in Imo State. For the next six days, we stayed in his family’s compound, which was a surprising delight. Like cabin life, but in extreme heat … [Read more]
Look up, way up, that’s where you’ll find us walking over the jungle canopy. In November 2021, my partner Chuck and I spent a morning at the Lekki Conservation Centre where they have seven suspension bridges that make up “The Longest Canopy Walkway in Africa.” SEVEN! I gotta tell you, suspension bridges don’t usually freak me out, … [Read more]
On a balmy Wednesday morning in November 2021, while staying in Victoria Island, Lagos, we visited the Nigerian National Museum. The museum was rich with artifacts from the three main tribes of Nigeria: Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo (my partner Chuck’s people). We saw a variety of masquerade outfits, the types of huts by tribe and … [Read more]
Way back in 2018 — oh, remember those glory days before corona — I meant to share a bit about our adventure along the Atlantic Coast while we were road tripping through Newfoundland. I had posted about our trip then, but I mostly left out our journey to the ruggedly beautiful Witless Bay Ecological Reserve … [Read more]
The last few years have been hectic. HECK-TIC! My partner Chuck and I have been furiously renovating our new home, figuring out how to parent teenagers and also figuring out how to cohabitate with each other. That left very little room to ponder and write about my trip to Italy with my sister Sherri. But … [Read more]
In early June, we embarked on our latest Canadian road trip, this time to the furthest eastern part of North America: Newfoundland. This was our last province to tackle together, we’ve road tripped to and from every single province in this country and we think we left the best ’til last. However, this country is so large and vast in its … [Read more]
“Could we have a day?” That was my mom asking my sister and me if we could spend a full day touring Maui together on our last family vacation. We were completely taken aback that she even felt the need to ask. Of course we “could have a day,” there was nothing we were looking forward to … [Read more]
Well, hello friends, it’s been awhile, hasn’t it? Sometimes I think I could be a decent travel blogger and then reality hits when I realize it’s been four months and I’ve hardly written a lick on here. Life happens. But on a particularly steamy afternoon in early January in Lahaina, life was good. So, sooo … [Read more]
Tour buses suck. They just do. No human wants to be treated like cattle, yet that’s how most of those tours work. However, sometimes they’re necessary when you need to get to a destination and you’re not familiar with the area. If I ever make it back to Ireland and/or Scotland, I’m renting a car and … [Read more]
I’m not sure what to think about Dublin. I arrived with preconceived notions of what I thought this city would be like and each one of those notions was turned on its head. I thought I would fall in love with Dublin right off the bat and I didn’t. I thought it would look and feel similar to Edinburgh … [Read more]
Dark colours, crumbling castles and unkempt creatures are all part of the supposed “charm” of The Highlands. After a three day whirlwind of a tour, I can safely attest that it’s not worth your time. If you insist on going, don’t say I didn’t warn you… There are way too many castles No matter what road you’re on or … [Read more]
On a cloudy, windy morning in Edinburgh — they have a lot of those — I met up with James Christie of Edinburgh Photography Tours to walk the town, take in a bit of history and learn camera tips from a seasoned pro. See. Learn. Do. The best kind of travel experience! Anyone who has travelled with me … [Read more]
Look up! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a gargoyle? Some travellers like to take photos of doors, some prefer the all-selfie route, but for me, my favourite perspective looks skyward. Inside or out, there’s nothing like looking up at your surroundings. And looking up is such an optimistic thing, isn’t it? There’s just a hopeful feeling … [Read more]
Greetings from DC, land of the free, home of the brave and currently run by the clinically insane. When I mentioned to people our Girls Trip was tackling DC this year, the eyebrows raised and the expressions were puzzled. See that famous guy in the gif there? Yeah, that’s the face; I saw it often. But for our group … [Read more]
Three amazing adventures happened in 2015. I flew to Maui with my best friends, hit up San Francisco with my mom and sisters, and spent a weekend in Eastern Canada with my love. I so enjoy making these photo books year after year. Working on them is a labour of love, they take forever to put together, but … [Read more]
