I woke up the next morning still feeling ill but slightly better. I was nervous about the day ahead and worried that my body would give out on me. Altitude sickness is a tricky thing because you never know how it’s going to affect you. Some people don’t experience it at all (the lucky ones) […]
The Hike of My Life: Mt. Batur
I have woken up at 2am many times in my life– usually, it’s to catch an early morning flight. This time, however, I was getting up at 2am for a sunrise hike up Mt. Batur in Bali. I had no idea what I was in for but I was excited, tired and ready for this […]
Adventures in the Rocky Mountains: An Afternoon on Sulphur Mountain
My afternoon in Banff National Park was the first time I had ever seen real mountains. We have some pretty tall, rocky cliffs in Newfoundland; stunning coastlines and vast hills covered in evergreen trees. Until my visit to Banff, these were my mountains. But upon leaving the city of Calgary and seeing the mountains that […]