Contrary to popular belief, Sydney is not the capital city of Australia. It’s Canberra. Neither is Auckland the capital city of New Zealand. While Auckland is New Zealand’s most populated city, the capital city is…
Māori Cultural Experience
Māui and the Fish as told by Warren Pohatu in Traditional Maori Legends Ngā Tai Kōrero “Māui is one of the most famous characters in Maori folklore. This legend tells how Māui caught a…
A Journey to Middle Earth
Everyone I told I was on my way to New Zealand asked the same question: “New Zealand? That’s so far away. Why New Zealand?” My answer? “To look for Hobbits, of course!” Yes, I will admit…
A New Adventure For This Island Girl
“So where are you going to go?” they all ask. “I don’t know yet,” I say. This isn’t your typical travel story. It’s the story of a woman, who, for as long as she…
#ThisIs30: Athens Edition
It’s been almost six months since I raced against the end-of-year clock to write and publish the last three posts of my Eurotrip adventure. Well, 2/3 isn’t bad, right? If you missed them, here they…
Once Upon a Time in Warsaw
When it came my turn to select the cities for our Eurotrip, Warsaw was at the top of my list. My grandfather was from Poland, but he died before my third birthday — much too…
That Time I Fell In Love With Prague
Picking up from where we left off several months not too long ago, the adventures of 2 Grenadians and Google Translate continue in Prague, Czech Republic! The next stop on our Eurotrip adventure, Prague, was…
Dining, Defining and Glowing Up
It’s easy sometimes to get so consumed by the ‘every day’ parts of life – work, responsibilities, relationships – that you end up putting your passions, those things that truly make you happy, on the…
Barcelona in 26,000 Steps
If you haven’t already read Adventures of An Island Girl: EuroTrip Edition, go read it and then come back here. So what do you do when you’ve only got one day to explore the magnificent…
Adventures of An Island Girl: EuroTrip Edition
15 days. 4 countries. 2 Grenadians and Google Translate. When I got the book 1,000 Places To See Before You Die as a Christmas gift in 2015, I immediately started checking off the places I had…