Category Archives: Canada

A chorus of ‘Thank you’s!’

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Michelle

I have travelled far and wide in this world, and taken nearly every form of transport you can imagine: train, bus, plane, trolley, metro, camel, donkey, horse . . . while there are still a few forms of transport I … Continue reading →

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The20Project

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Michelle

Well, I’ve been involved with The20Project since it’s inception back on January 1st of this year, but I suppose I’ve been so busy with life and helping organize the launch event for this awesome book that I just plain forgot … Continue reading →

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How many goodbyes?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Michelle

Originally posted on The Travelling Twin:
How many goodbyes does it take to start a new life? How many hugs? How many “I’ll miss you”s? How many promises to write? How many promises to visit? How many kisses? How many…

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My life is not a ‘permanent vacation’

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Michelle

I updated my Facebook status a while back, and a friend commented partially in jest that they thought my life was a ‘permanent vacation’.  I’ve known this friend since I was 4, and while I knew she was kidding around a … Continue reading →

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Eight random, and hopefully helpful, tips about travel

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Michelle

In my experience of travelling, I have learned a few practical things that I thought I would pass along to help make your journeys a bit easier: 1. Have a travelling ‘comfort kit’. Mine includes earplugs, hair elastics, bobby pins, eye … Continue reading →

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Editing the Emerald Sea

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Michelle

At the beginning of last year I started editing some of my underwater pictures using a very basic editing software (ie – the one that came on my non-Apple laptop).  While I still maintain that my camera is awesome and … Continue reading →

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Some stories from the days when I was an academic . . .

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Michelle

The semester after I graduated with my post-bacc degree in English, I was a Tutor Marker for the distance course History 339: The British Empire and Commonwealth.  There are plenty gems of ridiculous student moments that stand out from that … Continue reading →

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One blog a week!

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Michelle

Happy 2014!  I hope everyone had a great holiday season, and has already started planning their travels for the coming weeks and months. As usual, I really don’t know what the next year will bring.  One goal of mine for … Continue reading →

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Happy Travel Anniversary to me!

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Michelle

Three years ago, I left Vancouver for South Africa via London, with plans and planes booked to spend time in Asia and Australia, and anywhere else in between.  We all know how that one turned out: I started diving in … Continue reading →

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To snap or not to snap?

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Michelle

As my time here on Amorgos starts drawing to a close (just over 3 weeks left, eek!) I find myself looking back through my pictures more and more . . . and noticing that I don’t have very many!  Usually … Continue reading →

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