Located just North of Orangeville, Mono Cliffs Provincial Park has excellent hiking and mountain biking trails. Varying from hiking on cliffs via the Cliff Top Trail to walking along by marshes and ponds on the Carriage Trail and South Outlier Trail. The Civic holiday seemed like the perfect day to head west and discover what... Continue Reading →
For Canada Day this year I decided to escape the usual chaotic city festivities and venture off to Sandbanks Provincial Park. Located on Lake Ontario, it features one of Ontario's most popular and beautiful beaches. Although the provincial park has 3 different beaches (Sandbanks Beach, Dunes Beach and Outlet Beach), Sandbanks Beach boasts some nice... Continue Reading →
Watch out Miami! I'll be heading down to the "Magic City" in late August for a bachelorette party. Aside from relaxing on the beach and soaking up the hot hot heat (and hoping that hurricane season decides to take a break for the 4 days that we're down there), we'll be relaxing poolside at The Angler's http://www.anglershotelmiami.com/... Continue Reading →
Ok so nice should actually say AMAZING!!!! My traveller friend Nathan and I arrived bright and early to Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, at 6am Sunday morning. Although we couldn't check into our hostel until 2pm we luckily were able to drop our bags off. Kex hostel was a former biscuit factory, with the name... Continue Reading →
The week of May long weekend took me up to the Bruce Peninsula to do some camping on Georgian Bay. Despite the chilly May evenings (dropping down to zero degrees Celsius), the sun was shining and the landscape was ever impressive. For around $60, I was able to reserve a campsite online for two nights... Continue Reading →
The Scarborough Bluffs are a gem in the GTA. Having now been there, it's kind of hard to believe that such a beautiful, natural area exists so close to the largest city in Canada. If you're planning a visit to see the bluff's there are two spots that you must check out. The first stop... Continue Reading →
Yes really! Ontario, Canada actually has some pretty amazing spots. I know, who knew?!?! I've lived in Ontario all of my life and of course other than our popular "cottage country" Muskoka region, "big city" Toronto, ever impressive "wonder of the world" Niagara Falls and of course our "nation's capital" Ottawa, I've never really thought... Continue Reading →
After getting dropped off in Placencia we first headed to our hotel to drop off our bags. It was a bit of a walk from the main stretch of the town yet the price couldn't have been any better. Despite having A/C, it only cost us $30 US each to stay here for 2 nights... Continue Reading →
Monday morning began with our arrival in Belize City! Our plan to "walk" to the water taxi from the bus station was ditched once we realized that the city was just a tad bit sketchy. After noticing that there were no side walks or street signs we decided that it would probably be best to... Continue Reading →
Late Saturday afternoon Candace arrived! We headed down for a walk along the beach and to see the nightlife of 5th avenue. We stopped at a restaurant called "Fah" for some chips, guacamole and tacos! Although the service here was terrible, the food was pretty amazing! We finished the evening off with a Mojito lesson... Continue Reading →
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