British Columbia Travel Diaries: Vancouver, Ucluelet and Tofino

A couple weeks ago, my family and I went back to visit British Columbia for the first time in over two years. I can say without any exaggeration that I’ve been missing the province since the day I left it, and coming back felt like a reunion. It’s hard for me to articulate how I feel about BC, and the Vancouver area especially. I feel a kind of peace there that I’ve never felt anywhere else, and I hope this post reflects some of that.

Ontario Travel Diaries: Collingwood, Muskoka, and Manitoulin Island

One thing my family likes to do every summer is travel. Last summer, we went to British Columbia. The summer before that, we went to Niagara Falls, and the summer before that we went to my uncle’s cottage. This time, we decided to do a road trip around Ontario, and we brought our black lab,

British Columbia Travel Diaries Part 3: Lighthouse Park, Whistler and Squamish

(The previous two parts to this series can be found here and here respectively) Day 9: Lighthouse Park This day was another semi “lazy” day. We did a lot of grocery shopping, and in the afternoon, we went on a short hike around Lighthouse Park. Again: trees are cool. I like trees. And these ones

British Columbia Travel Diaries Part 2: Victoria, Sooke and Gastown

And the travel diaries are back! To read the previous part, click here. Day 6: Ferry to Victoria, Victoria and Sooke The day started off early (5:30 AM) as we had to catch the 7 AM ferry from Tsawwassen to Victoria. (Lemme tell you, trying to get one sleep-deprived teenager, four adults and a 10-

British Columbia Travel Diaries Part 1: Vancouver, Steveston and Granville Island

Recently, my parents and I went on a trip to British Columbia. As my parents lived there for a few years (I was even born there!) and we haven’t been back since I was five, this vacation was very long-awaited. Day 1: Flight Day We left the Toronto Pearson Airport around 8 p.m., and arrived

Greece Trip 2016 Part 2: Olympia, Delphi & Athens

The travel diary continues! (Part 1 can be found here.) DAY 5: THE CORINTH CANAL, EPIDAURUS, MYCENAE & NAUPLIA This was the day we got up at 5:30. Now, as someone who usually gets up early twice a week for Orchestra, I should be used to getting up before dawn. Alas, I was not, and

Greece Trip 2016 Part 1: Athens

As some of you may know from my previous post, I went to Greece over March Break. As someone who, until two weeks ago, hadn’t left continental North America (and only been to the States a handful of times), it was kind of insane. So, for those of you who want a rundown, here it