Change Your Life With Travel
Reuniting With An Old Friend As the small beach town of Montanita disappeared behind us, I found myself gazing out the bus window, as the sun set beautifully off on the horizon. As I traveled on toward Quito, I reflected on the emotional roller coaster I’d experienced over the past week and how my recent […]
Some of the photos in this post were taken by our guide, Maya Homberger, who has given me permission to use them. Be sure to read part 1 and part 2 if you haven’t already! Espanola Island There’s good reason why Bahía Gardner beach on Espanola Island is considered one of the “must see” beaches […]
Some of the photos in this post were taken by our guide, Maya Homberger, who has given me permission to use them. If you haven’t read part 1 yet, you can find it here. Genovesa Island One of the things that blew my mind, on our 8-day cruise through The Galapagos Islands, was how very […]
Some of the photos in this post were taken by our guide, Maya Homberger, who has given me permission to use them. After spending a couple days on San Cristobal Island, experiencing one of the best dives of my life, seeing my first hammerhead shark, and then surviving a boat ride from hell, it was time […]
Another dream was about to come true. I was on my way to visit the Galapagos Islands with my father. After already visiting both Machu Picchu and the Amazon Jungle with my Dad, this was our grand finale. Compared to the uncomfortable, overnight bus we took from the Amazon (My Dad did not enjoy it), I […]
My father and I were faced with a very difficult decision. We knew we were going to hike to Machu Picchu. We knew we were going to take a cruise through the Galapagos Islands. However, we had a few days free in between and we didn’t know exactly what to do with them. In the end we […]
If you haven’t read part 1, be sure to check it out here. With the hardest day of the Inca Trail and one of the hardest days of my fathers life behind us, it looked as though all would be smooth sailing moving forward. Day 3 was meant to be significantly easier than the previous […]
The Inca Trail When I talk to people about their bucket lists and places they’d love to travel to, Machu Picchu is often part of the conversation. I know that in my case, as soon as I decided to travel to South America, I knew I would be paying a visit to the ancient Incan […]
After spending two weeks in the Peruvian Amazon, working with Ayahuasca and Huachuma, I finally emerged from the jungle. I knew that after two intense weeks of working with shamans and sacred plants, I would want to go somewhere to relax, for a while. Therefore, I rented a private Airbnb apartment in the San Blas […]
Be sure to read part 1 and part 2, if you haven’t already. After living in the Amazon jungle for two weeks, my spiritual journey with Spirit Quest Sanctuary was about to come to a close. It was time for our final Huachuma Mesada ceremony, The Air Mesada. We had been told that the medicine […]
Travel changed my life! Growing up in Vancouver, Canada, I always dreamt that someday, I would have the freedom to travel the world. My dream finally came true when I took off on a 9 month backpacking trip, from Thailand to Sweden, back in 2010. This trip completely changed … Learn more