Welcome to Wander & Beyond
Experiencing the wanderlust of life
I’m Amber, I’m a 24 year old Kiwi who has embarked on a trip across Canada, Europe and the UK.
I plan to use this blog as a way to keep my friends and family updated on my travels, and as a place to store my thoughts and experiences as I travel around the world.
Latest Blog Posts
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Banff
Banff is my favourite place I’ve visited in Canada, but my experience did start off rocky. I arrived in Banff at around 4am after taking a 12-hour overnight bus, on which I got around 2 hours sleep. I also realised while on the bus that the hostel I’d booked had no running water and very…
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Whistler
Whistler was my first experience of the Canada I’d always imagined: Mountains, snow, lakes and forests. A friend I had made at the hostel in Vancouver offered me a ride there, (about 3 hours away from Vancouver) as that’s where she was heading, so I took the opportunity for free transport. I chose to stay…
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Vancouver
In keeping with my current year, many of my plans fell through within the first three days of my arrival in Canada. I had booked a guided tour of the Canadian Rockies for my time in Canada and was very excited to spend two weeks hiking and camping in the mountains. Unfortunately, I discovered while…
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Life Update
Things have changed. Starting things off on a real note—this blog is where I’ll share thoughts and experiences from my travels, so why not keep it honest from the beginning? I’m Amber. I’m a 24-year-old Kiwi travelling solo overseas. As of writing this, I’ve been travelling for roughly four months. Initially, I had planned to…
