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Borrow from my Bookshelf

I devour books. It’s what I do. It’s what I’ve always done since I grew up with two older brothers who loved Mortal Kombat more than colouring and while my Mum worked exhausting night shifts. I didn’t realize until I got older how growing up…

May 27, 2015
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Welcome Back

Hello friends and welcome back to my little space to to wander the world, plan an adventure, find inspiration and now, discover Vancouver. I began this blog about a year ago when I decided to come down from the clouds and leave aviation. It…

May 21, 2015
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Eleven Kinds of Coffee

Every morning I walk the eight-block stretch down 4th Avenue through the heart of Kitsilano to my little office on Burrard Street. And every morning when I strut down fourth like the Supermodel that I’m not, I dodge two full on buttery bakeries, three…

May 20, 2015
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Maenom nom nom

This morning I woke up and wrote a quick list of five things that I’m currently grateful for, and Pad Thai was actually on it. Just above, “my outfit coming together effortlessly, even when there was nothing to wear” and just below Kendrick Lamar…

May 20, 2015
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The Sikh Wedding Survival Guide

Being invited to an Indian families Sikh Wedding Ceremony is a special privilege and my experience was one that I’ll never forget. Beyond my wildest dreams, the wedding was welcoming, colourful, light hearted, long lasting and bursting with butter chicken. Here are some things…

May 19, 2015
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The Dubai Survival Guide

Above is the 53 story tall tower that I lived in (with the tall pointed antenna, AWR on the left) and the ten lane super highway that was my street, Sheik Zayeed Road. It’s not your normal neighbourhood … Moving to Dubai from anywhere in…

May 12, 2015
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Fifty Shades of Jian Ghomeshi

Published as Fifty Shades of Jian Ghomeshi by the Georgia Straight Online, March 3rd, 2015. After an ongoing National discussion about sexual assault; after countless editorials and intense public scrutiny over Jian Ghomeshi and the Dalhousie Dentistry Gentlemen; after petitions were signed and outrage…

May 12, 2015
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Bao Down to Gastown

If you’re a big fan of no fuss fusion and fresh flavour combinations, then the newly opened Bao Down in Gastown is here to satisfy the craving that you didn’t know you had. Specializing in fluffy Bao bun’s that are stuffed with authentic, Asian-inspired ingredients (see the #YVR…

May 12, 2015
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Birthdays

Two years ago I sat outside on a sun filled, cobble stoned street in Dubrovnik celebrating my 25th birthday with some of my favourite friends. Sitting across from me, my best friend Shona asked between her first and second slice of cake; “Where do…

May 12, 2015
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Sail Croatia

I spent my twenty-fifth birthday on a yacht in Croatia, surrounded by good people and great vodka. The trip, offered every week and every summer by Sail Croatia was an incredible vacation full of breathtaking islands, gorgeous architecture and a stunning voyage along the…

May 12, 2015