Vancouver Island

We flew into Victoria and drove to Parksville, which was our home base. We did a lot of shorter hikes to waterfalls, caves, etc. Day One Day one we stopped at Pipers Lagoon Park for a short walk. It was raining quite a bit and was cold, but it was still quite beautiful. Day Two …

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Tips For Visiting Cuba!

Sorry I have been so absent lately, but I will try my best to catch up (I've gone to Vancouver Island, Lake O'Hara, and I will be going to Las Vegas so lots of posts coming your way!). This is my final Cuba post (visit the travel portion of my blog to read the other …

CUBA! {PART FOUR – CORAL BEACH}

The Beach (taken with our GoPro) On the last day of our trip we went snorkelling at Coral Beach. We had to hire a cab to drive us there as it was not close to our hotel. It was an interesting experience and definitely not like any snorkelling experience I had had before. We hired …

CUBA! {PART THREE – HAVANA}

On the Tuesday, after our Seatour, we headed out from our hotel to a private tour to Havana. The tour was quite affordable considering it was a full day and it was private, which meant we did not have to fight through a group of people to hear what we were being told.  THE CAR …

CUBA! {PART TWO – SEATOUR}

On the Monday after we arrived, we went out on a Seatour (we booked it through Sunwing and the excursion was called “Seatour Zone 1”). It was a day of snorkeling and then a few hours at private white sandy beach (‘Cayo Blanco’) with a buffet lunch.  Cayo Blanco (the long building is where the …

CUBA! {PART ONE – THE RESORT}

From February 8-15, 2019 I had the pleasure of going to Cuba! I LOVED it! You do not go to Cuba to shop, to eat at super fancy restaurants, or to stay at 5-star resorts. Then, why do you go to Cuba? You go to Cuba for the beautiful scenery, the beaches, the old cars, …

Day 6 & Day 7 Part (1/3) Arizona Trip: Rest & Meteor Crater

For day 6 we planned to do nothing. We were exhausted from the previous two days, so we slept in, did some laundry, and went to Golden Corral for dinner. Then, the next day we went on another whirlwind adventure. We woke up really early and went to the Meteor Crater, Walnut Canyon, and Sedona. …

Day 5 (Part 2/3) Arizona Trip: Upper Antelope Canyon

After visiting Glen Canyon Dam we headed over for our first tour at 10:30 am which was the Upper Antelope Canyon Tour. Oh, my goodness, this canyon took my breath away. The colours and shapes of the rocks were exquisite. My pictures do not do this place justice. I have a few tips if you …

Day 5 (part 1/3) Arizona Trip: Glen Canyon Dam

For day 5 of my trip I will be posting in three parts since the post is quite long and I have lots of pictures from it. Initially, we planned to go to Horseshoe Bend.We had all of our water, hiking sandals, sunscreen, hats, etc., but when we got there was a sign at the …

Day 3 Arizona Vacation: Salt Water River

Today was more of a relaxing day. First, we got up to make it to the Salt River by 9am. We brought our own double tube and portable miniature pump. We did stop 1-2, which is about 2 hours. We would’ve went further but my legs were starting to feel like they were burning, even …

Day 2 Arizona Vacation: Desert Botanical Gardens, Aquarium, and Arizona Mills Mall

Please note: I will post my camera photos later, but I will post cell phone pictures now. We woke up at 6:15 am for this day! We wanted to go to the Desert Botanical Garden, but we knew it was going to get HOT later in the day. Luckily, the gardens opened at 7am. The …

Day 1 Arizona Vacation: Arrival

On Saturday we arrived in Phoenix at 12:15 local time. The flight was good, minus the fact I had to sit in the middle seat, but at least I got to sit next to my mom. After arriving we made the long trek from the gate to get our luggage. Then we picked up our …