On Saturday morning, we left Whistler on the reverse Sky-to-Sea Hwy towards Nainaimo Bay to take the ferry across to Vancouver Island. It was an easy experience and quite nice to have the option to wait in the car during some of the ride – using our airplane neck pillows to catch some wink eye…… Continue reading Ucluelet – I love Ukee but still can’t pronounce it
Author: AmySanDiego
Bitten by the travel bug later in life. No time like today to start living!! Peace and jai yen yen:)
Because if I now know about “duck itch,” so do you.
One lake. Two lake. Blue lake. Green lake. I do like lakes, Sam I am. Lakes, lakes Lakes everywhere. We’ve spent the last few days driving to different lake places in search of no crowds and calm vibes. On our first day, we went to Green Lake and did a short walk to a secluded…… Continue reading Because if I now know about “duck itch,” so do you.
Sea to Sky Hwy 99
🚨Warning: photo heavy post in British Columbia. With Canadian roadtrip music queued up, we left Vancouver Tuesday morning and headed to Whistler on the scenic 99 north. We decided to take our time and stop wherever the wind took us, which included viewpoints and the Britannia copper mine that closed down in 1975 and 6…… Continue reading Sea to Sky Hwy 99
Bennett, Party of Two: Please Step Aside. You’ve lost at customs roulette
Welcome back to the adventure dear reader! Here’s a front row view to something I like to call, “customs roulette”. I came up with that phrase, so royalties to ME, but all it means is that we are stopped by Border Agents when traveling together. On my own, I rarely get pulled aside; we think…… Continue reading Bennett, Party of Two: Please Step Aside. You’ve lost at customs roulette
Post-trip Update:
Irish people are the best! And if it weren’t for the intense allergies I suffered through, I would consider moving there in a heartbeat. Mom already picked out her cottage along some quiet country road and maybe the goal for retirement should be multiple Encanto-like homes around the world. Like I said, “the travel bug…… Continue reading Post-trip Update:
I drove on the wrong side of the road!
Another addition to the First Time [insert action] List: driving on the wrong side of the road or to the Irish people, driving regularly, on the left side of the road. Leaving Tara’s house, we headed towards Rock of Cashel. Not sure what we’d be seeing, and since mom read the guidebook, we agreed. It…… Continue reading I drove on the wrong side of the road!
Purple mountains majesty – Roadtrippin’ Day 1
Today we left Dublin at 8:30a and headed towards Kilkenny. Mom wanted to see the monastic ruins in Glendalough, County Wicklow, so David braved the winding one-lane “mountain” roads towards our destination. I write “mountain” because they don’t seem as high as our mountains. Along the way, we saw the Glenmacnass Waterfall but there was…… Continue reading Purple mountains majesty – Roadtrippin’ Day 1
From Palaces to Pints: A Family Adventure Through Edinburgh & Dublin
On our last full day in Edinburgh, David was feeling too sick to join us at Holyrood Palace, so Mom and I claimed a girls’ day for touring and shopping. It was lovely strolling through the Palace and taking in an art exhibit Mom had been excited about seeing. The artist’s name—Artemisia—was almost identical to…… Continue reading From Palaces to Pints: A Family Adventure Through Edinburgh & Dublin
2nd time at the castle but 1st time experiencing ghosts in Scotland
Still in Edinburgh, but the weather has warmed up significantly to a sweltering 70 degrees. The day started off with a tour at Edinburgh Castle. Make sure you pre-book because on the day we went (Sunday), the next available appointments were 4 days later on Wednesday! Another attraction I had visited before, so this time…… Continue reading 2nd time at the castle but 1st time experiencing ghosts in Scotland
“There’s your hairy coo Marta.” Edinburgh Day 1 & 2
Day 1: Thanks, on behalf of all the brujas. David and I arrived in Edinburgh around 8am and with our US passports, we breezed through customs/immigration. We might as well take advantage of that luxury before the rest of the world starts to ice out America because of, well, ICE. Mom’s flight was on-time and…… Continue reading “There’s your hairy coo Marta.” Edinburgh Day 1 & 2
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