Colleen Brynn

LATEST ARTICLES ( 102 )

• Salt Lake City FOOD Guide: Part 2

  

  No need to waffle, ahem, let’s continue. Spitz If you’re looking for something cheap-ish and still tasty while galavanting around downtown, this is a great... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Salt Lake City Ultimate FOOD Guide: Part 1

  

  From April of last year until now, I roamed around all over the world, from the USA to Africa, the Middle East and finally back to my cozy nook called Canada. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2017 VACATION

• Winter Wonderland

  

  Something strange happened in Port Alberni a few weeks ago. All November and even into December, I’d grown accustomed to the incessant rain. Every morning: grey... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• 16 Highlights From 2016

  

  A lot of people are calling down 2016 and are ready to move on to the next chapter. While I understand why this is the general sentiment, it actually wasn’t a... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Smiles Of Malawi

  

  Malawi, known as the warm heart of Africa, did not disappoint in its claim. In many places I travel, I manage to snap a few portraits, and when I share them,... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• When The Universe Poops In Your Cereal

  

  Vancouver Island has been home for about the last 3 weeks now, and it’s been indescribably refreshing to be on Canadian soil, breathe cool mountain air and... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Jamaica Was

  

  Rum Red Stripe So, so, so many Red Stripes. So, so much rum. Steamed Snapper Actually, I ate so much my first week, I couldn’t stomach anymore the second week! Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• New Passport Win

  

  UGH. For 2 months, I lacked the magical combination of simultaneously having good wifi, power (yes, as in electricity!) and the will to blog. Not once did... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Crumbling, Booming

  

  From outside, the Kamuzu Stadium looked like a relic, something from a movie about Africa set in the 1970’s. Inside, the stadium was packed with life, the... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• #Rio2016

  

  Almost seven years later, and too many new places added to my roster since I visited Rio, this city, this country, is still one of the most beautiful, one of th... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Unexpected Experience

  

  I’m reminded of the time Kathy wanted me to hold warm bread. Not because the experience was similar in nature, but similar in sentiment. It was like stopping... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Keep Portland Delicious

  

  This Where to Eat type post is really more of a Where I Ate type post. I wasn’t in Portland long enough to dig my teeth into the culinary culture and provide... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2016 DESTINATIONS, VACATION

• The Ultimate Countdown

  

  Couples count down for a lot of things. Anniversaries and birthdays celebrated together. Family holidays, Christmas, Thanksgiving and Sunday dinners.... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• A Book Is Born

  

  The landscape was her inspiration. For me, it was as it appeared: fresh, cool, new. I’d been in India/Nepal/Qatar for almost three months and had become... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Hikes For Wimps: Capitol Gorge

  

  As I’ve been living in Utah since April and taking full advantage of as many outdoor opportunities as possible, I’d love to share those with you! Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• I Am Your Ally

  

  I have no words. But I must find some… because I have feelings. How do I describe how I feel when my heart rages and burns? How do I articulate the fury that... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Beautiful Alien

  

  Capitol Reef National Park was my first taste of the strange landscapes and logic-defying combination of cute, fuzzy plants, sheer rock faces, saturated red... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• A Love Letter To My Bod (And Yours)

  

  Arches National Park, Utah This is not my best angle. Nor is it my best work posing. It’s easy for me to look at this photo and pick apart my flaws. Why? Simple... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Park Sampler

  

  Capitol Reef National Park Goblin Valley State Park Been too busy livin’ life to get around to post anything! There’s so much to recount: Capitol Reef, Goblin... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• You’ll Get There

  

  From time to time, I’ll liken optometry school to piano playing. If I went to piano playing school without ever having touched a piano before, and spent every... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION