Ten best hikes in NSW, Australia
You’ve just arrived in stunning NSW and not sure where to start exploring? Or you’ve lived here a while – all your life – and keen to explore what else is out there? Here are ten hikes to get you started. NSW has a variety of landscapes, spanning from...
How Improv Changed My Life
The beginning of 2021 was my sixth year in Canberra. By then, I had an apartment, a stable, well-paying job and an established healthcare support network (important to me, seeing as I was in the early days of managing a chronic health condition). Yet 2021 also found me alone....
Reflections Mid Way through My Life Thesis
Because if you don’t change your direction, you might end up where you are going ~ John C Maxwell Today marks six months since I stopped working. It sounds simple, but leaving a corporate job and “taking a year off” was a long time in the making. Eight years...
The Cost of Travelling Solo in Canada
I’ve recently finished an incredible four months travelling in Canada and thought I’d share the numbers of what it looks like (and that it might not be as prohibitive as you might think – bear with me). However, I’ll be honest – Canada is expensive. More expensive than I...
How to Survive taking the Ocean Train from Montréal to Halifax in Economy Class
Hey there from somewhere in New Brunswick! I’m writing this from my economy class seat on the Ocean, having survived 21 of the 22 hours on the train ride from Montréal to Halifax. I had done a bit of research on what the experience would be like and couldn’t...
8 Best Hikes in Canberra that aren’t Mt Ainslie
Hands down, one of my favourite things about living in Canberra is our proximity to nature. It is, after all, the bush capital. It means we get the best both worlds – the perks of city life interlaced with reserves and national parks, presenting a smorgasbord of hikes catering...
The Canberra Dating Challenge
Like most millennials, I have ventured into the world of online dating. Specifically, I ventured out on online dating apps three times, over three years, going on a single date each time and promptly deleting the app when I realised it wasn’t for me. (Also a result of a...