Laura in Kenya 2013: Day 6-10
Day 6 – Water Today we woke up and had a hearty breakfast in preparation for our water walk. We met up with two local Maasai mamas, Selena and Jacqueline. With many twenty-litre Jerry cans in tow we set out on the three kilometre walk to get water. It was quite the trek over the [...]
Laura in Kenya, 2013: Day 1-5
Day 1 – Departing 26 youth, from all over Canada, with all different backgrounds met in an airport, and the only joining factor at first is their desire to change the world. As I approached the group, my stomach was in knots. What to expect, what to think? I had done goodbyes and hello’s before, [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #10, Venice, IT
Thursday, June 21, 2012 – The first thing we noticed about Venice when we arrived yesterday was just how hot & muggy it was. Luckily our room at Hotel Rialto was equipped with a working air conditioner, so we opted to have a nice, comfortable sleep before leaving to explore one of the most [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #8, Salzburg, AU
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 – For the first time on our trip, the weather was actually beautiful – we had a great sleep with the A/C on in our little pet-friendly boutique hotel. Our number one mission once we woke up was to find me some sunscreen, that I had forgotten to pack before we [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #6, Amsterdam, NL
Sunday, June 17, 2012 – After a pretty late night we slept in and had breakfast at the crepebar across the street from our hotel, for some crepes – a Dutch specialty. While the service was a little on the slow side, and the menu that they were set to launch in the coming weeks [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #4, Paris to Arnhem, NL
Friday, June 15, 2012 – Julia & I woke up quite early today to check out of Hotel Design de la Sorbonne, catch a metro to Gare du Nord and board our 10h01 train to Arnhem, Netherlands. Why Arnhem, you ask? Well, because if it’s good enough for Jay-Z & Kanye West, it’s good enough [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #2, Paris
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 – Julia & I woke up and headed down for breakfast in the restaurant at Hotel Design de la Sorbonne, since we had made a reservation the night before. We had high expectations for our meal, since we were told it was a ‘buffet’ and it was setting us back 18 € [...]
Suad in Spain, 2012: Part Three – Toledo
(Text and photos by Suad Bejtovic) Madrid is obviously one of those cities where you can spend endless weeks sightseeing, soaking in the culture and food. Nevertheless, although my visit was only about a week long, I wanted to take a quick day trip to some of the landmark sites outside of the city. I [...]
Suad in Spain, 2012: Part One – Madrid
(Text and photos by Suad Bejtovic) A few months ago, I stumbled upon a fare sale on American Airlines, and booked a round trip ticket to Madrid for only $755. My itinerary had me changing planes in Miami going, and in Boston coming back, but non-stop flights were available from Dallas-Fort Worth for about $200 [...]
St. Maarten, 2011 – Day #7
Friday, September 30, 2011 – With today being our last official day in St. Maarten, we opted to get up a little earlier today and make the scenic drive around the perimeter of the island to Philipsburg. We were out of the room by 11am, and on our way. The drive was nice & relaxing, [...]
