I’ve always loved travelling by train. When I was young, every July, my mom and I would ride train 24 hours east to visit my grandparents in New Brunswick. The leg of the journey from Montreal to Campbellton involved the sleeper car, which was my favourite! Over the years, as train travel has gotten more […]
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Every third week in January, the Bo Sang Umbrella Festival brightens up the streets of this village 6 km from Chiang Mai with its colourful paper creations. The festivities start Friday night and go through to Sunday, with a parade, beauty pageant, market stalls, live music, games for the kids, and lots of photo ops. […]
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By the time I made it to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, I had seen my fair share of markets. Day markets, night markets, weekly markets, art markets, wet markets, flower markets– you name it, I had probably visited. I wasn’t quite prepared when I hit the Sunday Night Walking Street, however. A 1 km […]
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I knew I would be spending my birthday alone on this trip, and really had no problem with it. Sure I’d rather be with my boy eating cake, but hanging in Thailand doesn’t happen every day for me and the trade-off was well worth it. So it came as a bit of a surprise to […]
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I love to cook. I find it relaxing and creative and fun. As it turns out, I also love to eat! Funny that. Thai food being one of my favourites, taking a cooking class as I travelled was a natural fit. There are no shortage of classes in Chiang Mai, and I really chose the […]
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Hi, I'm Leslie.
Ever the girl with restless feet, I began travelling as soon as I was old enough to leave home. Creative people, inspiring locations and unexpected experiences bring me joy. And let’s not forget good food! Join me as I hunt it all down.
