Everywhere I go is my new favourite place!

A love for the outdoors is in my DNA, but an unexpected love for travel started with a solo trip to Southeast Asia in April 2016.

After ending a very bizarre & toxic relationship, I also called it quits on my long-time job as a restaurant manager in Vancouver, BC.  For almost 20 years I said I would never do it, but I wanted to return to my hometown of Kamloops, BC.

I just wanted to go camping, but the crushing bustle of the City paired with a manager’s schedule wasn’t conducive to the lifestyle I craved.

Quitting my job was a huge deal.  But as the reality of it all set in, I thought it would be a good idea to spend some time alone.  So I grabbed my backpack and went on a most amazing adventure!

After a whirlwind 5.5 weeks of backpacking, I thought I was ready to return to “normal” life.  I went back to the daily grind of managing restaurants, but this time in my hometown.

After a few unsatisfying soul-sucking months, I was on vacation visiting my parents at their winter home in Rincon de Guayabitos, Mexico.

At the end of my 2 weeks I felt the usual dread of having to return to the rat race. 

I made a choice. I wasn’t going to let routine be a life sentence!!

So, I learned some new skills, started my own business, stuffed my 2 cats into the car, and drove to Mexico for the winter.  A lovely place of my own in the town of La Penita, Nayarit, and later to Los Ayala.

My always-troubled & barely-beating heart is torn between British Columbia & Mexico.  I truly do get the best of both worlds.  And yes, you did detect a hint of jaded bitterness in there.

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