Her laughter and whimsical positivity lights up any room. She can usually be found curled up with a pile of new books, listening to K-Pop or watching something likely fantasy based.
Lake Minnewanka
Lake Minnewanka is one of my favourite lakes in the Rocky Mountains as it’s still touristy and popular without being so crowded it loses it’s natural beauty in a crowd of selfie sticks. I love how teal the water is in Alberta and how it seems to compliment everything surrounding it.
Calgary, AB – Confederation Park NW
I have visited Confederation Park only once and was very impressed with the Park. It seems to go on almost endlessly so I will have to return and explore the parts of the park I missed during my last visit.
Calgary, AB – Bowness Park
Bowness Park is one of my favourite parks in the city alongside Edworthy and Baker directly across the Bow River. I typically end up in the area around sunset and it offers a lot of photography opportunities as the park is surrounded by water and trees. During the holidays and sometimes at night they light up the trees in white Christmas lights which adds a romantic element to the evening. They rent out canoes, paddle boats etc during the day to putter around the park which makes this park fairly unique.
Calgary, AB – Varsity NW
The Varsity neighbourhood is very picturesque. It’s home to established Calgarians and students alike. It’s close to the river, has lots of greenery and feels like a typical higher end suburb. One of my favourite local coffee shops and book chains are in the area so I wander up in that direction fairly often.
Calgary, AB – Edworthy Park
Edworthy is one of my top 3 favourite Calgary parks because of the trees. I’m nothing if not predictable in my love of the forest. Edworthy is one of those rare spots in Calgary I can feel I’m immersed in nature while inside the city. There are lots of picnic areas filled with families, groups and doggos.
This park almost always smells like campfire and offers river views and access to beautiful hiking and walking paths. It connects two of my favourite neighbourhoods in the city and brings everything together. You can often find me hanging out here with a new book and an overpriced local latte enjoying an afternoon in the park.
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver is my favourite Canadian city after travelling across the country and seeing all the beauty in this country. The environment is picturesque in British Columbia and there is lots to do, see and eat in Vancouver. I’ve been to the city a number of times both on vacation and with work and it never gets old to me.
Some places I would suggest you check out if you visit the Vancouver area:
- Stanley Park
- Lighthouse Park
- The Vancouver Aquarium
- Grouse Mountain
- Pappa Roti Cafe (Malaysian Coffee Buns)
- Granville Island
- Gastown neighbourhood
- Capilano Suspension Bridge & Cliffwalk
- Dinasty Dumpling House
- Robson Street Shopping
- Soft Peaks Ice Cream
- Kitsilano Beach
- Parallel 49 Coffee & Lucky Doughnuts
- Nuba Lebanese Restaurant
- Al Porto Italian Restaurant
- Sweet Obsession Bakery
Portraits of P
This is P, the reserved gamer with a dry trolling sense of humour and a love of craft beer.
Boca Raton, FL
I went to Florida this past summer for a funeral but tried to enjoy some time outside and take in a little of the local attractions. Florida certainly is an interesting place between the gators, palm trees and big personalities.
I went back to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center that I visited as a young girl and saw some amazing sea turtles and walked the boardwalk through the trees avoiding the large but luckily harmless spiders just about everywhere. It was so hot and humid in comparison to home but I tried to get out for a walk and see all the lizards/iguanas daily. I would like to go back and spend time in Orlando, Miami etc to see what else Florida has to offer.
SK Tour – Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon & Maple Creek
I had never been to Saskatchewan and always wanted to cross it off my list. I went into a whirlwind weekend trip with low expectations of flat boring prairies with a few buildings that constituted a downtown core. I was happily mistaken with more variety than just fields. I stayed in a really cool bed & breakfast with cabins made from the materials in old ghost towns with a common church where they served breakfast and had showers etc. That weekend I wandered Fort Walsh, visited Regina and Saskatoon, ate in an old train car restaurant and went on a Al Capone themed prohibition tour in Moose Jaw.
