We drove from Jasper to Banff via the Icefields Parkway. The most amazing road EVER. It’s dotted with incredible scenery, viewpoints and wildlife (we spotted 2 black bears) . I think I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves below. We stopped at the Crossing Resort on the way for lunch, where we shared a pulled […]
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WHERE: Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada WHEN: June 2016 HOW LONG FOR: 1 day From Whistler we made the 9 hour drive to Jasper through Wells Grey Park and Mt Robson Park. We found that Jasper was by far the best place for spotting wildlife – we saw bears, elk, chipmunks, deer, moose, red squirrels, […]
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WHERE: Whister & the Joffre Lakes WHEN: June 2016 HOW LONG FOR: 2 Days We arrived in Whistler after the most beautiful drive along the Sea-To-Sky Highway from Vancouver. Whistler hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics, and the huge Olympic Rings serve as a proud reminder. We stayed at the Pinnacle Hotel, who very kindly upgraded […]
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We drove from Vancouver to Whistler via Highway 99, otherwise known as the Sea-to-Sky Highway. This was the first leg of our roadtrip, and we were blown away. As its name suggests, the road has the most amazing sea and mountain views. Dotted along the journey are blue signs that indicate tourist viewpoints or places […]
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WHERE: Vancouver, Canada WHEN: June 2016 HOW LONG FOR: 4 Days We started our Canadian road trip on the west coast, in Vancouver. Vancouver is a city that, for me, has everything – the mountains, the beach, and the skyscrapers. Something that I found incredibly refreshing was that the locals were right there with the […]
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WHERE: Newry, Maine, USA WHEN: June 2015 HOW LONG FOR: 6 Days As I mentioned in my last post on 5 Hours in Boston , I was lucky enough to be selected to attend a conference in the States. The conference itself was in the middle of nowhere… up a mountain… in Newry ME … […]
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WHERE: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A WHEN: June 2015 HOW LONG FOR: 5 Precious Hours! I recently said “see ya!” to old England and travelled to New England for my first international scientific conference (insert terrified emoji here). The conference itself, which was actually awesome, was in Newry Maine up a beautiful mountain – I can’t wait to write […]
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WHERE: Hotel Playa Costa Verde, Playa Pesquero, Holguin, CUBA WHEN: April 2015 HOW LONG FOR: 6 days This trip was a little different for us because it was … dun dun duuuuuuuun…. an ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE TRIP. I feel like there is a bit of a stigma attached to this kind of holiday for people […]
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WHERE: New York City WHEN: March 2014 HOW LONG FOR: 3 days New York has been up there on my list of ‘places I need to visit’ for quite some time, and I was lucky enough to tick it off last year. I’m not usually a city person – give me a little town by the seaside […]
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Where Kimmy Went 