Throughout highschool I was obsessed with going to Santorini. The white buildings, high cliffs and deep blue sea were so attractive I was convinced I’d get married there one day. While the whole marriage thing didn’t quite work out the attraction persists and I’d still love to spend some time wandering through the white washed villages, watching … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Travel
100 places I want to go #8: Gobekli Tepe
The anthropological nerd in me is SO excited about Gobekli Tepe; I’ve been intrigued by it ever since reading an article written by Charles C. Mann in National Geographic. Lucky for me, I live in a community of equally nerdy people who were equally excited about it, so we had a great and informative lunch hosted … Continue reading »
100 places I want to go #7: Neuschwanstein Castle
I have my fingers crossed this post will make sense but I’m operating on a severe lack of sleep and through the fog of a head cold so I don’t make any promises. Despite it’s hard to pronounce (or spell) name I’ve wanted to go to Neuschwanstein Castle (the inspiration for Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castle) since … Continue reading »
100 places I want to go #6: Tower of London
The history buff in me doesn’t just want to go the Tower of London, it needs to go – the building is over 900 years old for goodness sake! Now one of England’s most frequented tourist attractions, it draws 2.4 million visitors annually and I am determined that soon it will be 2.4 million plus one … Continue reading »
100 Place I want to go #5: Pompeii
Roman history has always interested me. I love the idea of this complex and advanced society filled with bustling cities, philosophers and politicians thriving so long ago. Even more fascinating is that one of these cities could be destroyed and forgotten within just a few generations. It’s this fascination that pulls me towards visiting the Italian city … Continue reading »
100 places I want to go #4: Alcatraz
Ever since my morbid fascination with true crime stories during my teenage years (I’m sure I single handily sent Ann Rule’s kids through college) I’ve been equally interested in American prisons. They just seem to have more colourful histories than those in Canada and what prison has more colour than Alcatraz? History The island, 1.5 … Continue reading »
100 Places I want to go #3: Machu Picchu
I may have mentioned I’m reading the book 1491 by Charles C. Mann which discusses the pre-Columbian Americas. One such discussion centers around the Inca and their amazing civilization, the more I hear about their ingenuity and resourcefulness the more I want to visit their sites. One such site is Machu Picchu, Peru’s most popular tourist attraction. What’s … Continue reading »
100 places I want to go #2: Galapagos Islands
Ever since I fell in love with evolution I’ve wanted to go to where it all started: the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. Since then the more I learn, the more I want to go. About the islands The Galapagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands 973km off the coast of South … Continue reading »
100 places I want to go #1: Hearst Castle
I’ve been super interested in Hearst Castle ever since I heard a Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast on it and will definitely be one of our stops when we finally do our month long tour of the US. How America got a castle As you know, America doesn’t have royalty (unless you count … Continue reading »
Nerd Alert Episode 2: American Museum of Natural History
We’ve discussed my nerdiness right? Maybe you were unsure about the depth of said nerdiness but try this on for size: I would sell a kidney to go to New York. I’m not (too) interested in shopping or Broadway or architecture, I want to see the museums. Outside of Washington, DC this town has some of … Continue reading »
