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• Surfing in Ucluelet, BC with Wick'd Surf Camps

  

  The last time I was on a surfboard was quite a few years ago. Some friends and I were camping in Tofino, on Vancouver Island (BC, Canada) and there were two guy... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 TRAVEL

• 5 Places I Could Visit Again and Again

  

  For me, there have been some places where I've traveled that just got under my skin in the best possible way. Places where I could see myself living, or visitin... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 TRAVEL

• I Should Have Been a Mermaid

  

  Hello everyone! I'm currently traveling on my way to Canada and taking a little break so you will find a few scheduled posts this week as I get busy stuffing... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 TRAVEL

• Roatan Month 24 Roundup - Two Years!

  

  Two years. TWO YEARS. I never thought I would be writing this post.I remember thinking when I left Canada, “Well, if I make it even six months this will all hav... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 TRAVEL

• 8 Beaches Worth Visiting in Phuket

  

  (So guys, I'm still on the downlow for a little bit. My lovely friend Karyn from Not Done Travelling has stepped in with a guest post for you all about beaches... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 TRAVEL

• How to Become a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor

  

  People ask me all the time how I became a dive instructor! I can say that it is not an easy (or cheap) process, but if you have a passion for diving and have th... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 TRAVEL

• Roatan Month 23 Roundup

  

  23 months living on this island... holy highballs, that's a while!Kind of an interesting up-and-down period lately with work and stuff here. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 TRAVEL

• Roatan Review: Ocean Connections Dive Shop

  

  When I first arrived on Roatan, Ocean Connections was a 'bros-only' dive shop - the owner refused to hire any female instructors or divemasters. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 TRAVEL

• 10 Steps to the Perfect Dive Vacation

  

  Working in the scuba diving industry for the last two years has opened up my eyes to a whole new world of dive travelers. I don't often get to travel on dive... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 TRAVEL

• 5 Things I Love About Roatan

  

  "So, do you like living here?"I get this question from tourists on a near-daily basis, usually after I tell them I've been on the island for two years.... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 TRAVEL

• Roatan Review: The Landing

  

  During one of my vacations to Roatan in 2012, one of my friends got a job at a little tucked-away bar called 'The Landing' on the second floor of The Beach Hous... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 TRAVEL

• Lost and Found: Back in the Water

  

  It was one little detail that I somehow managed to forget about over the last year: I moved here to be a dive instructor. I didn't move here to run a dive... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 TRAVEL

• Roatan Month 22 Roundup

  

  22 months on a rock!You can always see all my monthly roundups by clicking on the 'roundup' tag below... but here they all are in order: Month 21, Month 20,... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 TRAVEL

• Things That Are No Longer Weird To Me.

  

  I'm coming up close on 2 years full-time on Roatan, and in that relatively short amount of time I have found myself noticing things that were shocking at... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 TRAVEL

• Roatan Review: Tyll's Dive

  

  One of the best dive shops in West End consistently flies right under the radar and is one of the best kept secrets on Roatan - when Tyll's Dive advertises smal... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 TRAVEL

• Roatan FAQ - Part 1

  

  The #1 thing I receive emails about is questions from people who are visiting or thinking about moving to Roatan. And they all ask me the exact same questions!! Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2014 TRAVEL

• 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Moved to Roatan

  

  [This post has been adapted from a contest entry I wrote for ExpatsBlog.]My expat home is a little tropical island in the Caribbean off the eastern coast of... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 TRAVEL

• Roatan Month 21 Roundup

  

  21 months on a rock!You can always see all my monthly roundups by clicking on the 'roundup' tag below... but here they all are in order: Month 20, Month 19,... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014

• Roatan Review: Serenity Day Spa

  

  The last part of my stay at West Bay Lodge (which also included Celeste's Island Cuisine) was the part I was most looking forward to - getting to check out... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014

• What the Hell Happened?

  

  "What the hell happened? Where are you?"I have heard this a bit over the last few weeks. After I went off on a tired and teary rant about how I just wasn't... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014