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On this day: Alcatraz Island, San Francisco
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On October 20, 2019, I was at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, USA. Following a day exploring Chinatown and Mission District, we started our second tour day in San Francisco on a visit to Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz is a […]
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On this day: Mission District, San Francisco
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On October 19, 2019, I was in Mission District, San Francisco, USA. Following a morning exploring Chinatown, we walked over to see the Painted Ladies at Alamo Square Park. After a quick photo op, we headed toward the […]
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On this day: Chinatown, San Francisco
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On October 19, 2019, I was in Chinatown, San Francisco, USA. I had travelled to San Francisco, California for a conference and after a few days of attending seminars and lectures, I was ready to start playing tourist. […]
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Streetview Sunday: The hills of San Francisco
Coming up this week, I’ll be posting some detailed recaps of my trip to San Francisco in 2019, as part of my On This Day series. For now, here’s a preview featuring one of the most iconic aspects of this west coast city. San Francisco is defined by its hills, which give rise to the […]
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Departing Iceland from the Blue Lagoon
I‘ve probably written the words amazing and incredible a million times by now, but our trip to Iceland really was awesome. After our tours through the Golden Circle and south coast, it was time to wrap up our visit to this magnificent country and head back home to Canada, which felt like another planet away. […]
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South Shore Adventure in Iceland
Our sightseeing tour of Iceland had gotten off to a great start with our trip around the Golden Circle. On our second full day, we joined another tour with Arctic Adventures to see more of the south coast. Again, we had amazing views during the drive as we headed southeast out of Reykjavik. Iceland’s climate […]
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Touring the Golden Circle & Secret Lagoon, Iceland
Following a disappointing Northern Lights tour with no aurora visible, we were keen to start our sightseeing tour of Iceland. We awoke early for our 8 am pick up by Your Days Tours (a subsidiary of Arctic Adventures) to embark on our small group minibus tour of the Golden Circle. The Golden Circle is Iceland’s […]
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Landing in Reykjavik, Iceland
It was sad to leave London after an eventful week, but I was excited to make our way to Iceland for the adventure portion of our trip. I have had Iceland on my travel wish list for years and was finally getting my chance to visit the incredible Land of Fire and Ice. We departed […]
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Wrapping up in London: Notting Hill, Kew Gardens, & Paddington Bear
We slept in a little after our late night out at the theatre, but managed to get up in time to catch the tube and start our day. The first stop for our final day in the UK was the west London district of Notting Hill. Browsing at Portobello Road Market Portobello Road Market in […]