Banff Diary – Day 3: Johnston Canyon, Mistaya Canyon & Bow Lake

On day 3 of our Banff trip, we planned to visit Johnston Canyon, Mistaya Canyon, and then loop back to Bow Lake to finish off the day. This is the third post in the series about our Banff trip during July 2022. Read the first blog here and the second blog here. Johnston Canyon As […]

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Banff Diary – Day 2: Moraine Lake, Lake Louise & Morant’s Curve

On day 2 of our Banff trip, which was a Friday in July, we’d plan to visit Moraine Lake and Lake Louise. I wanted to visit both of these extremely popular lakes on one of the weekdays we were there, to hopefully avoid most of the crowds. This is the second post in the series […]

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Travel Diary: Long Weekend in Nova Scotia

For the May long weekend (that’s Victoria Day weekend in Canada), we spent it in Nova Scotia. We flew into Halifax from Billy Bishop airport in Toronto, (which is an awesome little airport, by the way. I wish we could fly out of it more often.), Here’s what we got up to! Day 1: Peggy’s […]

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Food Diary: Where to Eat in San Diego

This is part two of a San Diego blog, all about where we ate during our time in SD. We can read about the places we visited here. We arrived into Pacific Beach in the evening and checked in at our hotel, which was the Blue Beach Hotel. We were starving after a long day […]

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San Diego Travel Diary: Pacific Beach, La Jolla, & More

Following on from our Los Angeles trip, we drove down to San Diego for the weekend, where we planned to spend most of our time in Pacific Beach. Fun fact, I lived in San Diego during the summer of 2015, when I did a J1 visa, so it was great to finally go back, even […]

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L.A. Travel Diary: Universal, Disney, Santa Monica, & More

During spring break, we travelled to California to see the Toronto Raptors vs Lakers and vs Clippers during their west coast road trip. We spent 3 nights in Los Angeles before heading down to San Diego for 4 nights. I’d been to L.A. briefly back in 2015 during my J1, so I was excited to […]

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Photo Diary: University of Toronto & Queen’s Park

One of my resolutions for 2021 is to take my camera out more. I want to make an effort to take more photos, experiment and post more of my photography. I also recently invested in some good glass (better late than ever, right?) with the Canon 24-70mm f2.8 ii lens, which has certainly given me […]

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Photo Diary: Niagara Falls Day Trip

Niagara Falls is one of the most iconic waterfalls in the world. Located in Niagara, Ontario, it is only two and a half hour drive from Toronto. We did a day-trip to Niagara with ‘Niagara Falls Day Tour‘ last September, (thanks to my One4all colleagues back in Dublin) which included stop-offs at Niagara-on-the-lake, Reif Estate […]

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Moving To Canada: Everything You Need to Know

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In August 2018, we packed up our lives in Dublin, Ireland (well, as much as we could fit into two suitcases each) and moved to Toronto, Canada. We love travelling and have wanted to live abroad again (we lived in California during the summer of 2015) experiencing new cities, cultures and gaining international working experience […]

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Photo Diary: Exploring Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon has been on my list of places to visit for a long time. We finally flew over in April, and spent four glorious days in this beautiful city. Considering it was April, we were very lucky to get 25 degrees celsius weather everyday. We took it easy on this trip and spent our time […]

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