• Iceland Weather

    Iceland weather is surprisingly similar to Vancouver’s weather. A few days before I arrived, a huge storm rolled through, which has meant rain, wind and cold ever since. How the other travelers are responding: “OMG its so cold, we should rent a car and travel around in the warm.” Me: “Crap, Vancouver weather followed me…


  • The Beginning

    It has begun. As of 3:55pm on today – October 19th – my 2 month adventure has begun. Today started like normal. I was lazy and didn’t want to function, so I skyped a really good friend for the last time in the foreseeable future, then finally mustered up the energy to go run some…


  • My Father Thinks I’m Going to Die

    When I first started thinking about backpacking Europe for an extended period of time, an important question came to my mind – Would I actually like being by myself for very long? My hypothesis was yes – I had always enjoyed being alone with my thoughts, I’m sure that wouldn’t be different while I was…


  • The Second Tattoo: In Memorial

    Throughout everyone’s lives, we have all made at least one resolution that we swore we would keep only to cave in eventually. That first night you experience tequila: “I’ll never drink again” – then two weeks later you get twice as plastered as before. Or the common “This holiday season I’ll be careful what I eat!” Two months later,…


  • And The Adventure Begins

    As of 4pm today, I have officially quit my job. As of 5pm, I cancelled my cellphone service (starting Thursday, don’t worry! You can still call me until then!) And as of 7pm, I cancelled my Canadian credit card. Now all that is left to do is to double check my bags and repack them…