During Tet holidays and Valentine's day, my girlfriend and I headed out to the beautiful tropical island of Phu Quoc, which is to the west of Vietnam and south of Cambodia. This island is Vietnamese territory so it was the ideal place to visit while we were living in Vietnam, which is largely free from COVID, while the borders...
When Angie and I moved to Saigon one of the first things we decided to do was start setting up a roller derby team here! Currently there are no other active teams in all of Vietnam so we figured this would be a challenging thing to do in a country where we didn't speak the language and didn't know the...
Along with the Maclehose trail which I wrote about here, the other big hiking trail in Hong Kong is the Wilson trail, while Maclehose goes east to west, Wilson goes south to north. It is not quite as long as the Maclehose trail at 78km, however it is more difficult overall. I didn't complete the whole trail in one...
I am now in Vietnam in Saigon going through quarantine in preparation for starting my job here teaching English, so it seemed like the perfect time to write about my first trip to Vietnam! Back in 2017 I headed over to Da Nang with a friend of mine for two days, I was living in Hong Kong at the time...
Note: This blog post was accurate as of August 2020, the situation is rapidly changing with entry requirements and visa laws, I hope this blog gives you some insight on my experience but please make sure you are up-to-date on all new policy changes.
Moving to a new country can be scary, and a big part of the nervousness people have is the feeling that they will be all alone in a foreign country with no one to speak with, this is especially true if you're moving to a country which has a language which is different from your own. I've lived in...
Back in 2018 while I was living in Calgary I went for a day trip to Banff to try out dog sledding! The company I went with is called Kingmik Dog Sled tours, the dogs they own are all well cared for and they are all bred specifically for sledding, so while they don't look like what you imagine...
In September 2019 my beautiful girlfriend and I took a road trip around the south of Spain, and one of our favourite locations was the town of Ronda which is around 100km west of Malaga. This town is at the very top of a mountain, and driving there was a whole fun adventure in itself as there are no...
I spent a year and a half living in Calgary, if you can stand the cold weather there are some amazing things you can do in the city! I will also be making a blog post regarding the top 5 things to do near to Calgary so keep your eyes open for that! Downtown Calgary is very easy to Navigate,...