WHO AM I
I'm not at my best unless I'm in the process of planning or taking a trip.
I love exploring new places and having ridiculous and crazy experiences.
I am a super klutz and a cohesive mess! I don't think I've ever come back from a trip without at least a few bruises! All part of the fun though, a vacation without a couple minor mishaps would be a boring one indeed ;-)
I love traveling, I always have something in the works or I tend to go stir crazy. My goal here is to provide travel advice and recommendations for the novice traveler and tips and tricks that even a highly experienced traveler can use ;-)
Plus packing tips, my favourite lightweight travel gear, advice on budget traveling, and information on volunteering overseas.
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I am obsessed with lightweight and carryon travel. I have only checked a bag once of my own accord in the last 10 years (and that was partly because I wanted to bring crampons with me - basically ice pick shoe covers - and you can't put those in your carryon bag). I will be sharing advice on how to keep your bag weight down and for minimalist packing, including how to travel for three weeks (or more) with only a backpack. Plus tidbits of information and things to do from places I have been.
World's Largest Wine Barrel, Heidelberg, Germany
Photo credit: Elijah Martinez
Countries I have visited:
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(Canada), United States, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Germany, The Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico, Belize, Turkey, United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Netherlands, Thailand, Japan, France, Kenya, Tanzania, Croatia, Hungary, United Arab Emirates, Greece, Denmark, Iceland, Portugal
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Next on my bucket list:
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Argentina, Cambodia, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Vietnam, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Morocco
My list is never ending and ever changing ;-)