I made a major life choice this past weekend. I have watched so many of my friends over the past few years, make the leap from a life being enslaved to an office job to that of a digital nomad. I have followed their blogs and adventures with stars in ...
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The Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay
With the announcement of Tokyo winning the bid for the 2020 Olympic host city this afternoon and the Sochi 2014 Torch relay only 29 days away, I’m getting very excited about my upcoming trip to experience my third Olympic Games! In 2010, the Olympic Torch Relay came right ...
Read More »Quails’ Gate Winery
Last weekend I took a little road trip to Kelowna in BC’s Okanagan to support my friends as they competed in the Ironman Challenge in Penticton. I took this opportunity to do a wine tour at Quails Gate Estate Winery (cuz it’s wrong to visit the Okanagan in the summer without ...
Read More »How to Create a Fun Twist on a Family Portrait
Earlier this summer I was trying to come up with a fun idea as a 40th anniversary gift for our parents. Since they have everything, I thought a generational family portrait, including the grandchildren would be the perfect solution. So, my siblings and I have been working on this idea for ...
Read More »Quarry Rock
I never even knew this place existed until I was invited to go for a hike in Deep Cove. It was more of a walk than a laboring hike and this was the stunning view that awaited me at the top. Amazing. Once again, I am so appreciative of this ...
Read More »The Hope Slide
The Hope Slide is the largest historic landslide located in western Canada. I’ve driven past it many many times, but have never actually stopped to find out what it’s all about. Today, I made the stop and was amazing by the story. “Early Saturday morning, January 9, 1965, an enormous ...
Read More »Hiking Hollyburn Mountain
Yesterday I went to another place I’ve never been. Although I had committed to this project as a weekend thing, it seems to have spilled over into the weekdays and I’m loving it. It feels great to be making the most of the summer and this amazing weather we’ve been ...
Read More »Prepping for Sochi!
The countdown is at 206 days and I’m finding myself thinking more and more about Sochi! I spent the weekend playing tourist in Whistler over the past weekend, which included a little photoshoot at the 2010 Olympic sites. I figure I should collect some fun images for when I head ...
Read More »Nairn Falls
I’ve been to Whistler more times than I can count, but this weekend my aunt was visiting from the Netherlands, and I spent the weekend being a tourist in the Whistler area. So, after meeting up with my family on Friday afternoon, we headed out to the Nairn Falls provincial ...
Read More »Exploring New Territory
This summer I’ve been truly appreciating this beautiful place that I live in. As a result I’ve have been inspired and made the commitment to explore a new place every weekend. This began with Canada Day long weekend. I didn’t exactly explore a new place that weekend, but rather a ...
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