From Whistler to Mt Baker to Anacortes to Mt Baker, to the San Juan Islands to Mt Baker. February kept me planted firmly in the Pacific Northwest. The theme for the month was certainly snow – and spending as much time in it as possible before spring comes to life. As winter draws to a […]
Month: February 2016
Fields of gold: La Conner Daffodil Festival
In new things I’ve learnt this week about the new state I call home, daffodils are a big deal here in Washington. Every March, Skagit Valley comes alive in yellow colours so vibrant it’s now celebrated in festival form – the La Conner Daffodil Festival. The daffodil fields are located just 15 minutes drive east […]
India in Photos: 24 reminders of my wanderlust
Three years ago, my sister and I embarked on one of my favourite journeys to date. Destination: India. For three weeks, we traipsed around Delhi, Agra and the cities of Rajasthan. Known as The Land of Kings, Rajasthan was an absolute playground for this history nerd. The royal state is a landscape of mostly desert and […]
Expat Escapades: January 2016
New year, new… something. 2016 is ‘off to a flying start’ if I can borrow an old cliché. To be honest, I have no eloquent words about the year thus far, no meaningful statements about how January is a symbol of the year to come, how I’ve stuck to/already broken my resolutions (because I half forgot, […]