All three members of my immediate family visited me in 2017. As such, I ended up exploring the area around where I live much more than any destinations further afield. One of the ways I want to feel in 2018 is adventurous. I feel the most adventurous when I travel to a new destination, so in 2018 I want to visit a few different places. I also want to go camping and visit places within B.C. This is a sponsored post. I've partnered with Kalu Yala to share my top choices for travel ...
Texas
West Texas Vacation Guide (for Lovers of Nature, Art, and Culture)
When many people think of heading to Texas for vacation, they most likely think of places like Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio. I love all those places, but enjoyed my time in West Texas much more. I put together this West Texas Vacation Guide to encourage you to take a trip to a less-travelled area of Texas, filled with small towns and cities, outdoor attractions, museums, art galleries, and so much more. The region of West Texas is roughly west to El Paso, east to San Angelo, south to a ...
Red Home Decor Shop Tour— Fredericksburg Texas
One of the surprising highlights while stopping in Frederickburg, Texas—a sweet little German town close-driving-distance from both Austin and San Antonio—was Red. Red, a home décor shop chock-full of furniture, accessories and fabric to make your house a home, is just my style. ...
Rue Magazine Texas Edition
A year ago, last September Greg and I were driving through West Texas, so naturally the new issue of rue caught my eye. I love the different Texas-themed ideas for decorating: ...
BoConcept Dallas Design District Store Tour
On a recent trip to the (amazing) design district in Dallas, Texas, Greg and I made a special point of popping in to the BoConcept store. We were greeted by a friendly gent at the desk and told a bit about the store, the company history and the design district's idea of opening up to the public, stores that were previously only open to designers. ...
Memorial Courtyard at The National Museum of the Pacific War
One hot day in September, Greg and I were driving from Midland to San Antonio Texas and decided to stop in Fredericksburg. The National Museum of the Pacific War (more on that at a later date) really took us by surprise—especially the peaceful Memorial Courtyard within the museum grounds. ...
Big Top Candy Shop Austin, Texas
In the South Congress (SoCo) area in Austin, Texas there are tons of cool places to check out—bars, restaurants, clothing shops and this fun-looking candy shop called Big Top! Even though Greg and (being vegan) couldn't enjoy very much of the candy inside, we still enjoyed the atmosphere of the store and watching everyone else have a good time picking out candy and ice cream to buy. Decked out in a turn-of the-century style, Big Top Candy Shop has bins full of all kinds of candy and chocolate ...
Best Travel Experiences 2011
Last year we said goodbye to the West Coast of Canada and moved from Vancouver to Calgary. The thing I miss most about living there is the proximity to Seattle, Washington. Just a hop, skip and a 2 hour drive away, we could eat vegan donuts at Mighty O, enjoy climbing up hill to have food at the always-delicious Plum Bistro, and escape for a few days. During our most recent trip to Seattle (in late August), we discovered the best (vegan)Thai food restaurant outside of Thailand, toured the ...
70 Years Ago Today : Pearl Harbor
There are very few places on Earth that don't have war or violence somewhere in their history. Perhaps there are none, wherever humanity has gone. But there are certain places where the record of the war is either written in the landscape, or where the memories of war have been carefully preserved. Because today is Pearl Harbor Day—I'm reminded not only of the bravery and sacrifice on the parts of both soldiers and non-combatants during this global conflict, but also of the sheer horror of ...
McDonald Observatory Ft. Davis Texas Travel
A place located in the middle of nowhere can be hard to find under the darkest night skies. The McDonald Observatory located on Davis Mountain top in Ft. Davis, Texas was a welcome treat at the end of a long day in the hot West Texas heat. Greg and I were quite tired after driving for 5 hours (from 5am) to get to Marfa, to spend the day touring the Chinati Foundation, and then driving an hour to Ft. Davis where we were to spend the night. Sure, we could have happily stayed in our hotel room ...
