Photos and words about what we've been up to
Kevin did 90% of the research for our trip to Mexico City, and I could tell it was going to be a good trip because of how excited he would get about what he was reading. When he suggested that our trip include a day trip outside of the city I knew that we were…
Thursday night got a bit crazy, so Friday was a late start. We woke up late to a rainy day and also realized we'd left one of our host's umbrellas at the bar the previous night. Oops! Anyways, sharing the one remaining umbrella we headed out to grab some breakfast before, obviously, going to a…
Continue reading ➞ Day 5 in Madrid – National Archaeological Museum of Spain!
We went to Washington, DC to watch my friend Komal's documentary, Dream, Girl, at the White House, but we also took the opportunity to spend a few days on holidays in DC. My mom and I had been before, but Kevin and my dad had never seen any of the Washington, DC attractions, so we got…
Going to the beach is a sport in the Algarve. In the Algarve, people stay in between January and April, as it's cold, most things are closed, and seasonal employees are out of work. Come late April, early May, the Algarvieu (Algarvians) come out to play. And that means hitting up the beach with a…
Continue reading ➞ #tbt: Summer of 2015 and learning how to ‘beach’
In the time that I've been travelling, the glorious technology of iMessage & Group Chats has been a complete lifesaver, helping me keep in constant touch with some of my best friends in Canada. I have a group chat with 2 of my friends, Julie and Komal, that is essentially a haven of love, positivity,…
If you're reading closely, 2 things are clear: Kevin and I are back in Canada Most of the posts about our travels are describing things have taken place a few months ago At the end of July, Kevin and I booked one-way tickets back to Canada. We'd been in Portugal since early 2015, and had…
Continue reading ➞ Back in Grimsby :: An update on what’s happening with this here blog
It's American Thanksgiving, so it's as good a time as any to write about our adventures during the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. A couple of years ago, I went to Ottawa and spent Thanksgiving weekend with Kevin. While there, I ate the most delicious Thanksgiving dinner that I'd ever had. Since we're back in Grimsby, room-mating…
Continue reading ➞ Canadian Thanksgiving traditions in Grimsby
Throughout the duration of Tyler's trip to Portugal, I was incredibly ill. I slept most of the time and felt terribly shivery and gross for most of the time that I wasn't sleeping. As a result, I didn't get out for too many excursions, and Tyler's blog posts have covered the majority of his second…
After waking up in Marvao and spending our morning exploring, we set off to Evora. Of course, Tyler rolled his ankle on those beautiful cobblestone streets the night before, and I woke up feeling the beginning of a fever. Still, we had 2 more stops on our road trip, beginning with the city of Evora,…
Continue reading ➞ Road Trip Day 3: Evora & Illness & the Algarve
Ok, so the last few posts have detailed some fairly magical sights. But to be honest, there's more to come here. This trip was pretty surreal, and we saw many memorable places. The driving on the trip may also have been a bit much, but in this case it turned out to be worth it.…
the stories that I'm telling. 