If you’ve been checking out my blog, you’ll know that I’m passionate about travel, people, sights and experiences – and the importance of recording all of those memories. I create the pages for my albums using various forms of digital scrapbooking – as I usually have a ton of photos I want to include, I…
Experience the best of Whidbey Island & Deception Pass with this great day trip guide. Discover all the best things to do in and around Deception Pass. Which naturally includes Whidbey Island. At the tip of Whidbey & Fidalgo Islands, you’ll find the Deception Pass State Park, joined by the Deception Pass Bridge. The bridge…
Short on time, but want to experience all the beauty of Mt Rainier National Park? Choose the Naches Peak Loop trail for ‘the most bang for your buck!’ Truth be told, I don’t think I’d even heard of Mt Rainier before I arrived in Seattle. And certainly not the Naches Peak Loop trail. But…
Preserve your story for generations. Recording our travels in albums is really important to me for so many reasons and in so many ways. Some people don’t realise how important it is to save those memories, until it’s too late. So I urge you to find a way that works for you, to record and…
How to spend an amazing week in Whistler in winter. You might ask why a non-skier and someone who hates the cold leaves NZ in the midst of summer, for a holiday in negative temperatures?! It was the selfless act of a mother – with 3 ‘boys’ who love to ski, it seemed like ‘almost’…
After an invigorating 5 days in Whistler, we’re back in Vancouver, for just 2 nights. I had lots of things on my ‘wish list’ but although it is rare, it’s snowing again. It’s actually an uncomfortable mix of snow and rain, which turns the streets into a slushy icy mess. The weather thwarts our great…
Lawrence, Central Otago, NZ When I was planning a little sojourn down south, I came across the town of Lawrence. So how could we not go and visit?! (If you didn’t realise, I’m Megan Lawrence) And just in case you’re too young to understand, there was an old tv show back in the day…
How can you best spend a day in Dunedin – for FREE? In most kiwi’s minds, if you mention Dunedin, they’d immediately think ‘student town’. And not without good cause – around 20% of the cities’ population are students! Typical uni ‘flats’ in Dunedin BUT, there is much more to Dunedin than it’s student population,…
The Blue Springs will mesmerize you with water so clear it looks as if it’s illuminated. And walking the Te Waihou walkway will invigorate you. You’ll discover another world on this amazing day trip. This is the perfect destination for a little ‘day trippin’ from Auckland’. This river personifies the clean, green image that NZ…