I have been bugging Chris to take me for afternoon tea in Southport for forever! Finally, he took me. We went to Westminster Tea Rooms. As you walked in, it was as though you had stepped back in time. The staff were dressed in period pieces and the music was as though you were back […]
Read MoreChris, his mom Fiona and I went into Liverpool for a day out. We did a little shopping before going for lunch. We met Chris’s dad Ian at the Beatles hotel called A Hard Days Night. The restaurant attached is called Blake’s Restaurant. The restaurant wasn’t huge but had photos of the Beatles all around. […]
Read MoreI reunited with my Uni friends for a girls night out. Anna, Abbie, Emma, Charl and I all met up in Manchester during the day to catch up and have lunch. We met at the train station. I was the first to arrive, so I waited in a Starbucks until everyone arrived on their separate […]
Read MoreI met up with my friend Charl in Manchester for shopping and cocktails. I caught the train in the early afternoon and met her at Manchester Piccadilly station. Right away we went to Costa Coffee for a quick catch-up. A lot has happened in a year, for both of us. After spending an hour there, […]
Read MoreI love going to England and visiting friends I haven’t seen in a year. It’s even more fun when we go for a day trip together. My friends Roscoe (Michael, but I never call him that), Harry and I decided to meet up in London for a day. I woke up early to make the […]
Read MoreWe woke up at 6am on Friday morning to get the rest of our packing and cleaning done. At around 9am, we made our way to the bus with all of our bags. The bus got us to the skytrain quickly. We then rode the skytrain downtown (about 40 minutes) to then catch the Canada […]
Read MoreOver the weekend I have been reminiscing about what started my love of travelling, and what ultimately started this blog. Three years ago, I took a leap of faith and got on a plane in Vancouver ready to fly to London. With a fellow journalism student beside me, Samantha, we landed in London and explored a city […]
Read MoreFor the past few years I have rung in the New Year with hundreds of strangers dancing in clubs in England and Vancouver. This year I wanted to do something a little bit different. Chris and I wanted to have a low key evening. We purchased tickets to VanDusen Botanical Garden. For the month of December, […]
Read MoreI’m a sucker for anything British. No one knows that better than my best friend, Karleigh. For my birthday she made me a coupon for high tea. A few days ago I was finally able to cash it in. High tea, or afternoon tea, is an English tradition that includes tea, sandwiches, scones and cakes. […]
Read MoreWhenever we fly over to England to visit family and friends, we always try to make a quick getaway to somewhere in Europe. Since we have been to Paris many times before, we decided to try somewhere different in France. This time we chose Nice in the French Riviera. Our flight was early in the […]
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