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In bloom

June 24, 2013 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment
Vibrant Oriental poppies.

Spring was super late this year, which made the garden grow like gang busters once it did finally arrive. This is my favourite time of gardening season, everything is coming [Read more]

Posted in: Furry beasts, Home, Photography Tagged: Flowers, Gardening, Manitoba, Photography, Photos, Poppy, spring, Summer, Winnipeg

2012 – My year in pictures

March 24, 2013 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment
Turks and Caicos

2012 was another fantastic year of travel adventures. Last year's highlights were Gimli, Orlando and Turks & Caicos.

Posted in: Books, Friends & Family, Home, Photography, Travel Tagged: Adventure, Gimli, Orlando, Photography, Photos, Travel

Mush!

February 25, 2013 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment

On Saturday, our Northern Lights tour group spent the day dog sledding at Bluesky Expeditions. Our vehicle got stuck on the road in, so Bluesky's owner, Gerald, hopped on his [Read more]

Posted in: Photography, Travel, Work Tagged: Arctic, Churchill, Manitoba, Photography, Photos, Travel, Tundra, Winter

Lake Winnipeg in February

February 21, 2012 by Kirsten Neil 4 Comments
Broken ice on Lake Winnipeg

Last weekend, we drove up to Gimli and stayed at my mom's place for a couple of days. The weather was beautiful and we were lucky to witness an amazing sunrise come up over [Read more]

Posted in: Photography Tagged: Fishing, Gimli, Interlake, Manitoba, Photography, Photos, Winter

“Winter is coming”

February 17, 2012 by Kirsten Neil 2 Comments
Fog rolls over the Parliament building

Usually, we Winnipegger's say this every year with the same foreboding manner as Ned Stark does. But this year winter never arrived. We've had very little snow or extreme [Read more]

Posted in: Photography, Random thoughts Tagged: Photography, Photos, Winnipeg, Winter

2011 travel review

January 31, 2012 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment

Just finished my 2011 photo album. Last year's highlights included Maui, Banff, Vancouver and Palm [Read more]

Posted in: Books, Photography, Travel Tagged: Banff, Hawaii, Maui, Palm Springs, Photography, Photos, Travel, Vancouver, Western Canada

Journey’s end

December 20, 2011 by Kirsten Neil 1 Comment
One last sunset

After spending two glorious weeks in Maui, it was nice to come home. I was starting to get homesick. My last lunch before leaving the island included the best chicken salad [Read more]

Posted in: Friends & Family, Photography, Travel Tagged: Hana, Hawaii, Island, Lava, Maui, Molokini, Ocean, Paia, Photography, Snorkel, Wedding, Whales

Humpbacks

December 17, 2011 by Kirsten Neil 3 Comments
Sunrise over the ocean

On our last full day in Maui, we woke up extremely early to drive to Lahaina and take the first whale watching cruise of the day. It didn't disappoint. Only five minutes in, [Read more]

Posted in: Photography, Travel Tagged: Hawaii, Lahaina, Maui, Ocean, Pacific, Photography, Sunrise, Travel, Whales

Hippies, surfers and sunsets

December 13, 2011 by Kirsten Neil 3 Comments
Paia, don't feed the hippies here.

Today was a mish-mash day. It started out with a short snorkel and swim. Then we drove to Paia to eat at Flatbread Company again because it's so darn tasty. After lunch, we [Read more]

Posted in: Photography, Travel Tagged: Hawaii, Maui, Paia, Photography, Surfers, Travel

There is NO nightlife!

December 12, 2011 by Kirsten Neil 3 Comments
The start of an amazing sunset

That was a comment I read on Expedia from a visitor about Maui. Truth be told, it's kind of true. I think people are so exhausted after a full day that by the time it gets [Read more]

Posted in: Photography, Travel Tagged: Beach, Hawaii, Maui, Ocean, Photography, Sunset, Travel, Wailea

Beach day!

December 11, 2011 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment
Morning rainbow!

Friday was our beach day and it was wonderful. The sun was hot, the drinks were cold, and the conversations were hilarious. At one point, I floated around in the ocean with my [Read more]

Posted in: Friends & Family, Photography, Travel Tagged: Hawaii, Maui, Photography, Rainbow, Travel

Male ‘ana

December 9, 2011 by Kirsten Neil 1 Comment
Sunset in secret cove

This is where my best friend got married yesterday. What an absolutely beautiful place to get hitched. The sunset was perfection.  

Posted in: Friends & Family, Photography, Travel Tagged: Beach, Hawaii, Maui, Ocean, Photography, Sunset, Travel, Wedding

The Road to Hana

December 7, 2011 by Kirsten Neil 7 Comments
Palm tree in Ke'anae

Today I experienced one of the loveliest drives in the world - The road to Hana. It was a lush, jungle-like trip that took us around 6 hours to travel 40 miles. The road has [Read more]

Posted in: Photography, Travel Tagged: Beach, Hana, Hawaii, Maui, Photography, Rainbow, Road Trip, Swim, Travel

Beaches, surf and lava fields

December 5, 2011 by Kirsten Neil 5 Comments
Amazing colours everywhere

Oh, Maui, you are so pretty and laid back! Here are a few photos from yesterday.    

Posted in: Photography, Travel Tagged: Beach, Hawaii, Lava, Maui, Ocean, Pacific, Photography, Photos, Travel

Aloha!

December 4, 2011 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment
Hibiscus flower

After three flights and an overnight stay in the wonderful Fairmont at the Vancouver airport, I'm glad to report that we made it safe and sound to Maui. The long journey was [Read more]

Posted in: Photography, Travel Tagged: Family, friends, Hawaii, Maui, Photography, Photos, Travel
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Swipe to the end to see the two pieces from the Prado that floored me. The bright and chaotic triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, and the dark and fraught Saturn Devouring His Son by Goya. I’m still thinking about the room that housed Goya’s “Black Paintings.” They are gut-wrenching, harrowing masterpieces the public was never meant to see. (He painted them all on the walls of his home)
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Short and sweet in Barcelona. 🇪🇸🐰🙏🏻 On our way ba Short and sweet in Barcelona. 🇪🇸🐰🙏🏻

On our way back to Canada this year, we stopped in Spain to see Bad Bunny’s show. We only had two days to look around this city that’s full of so much life and beauty. 

We stayed in the super walkable Eixample district and also made our way to Sagrada Família to be wowed by the most amazing church that’s over 150 years in the making…so far! And also dealt with celebrity Chuck posing for photos with all his fans. 😂 

We also ate so well here. Not one miss. 

On concert day, we bused it over to the pinchos area where we walked the street going from place to place noshing on little pinchos and drinking beer before walking up the hill to reach Estadi Olimpic for the concert. 

What a gem Barcelona is. We didn’t get nearly enough time to discover all her charms, but consider us completely charmed nonetheless. 
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Bad Bunny! 🐰🔥 Most joyous concert ever! I said I Bad Bunny! 🐰🔥 Most joyous concert ever!

I said I wasn’t going to take video because I never watch concert videos after I see a show. Couldn’t help but take many. It was such a spectacle. And I’ve been watching them all on repeat since last night. The artistry of the camera work and lighting was a thing of beauty. Benito was as good a showman as they say. The vibe was unreal. 

The reason we visited Spain on our way back to Canada was for this show. I was hoping it would live up to the hype. Boy, did it ever. 

Also, not one word of English for the entire show. Not one. And it didn’t f’n matter. 
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What a morning at Oshodi Market in Lagos looks lik What a morning at Oshodi Market in Lagos looks like. @ezechalzz 
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Golden sunsets, golden sunrises, wind-whipped dune Golden sunsets, golden sunrises, wind-whipped dunes, gassy camels, desert camps, deep gorges, high mountain peaks, friendly Berbers, an even friendlier tour guide, all contained within a terrain that screams “STUNNING!” around every bend. What more can one ask for on a three-day journey? How can one fit all that in in just three days? 

Hands-down, the biggest highlight on our Moroccan adventure (besides AFCON, but that’s sports) was a journey from Fes to Marrakech via the Sahara Desert.

We found a highly-rated three-day trip from @moroccofabuloustravel via @tripadvisor. I didn’t know Morocco’s beauty could stun even more after our first few days in Fes, Chefchaouen and Tangier, but boy, did it ever. We were left enchanted…

Read my full recap at betweenbrushstrokes.com
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Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A petit taste of Tangier. 🇲🇦 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A petit taste of Tangier. 🇲🇦

Tangier was not originally on our agenda for Morocco. But once we saw how pretty Chefchaouen (see previous post) was, and that it was conveniently situated between Tangier and Fes, we altered our plans to visit the coastal city that’s situated on the Strait of Gibraltar. 

We actually didn’t do a heck of a lot in Tangier as we were already spinning from a hectic first few days in Fes. Instead, the city became a place where we could slow down, relax and breathe in the fresh sea air.

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Madrid, in like a minute. 🇪🇸♥️ We only had one day Madrid, in like a minute. 🇪🇸♥️ We only had one day in Madrid, which was a shame as we found the city to be quite charming.

As we had so little time, our only excursion was a guided tour of the Museo del Prado, which houses the best collection of Spanish Art. We saw some amazing pieces both light and dark. 

Swipe to the end to see the two pieces from the Prado that floored me. The bright and chaotic triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, and the dark and fraught Saturn Devouring His Son by Goya. I’m still thinking about the room that housed Goya’s “Black Paintings.” They are gut-wrenching, harrowing masterpieces the public was never meant to see. (He painted them all on the walls of his home)
—
#ckvacays #madrid #pradomuseum #spain #kirstentravels
Short and sweet in Barcelona. 🇪🇸🐰🙏🏻 On our way ba Short and sweet in Barcelona. 🇪🇸🐰🙏🏻

On our way back to Canada this year, we stopped in Spain to see Bad Bunny’s show. We only had two days to look around this city that’s full of so much life and beauty. 

We stayed in the super walkable Eixample district and also made our way to Sagrada Família to be wowed by the most amazing church that’s over 150 years in the making…so far! And also dealt with celebrity Chuck posing for photos with all his fans. 😂 

We also ate so well here. Not one miss. 

On concert day, we bused it over to the pinchos area where we walked the street going from place to place noshing on little pinchos and drinking beer before walking up the hill to reach Estadi Olimpic for the concert. 

What a gem Barcelona is. We didn’t get nearly enough time to discover all her charms, but consider us completely charmed nonetheless. 
—
#ckvacays #barcelona #sagradafamilia #spain #kirstentravels
Bad Bunny! 🐰🔥 Most joyous concert ever! I said I Bad Bunny! 🐰🔥 Most joyous concert ever!

I said I wasn’t going to take video because I never watch concert videos after I see a show. Couldn’t help but take many. It was such a spectacle. And I’ve been watching them all on repeat since last night. The artistry of the camera work and lighting was a thing of beauty. Benito was as good a showman as they say. The vibe was unreal. 

The reason we visited Spain on our way back to Canada was for this show. I was hoping it would live up to the hype. Boy, did it ever. 

Also, not one word of English for the entire show. Not one. And it didn’t f’n matter. 
—
#ckvacays #badbunny #barcelona #badbunnybarcelona #kirstentravels
March & April in Lagos. 🇳🇬♥️ — #ckvacays #kirstent March & April in Lagos. 🇳🇬♥️
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#ckvacays #kirstentravels #lagoslife
What a morning at Oshodi Market in Lagos looks lik What a morning at Oshodi Market in Lagos looks like. @ezechalzz 
—
#ckvacays #kirstentravels #lagoslife
Jan & Feb Lagos photo dump. ☀️🇳🇬♥️ — #theckhome #l Jan & Feb Lagos photo dump. ☀️🇳🇬♥️
—
#theckhome #lagoslife #awoyaya
Golden sunsets, golden sunrises, wind-whipped dune Golden sunsets, golden sunrises, wind-whipped dunes, gassy camels, desert camps, deep gorges, high mountain peaks, friendly Berbers, an even friendlier tour guide, all contained within a terrain that screams “STUNNING!” around every bend. What more can one ask for on a three-day journey? How can one fit all that in in just three days? 

Hands-down, the biggest highlight on our Moroccan adventure (besides AFCON, but that’s sports) was a journey from Fes to Marrakech via the Sahara Desert.

We found a highly-rated three-day trip from @moroccofabuloustravel via @tripadvisor. I didn’t know Morocco’s beauty could stun even more after our first few days in Fes, Chefchaouen and Tangier, but boy, did it ever. We were left enchanted…

Read my full recap at betweenbrushstrokes.com
(link in profile)
—
#ckvacays #kirstentravels #morocco🇲🇦 #moroccofabuloustravel
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A petit taste of Tangier. 🇲🇦 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A petit taste of Tangier. 🇲🇦

Tangier was not originally on our agenda for Morocco. But once we saw how pretty Chefchaouen (see previous post) was, and that it was conveniently situated between Tangier and Fes, we altered our plans to visit the coastal city that’s situated on the Strait of Gibraltar. 

We actually didn’t do a heck of a lot in Tangier as we were already spinning from a hectic first few days in Fes. Instead, the city became a place where we could slow down, relax and breathe in the fresh sea air.

Read my full recap at betweenbrushstrokes.com
(link in profile)
—
#ckvacays #kirstentravels #tangier #morocco🇲🇦 #afcon2025
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