Author: Amber

  • Vancouver

    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…

  • Whistler

    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…

  • Life Update

    Life Update

    Things have… changed. This is a heavy first blog post, but I plan to use this blog to store my thoughts and experiences as I travel, so I might as well start by being completely honest. Hey, for those of you who I don’t know, I’m Amber. I’m a 24-year-old Kiwi travelling solo around the…