Instagram has become more than a fun place to share photos. It has become a community. I know that social media has its downsides, but a fun part for me is connecting with people via the app and then having the opportunity to meet them in person. The Blog Pod girls are an example of …
Travelling is wonderful. But if you get sick in any way while there or right after you get back, not so fun. Some of this can be attributed to jet lag and recycled air on the plane. But over the years I've realized that the biggest reason much of the above happens is that while …
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We were recently in Seattle, and coincidentally, we were there for the city's Museum Month. What's special about that? If you are staying at participating Downtown Seattle hotels, you get a card that entitles you to two admissions to world-class museums for the price of one... for the whole month of February. To state the …
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I have London on the brain. The Brit and I stayed in Vancouver over Christmas, but a little part of me wishes we had gone to England, because London really showed up for the party - did you see any of this on Instagram?? https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcc2dh7nyyi/?taken-by=visitlondon https://www.instagram.com/p/BcfSMTVFd87/?hl=en&taken-by=winterwonderldn https://www.instagram.com/p/BdAOxhsF0D_/?taken-by=thecutlerychronicles https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcw1y2Ll8sV/?taken-by=thecutlerychronicles I say this like Vancouver didn't do …
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Winter in Vancouver is down to your bones cold. I'm in the middle of some Sunshine Coast drafts but the windy, rainy weather and the cooking shows I've been watching on Netflix have my thoughts straying to the dry heat of Barcelona. As close to a tropical vacation as I've had a while, June in …
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The Brit and I finished out 2017 with a week of unplugging (or at least trying to) in Lund, BC. Lund is a little seaside village just north of Powell River, and depending on where you are, there is no cellular signal. It's the perfect place for such an endeavour. But unplugging is a difficult …
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My friend and fellow blogger, Orla (from travelorlabout.com and the blog pod I belong to) and I have been talking about doing some collab stuff and I thought this time of year would be the perfect. She and her guy, Jack, are away from their families this year (as is The Brit), and I wanted to …
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Dating an ex-pat, I am very accustomed and happy to be a #touristinmytown. It's fun to see familiar things in a new light, and I always enjoy going somewhere I've never been or trying out a new activity. When the people at a new travel app called LUQL (http://luql.io) reached out to me last month …
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