The Travelling Contradiction


“You’re such a contradiction!” said a colleague, once upon a time.

Anxious by nature and frugal to the bone, I had just finished talking her ear off about some chaotic adventure abroad.

Travel is, without a doubt, stressful and a money pit. Yet, it also manages to calm me down and give me direction.

This blog is about the good, the bad and ugly of travel – featuring nostalgic moments, hard lessons and many, many mistakes.

Story time

  • What is the Camino de Santiago?

    A pilgrimage, a historical trek, a spiritual awakening. Once a perilous religious journey – now a well-known, accommodating and perhaps even trendy activity of endurance. Don’t get me wrong, people set out on these yellow-arrow-led trails for all sorts of reasons. Meaningful, and often deeply personal, the Camino means something…

  • May-Jun 2023, a Canadian road trip (part 2)

    There we were, on route to the Yukon! From Jasper, we slept at a mix of campsites, free spots and good old Walmart carparks. We were both surprised and irritated to run into an issue with the van – causing a stopover at the mechanics. They found an odd piece…

  • May-Jun 2023, a Canadian road trip (part 1)

    It was all coming to an end! My partner and I were wrapping up our five-month long season at Lake Louise Ski Resort. We’d braved the Winter months and watched the ski hill shift and change as it melted into Spring. Our modest jobs as a package-deal Chef and Server…