My 2020 Year-in-Review: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade

Twenty-twenty has been a very different year for the most of us. For me, it’s put an end to my nomadic lifestyle and set me on the path to off-grid living. I can’t say that this is where I saw…

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Goodbye South Africa, Hello Home Quarantine

This is not a post I thought I’d be writing, nor is it a situation I thought I’d find myself in, but here I am. Back in Norway, that is, in a government-mandated fourteen-day home quarantine. It all feels so…

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Between a Pillow and a Soft Place

It’s been a little while since I delved into my personal life on here, so today seems like a fitting day to do just that. I’m currently sitting in my top-floor apartment in downtown Vancouver – a perfect vantage point…

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A Little Life Update from Vancouver, British Columbia

Greetings from Canada’s west coast! It’s been a short while since I shared a life update and filled you in on my latest thoughts and plans, so I’m here today to change that. For starters, I moved (back) to Vancouver,…

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11 Pieces of Advice That Will Change the Way You Travel

From overnight trains and transatlantic flights to multi-day road trips and month-long backpacking trips, I’ve had my fair share of adventures over the years. On these journeys, I’ve stayed in 1- to 5-star hotels and slept in 4- to 30-bed…

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Victoria: 36 Hours in British Columbia’s Capital

Both the capital of British Columbia and the largest city on Vancouver Island, Victoria is a popular weekend destination for Vancouverites and visitors to Vancouver alike. Last month, my younger brother Andreas and I hopped on that bandwagon and spent…

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Brief Life Update: Funerals and Milestones

I am currently sitting between piles of dirty laundry, unpacking from one trip and repacking for another, slowly coming to terms with the fact that my present-day reality is dictated by funerals and milestones. Yesterday, I returned from Toronto, Ontario…

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100 Little Things That Make Me Smile

I spent a good three hours yesterday laying in the grass and watching the clouds go by. I did a little reading and a bit of writing, but mostly I just observed the changing shapes of white fluff against the…

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