Travel

Venturing out into the world to experience new cultures, foods and religions has brought me closer to health than any quinoa bowl or green smoothie ever has. It’s allowed me to connect to myself, gain confidence, accept change, and prove to myself just how capable I am in accomplishing anything that comes my way.

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It’s hard to believe that our Cypress Hills trip was just 2.5 weeks ago. So much has happened in the days following our mini vacation that it feels like a month or two has passed. The first couple of days of our camping trip had us visiting cafes, taking a tour of Medicine Hat, and…

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For more on the healthy travel series, check out packing for success and staying on track away from home, backpacking essentials, camping and eating well. The days of camping trips filled with pop tarts for breakfast, bologna sandwiches for lunch, and canned veggie chili for dinner are long gone. This girl is a clean eating…

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Good morning! I’m getting pretty excited for my visit to the Stampede later today. It looks like it’s going to be a hot and sunny day – I may actually get to wear my cowboy hat down to the grounds, yeeha! It’s hard to believe we were on our way home from camping in Cypress…

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Kevin and I are both outdoorsy people. We’ll come up with any excuse to head to the mountains for the weekend, could spend an eternity camping under the stars, and have started collecting random trail guides for various parts of the country on the off chance we ever go for a visit. When the weather…

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For more on my backpacking trip through India, check out Mumbai experience, Kallikadu, Sivananda ashram introduction, India,  the basics, Sivananda ashram I, Sivananda ashram II, waterfalls and temples, the streets, and varkala posts. The plan, as I was organizing my trip to India, was to stay at the ashram for the duration of my time…