Ten Things I Learned From My First Camping
I never really had a chance to join any camping nor scout activities when I was a kid. So you can imagine my thrill when my sister invited me to join their 3-day camping in Rathtrevor Beach Provincial...
View ArticleCamping at Quadra Island and the Oyster Brigade
There’s so much to say about my second camping but I have limited vocabulary (and time) to narrate the entire experience so I’ll choose only the highlights. First thing you have to know though is that...
View ArticleWhy It Was A Bad Idea To Timelapse Kayaking
On the last day of our camping in Quadra Island, a few of us decided to go kayaking. The weather was perfect. It was cloudy. We didn’t have to put sunblock nor sunscreen. There were eight of us in the...
View ArticleHow To Lose Weight Effortlessly in 3 Months
Ok ok. The title doesn’t sound right. My initial title was, “After Living 3 Months in North America”, but this article isn’t my typical travel-info-education blog that talks about itinerary, budgets,...
View ArticleGoing Around Seattle In A Day
A few weeks ago my friends organized a reunion in Seattle. We were all based in Singapore but decided to move to the other part of the globe. I live closest to Seattle but the fare wasn’t the cheapest....
View ArticleWalking Barefoot on the Snow
It was Tuesday, December 6. Just like any other evenings, the weather was cold and the streets were deserted except for a few cars whizzing through the rain. During winter season, night crawls in...
View ArticleStreets in Downtown, Victoria to See the Cherry Blossom
Yesterday, I convinced my friend to chase the cherry blossoms around downtown. She was preparing for an exam but the opportunity of having a sunny day and the colors of flowering trees were too good to...
View ArticleHappy Hour: Veneto’s The Unwinder
One of the after-office activities you and your friends can do in Victoria, BC Canada is to try the Happy Hour of various restaurants. Don’t be surprised if you see “Appy Hour” in their menus. The...
View ArticleHappy Hour: Moxie’s After Hour Bites
On the way to a dental appointment, I got intrigued by the roadside sign board of Moxie’s Happy Hour so I assembled my Happy-Hour crew to give it a try. The restaurant is located at the corner of Yates...
View ArticleA Beginner’s Tale in East Sooke Trail
It was a long weekend in Victoria–four days of either couching at home or out exploring the nature. Since the weather was good and it was spring season, my friends and I decided to go for a hike in...
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