A post to help us get through Friday: Capri, Italy

Hello friends !! Its Thursday night, we are all tired and ready for this week to be over right? Let's go to Capri Italy so we have something to get us through to the weekend.

A photo of the Capri Marina, from Anacapri

I went to Capri in 2010, I honestly never thought I would ever get there, always thought it was the place to celebrities and the uber-rich, but guess what, it is backpacker friendly !! Yes you read that correct, backpacks are welcomed. Villa Eva is a complete gem, located in Anacapri, so the town next to Capri, up the hill if you will. I highly recommend everyone go there, yes go splurge in Capri, its really easy to get there from Naples or the Amalfi Coast by ferry, or if you have a helicopter you could do that as well :)

Capri at Sunset

Morning at Villa Eva

What I loved about Capri was the sheer decadence of it, it seemed like every little shop had some priceless gemstones they were selling, just so money. But at the same time up in Anacapri it felt like a reasonable little town, the food prices were reasonable and it had a cute small town charm, it doesn't try to compete with Capri. Its also not as touristy.




 Have a great Friday everyone !!!


Travel Tip: If you want to save money, or if the Blue Grotto boats aren't going in due to the choppy waters. You can walk down to view the blue grotto from above in Anacapri, its a really nice walk down a hill, and if you don't feel like making the trek up the hill you can take a bus back up to Anacapri.

Look how close you can get to the Blue Grotto !! 

India: A morning in Dharavi with Reality Gives

In July 2011 I had the most amazing opportunity to travel to India for a friends wedding. India was always a country that I knew I wanted to visit, but never thought I would actually get there. But when the opportunity came up I jumped at it, and I'm so very happy I did.

The most memorable part of my trip had to be going on a tour of Dharavi, the area that became popular from the movie Slumdog Millionaire, through an NGO named Reality Gives. They do amazing work in Dharavi, making sure to highlight the positives of this community, and they create programs within the community. I learned so much going on a tour, and I wish I would have had more time in Mumbai so I could have done some of their other tours that are available.

What I loved about the tour is how hands on it was, at one point we climbed to the top of one of the dwellings to see the true physical form of the community. Which put the land mass/population into shocking perspective.  

As daunting the level of poverty is throughout India, and in Dharavi,it was a truly inspiring area to experience, it definitely put everything into perspective. I highly recommend everyone do a Reality Gives tour while in Mumbai.

Have you ever been on a trip/experience/tour that changed you? 

**Backstory behind this photo: reality Gives has asked people to submit photos of themselves wearing their i <3 Dharavi t-shirt or tote bag in their hometown. So this is me in Oakville !!

Mini Break: Montreal

So my last mini break was to Montreal in March, now going to Montreal isn't exactly a "vacation" for me since I grew up there (Fun Fact: I've lived in 3 provinces). Nevertheless, its a great City to visit, and its kind of fun to pretend I'm a tourist in that town. 

My dad and I, with Chuck Hughes !!

One of the highlights of the trip had to be having dinner at Garde Manger aka Chuck Hughes' (from the Food Network show "Chucks Day Off") resto in Old Montreal. It was amazing, like hands down one of the top 5 meals I've had in my life. You do have to book in advance, so try a month or so in advance, I was extremely lucky and got a reservation about 1.5 weeks in advance (then again we went on a Tuesday evening).

Lobster Poutine !!

My Main - Chicken thigh,
fried shrimp, mashed potatoes
with a maple gravy. 

 Here are some photos of the food I ate, my Dad and I also started the meal with 6 Malbec Oysters, which were just so fresh. Everything was just so fresh and amazing, its hard to find other words for me to describe it. Didn't have the dessert, mostly because I was completely stuffed, also it tends to be the one meal I will forgo due to the allergy.


Another great restaurant that my family, friends and I love to eat at while in Montreal is Weinstein & Gavino's on Crescent; like its our go to Italian restaurant.


So this post was food heavy, but it had me thinking about the best meals I've had and where they were. Do you have a list of you best meals?

Wilkommen, Gutentag, Hello

So I've wanted to start a blog for a while, and got the inspiration to finally do it. The inspiration you might ask? So last week I had my first allergic peanut reaction in 14 years. One of my first thoughts while I laid in the hospital bed was, "of course I've travelled around the world and never had a reaction, but when i'm on home turf I get a reaction, figures".

So that's what this blog will be about; travelling, food (with no peanuts/nuts) and sometimes adventures in running/various sports I play.

This is going to be good friends.