Honest, fun descriptions of my hikes and travels
Madrid is situated in the approximate centre of Spain, making it a convenient hub for travellers wanting to see as much of the country as possible. For international students, studying in Madrid offers students not only the opportunity to live in the capital city which is filled with easy transportation, amenities and cultural activities and …
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Ávila is a city just northwest of Madrid known for its medieval walls which are still in incredible condition for their age. They are a UNESCO Heritage site, designated in 1985. I had first been introduced to the Wall of Ávila (Muralla de Ávila) in a pre-medieval Art and Architectural History course, so I was …
My third day in Morocco was probably my busiest and most eye-opening. Although Chefchaouen is only a 2-hour drive from Tangier, still in the same northwestern quadrant of the country, the different landscapes we travelled through really broke down some of my preconceived notions about the country’s landscape. I had pictured Morocco as dry and …
I travelled to Morocco for a long weekend (Friday to Monday), and during our stay we tried to see as many areas of the country as was feasible. If you want to read about my first day in Tangier, click here. On our second day in Morocco we walked to Maison La Roche for brunch. …
For my birthday, my friends and I decided to book a trip to Morocco, just a hop and skip across the Mediterranean, a 1.5 hour flight with very reasonable prices from Europe’s favourite bare bones airline, Ryanair. We flew to Tangier, a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coast of the Mediterranean. When we arrived …
The Canadian Rocky Mountains are known for some of the best ski resorts and mountains in North America. If you get the chance, I definitely recommend it! Personally I am not a world class skier, but I enjoy a day on the slopes. Therefore, this blog gives a review of the conditions as a casual …
My laptop is currently broken which makes writing a full post difficult. So this week I would would to reach out to you, my readers to get some input about the content you’re most interested in. What types of posts are you most inclined to read? Anything you look forward to learning about? Please share …
Following my four days in Kraków, I flew from Poland to Stuttgart, Germany on my way to visit a roommate from Madrid in her hometown of Gengenbach. Gengenbach is in the southwestern part of Germany, in the Black Forest region. It is about 1 hour by train from Strasbourg in France, sitting close to the …
Historically, Toledo has been a home to the various empires that have lived in the city. The walls and buildings left by the Romans were reconstructed with Arabic influence during the Ottoman Empire. Jewish, Islamic and Christian influences are all strong throughout the city, and this immense amount of history led it to become a …
We flew to Montréal on November 7th as a break from work and to visit my friends studying at McGill University. We also got lucky by escaping Alberta’s winter weather for Montréal’s unseasonably warm fall. We took an early flight arriving in Montréal at noon. We took the 747 bus in from the airport to …
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