Day 2 My wakeup call was in the form of a herd of speed cyclists in the parking lot dressed in their uniforms of spandex, bizarro helmets and bikes that cost more than my car… all having conversations at nightclub decibels. 15 minutes of this defeated my earplugs and I threw in the towel and…
For some time I’ve been hatching a plan to spend a couple of days at the Jericho Beach Hostel in Vancouver. It has fascinated me in that it is not where one would think a typical hostel should be, which is in the centre of all the action. Nope this one is out at Jericho Beach on…
Well, here I am, curled up on the couch with Wooly, the Whippet, trying not to succumb to the lure of the ‘This time next week I will be back in Vancouver working at my job’ game. It is way more fun to play it at the other end of a trip.. you know ‘This…
I’m afraid I have bumped up against the dreaded family vacation. I loathed them when I was part of a family, as a solo traveller it isn’t any better but for different reasons. I have been mulling and muttering for a few days now about why I am feeling so crowded by them… this while…
Well I made it! At last, Yelapa, 12 years since the first time I saw it. So far it is living up to the fantasy that I yap about. After a 40 minute boat ride, slamming into the rock-like waves, they spit me out onto the new dock in the village. I walked up the…
Travelling Crone 