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Five reasons to love Jamaica

July 23, 2016
My Wandering Voyage: 5 Reasons to Love Jamaica

For those sun-seekers out there, the Caribbean offers many fabulous islands to choose. Those tropical, beach-lined, wonderful islands – like Jamaica – are where you want to go to get away from it all. Wait, does anyone else have Kokomo by the Beach Boys stuck in their head?

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❄️ What you need to know about Winter Camping ❄️ What you need to know about Winter Camping ⛺⁠⁠Getting away for a winter camping adventure (whether tenting or yurting) can be so much fun. But it's not for everyone, and that's okay! ⁠⁠Here are some tips for your first winter camping adventure: ⁠⁠👕 Layers are key. Keep warm and dry by using the layering method. Start with a wool base layer, have an insulating mid-layer and a waterproof outer layer.⁠⁠😴 Understand sleeping bag ratings. Just because it's rated to -5*C, doesn't mean you'll be comfortable at that temperature. You can also add things like fleece sleeping bag liners for extra comfort. ⁠⁠🚽 Go pee before you go to sleep. Your body will try to keep your bladder warm instead of you. Plus, your future self will thank you at 3 am when it's freezing out.⁠⁠🔥 The cold weather will mean that you'll need more fuel for your heat source/cooking source, whether that's a wood fire or a propane stove. Pro tip: Take food with little to no preparation that is warm and filling. (Like soup or stew) ⁠⁠♨️ Pro tip: boil water and put it in a safe container (like a water bottle) and put it in your sleeping bag before you go to sleep⁠⁠Yurts at Ontario provincial parks are a great intro to winter camping. Here are the parks with yurt accommodations:⁠🌲 Algonquin⁠🌲 Killarney⁠🌲 MacGregor Point⁠🌲 Pinery ⁠🌲 Silent Lake ⁠🌲 Windy Lake⁠⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#MacGregorPoint #OntarioParks #FindYourselfHere #WinterCamping #Yurt #YurtLife #ExploreOntario #YoursToDiscover #BestOfOntario #OntarioForYou #OntarioCanada #ExploreON #OntarioCA #PureOntario #WinterVibes #WinterLandscape #WinterInOntario #WinterInCanada #CanadianWinter #WinterWonderland #WomenOutdoors #SheHikes #MyOutdoors #HikeCanada #ExploreMag #TheOutdoorFolk #OutdoorAdventures #AdventureOntario
❄️ Cold days Warm heart ♥️⁠ ⁠ Despite ❄️ Cold days Warm heart ♥️⁠⁠Despite the deep freeze, I've been trying to enjoy these last few days of lockdown. Including trying a science experiment that I've been wanting to try for a while. ⁠(did you catch me reel?)⁠It's been a rough couple of weeks, with a lot of grief and tears. But I have a ray of sunshine ahead that I can't wait to share. ⁠⁠For once, I'm actually looking forward to the warm weather. ⁠⁠Happy Family Day (and extra-long weekend!) ⁠⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#DiscoverON #DiscoverONLocal #ExploreOntario #OntarioForYou #OntarioCanada #WinterVibes #WinterLandscape #FolkNature #FolkScenery #YoursToDiscover #WildCanda #ExploreCanada #VisitCanada #GoodTimesOutside #Canadagram #imagesofcanada #WinterInOntario #WinterInCanada #CanadianWinter #winterwonderland #winter #stayandwander
Apparently we're getting an early spring? ⁠It do Apparently we're getting an early spring? ⁠It doesn't feel that way since it's bloody cold out. 🥶⁠I don't trust rodents for science prediction (and Wiarton Willie is the only one I would listen to). But they are super cute. ⁠⁠In our last house we had a CHUNKER of a groundhog living under our shed. He was a big boy, bigger than my dog Joey. I loved watching him run, it was like a water balloon rolling on the grass. ⁠⁠Would you rather an early spring🌷 or six more weeks of winter❄️? ⁠⁠📍 Jones Falls, Owen Sound⁠⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#FrozenWaterfall #JonesFalls #OwenSound #BruceGreySimcoe #DiscoverON #OntarioTravel #AdventureOntario #LoveOntario #MyOntario #DestinationOntario #IgersOntario #TheHikeMovement #TheOutdoorPassion #WomenOutdoors #HikeAndExplore #HikeCanada #HikingWomen #LadiesWhoHike #MyOutdoors #ShareYourNature #SheHikes #SheIsTheWild #ExploreYourBackyard #GetOutMore #ModernHiker #NatureTherapy #OutbackCollective #WhyIHike #BestWaterfalls #WaterfallWednesday
What day is it? 😖⁠ ⁠ Seriously. I feel like What day is it? 😖⁠⁠Seriously. I feel like I'm in a daze and I'm living the same day over and over again, trying to feel normal again.⁠I had a dream the other night about showing my friends around Glyfada, Greece. We were trying to get to the beach, but we kept running into toll booths that we didn't have enough change for? And somehow we ended up on a ferry? Dreams are weird.⁠⁠That's the closest I've been to travelling to another country in months.⁠⁠📍 Rockwood Conservation Area⁠⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#DiscoverON #OntarioTravel #AdventureOntario #LoveOntario #MyOntario #DestinationOntario #IgersOntario #WellingtonCounty #SouthwesternOntario #RockwoodConservationArea #StepIntoNature #HealthyHikes #ConservationArea #CanonCanada #StayAndWander #ShareCanGeo #Fstoppers #ImagesOfCanada #YourShotz #Moody_Moments #RAW_Canada #stellar_shots #ExploreToCreate #PixelAndLens #Nomadict #canadaphotography #ontario_adventures⁠
Heartbroken. 💔⁠ ⁠ We said goodbye to Joey, Heartbroken. 💔⁠⁠We said goodbye to Joey, my beloved dog, on Friday. Words cannot describe the grief I feel. These last few months his kidneys were failing and we did everything we could to keep him happy and comfortable. ⁠⁠Joey lived for nearly 16 years, and I know that I am so lucky to have had these years with him. His warmth, his understanding eyes, his cheekiness, his stink all brought a smile to my face. It's awful to think I'll never hear the clink of his collar or the pitter-patter of his feet ever again.⁠⁠Joey only showed his true personality to his family. He was hilarious and always full of joy. He used to disappear only to reappear with his ball, prancing past us. He would do this every night, and every night we would laugh and play with him. We used to snowshoe, run and bike with him running beside us. And he would run from the other side of the house to bark at commercials that had dogs in them. We played hide and seek and he loved searching for his treats when we hid them in the house.⁠⁠But he was a little snot sometimes. One day he actually broke into my Nan's room, tore apart my cousin's Easter gift and hid all the chocolate eggs (thankfully he never ate a single one). But he was happiest when we were all together.⁠⁠At Christmas, Joey would love to open presents with us and was overjoyed every time he got a new toy. His feet always smelled like corn chips and lately he would stick his tongue out when he slept.⁠⁠I'll always love how he would look at you and you would just know what he was thinking. ⁠⁠This pandemic has sucked so many ways, but I'm thankful that it has forced me to work from home so I could spend every day with my little man until his last.⁠⁠Life feels empty without him.⁠May 7, 2005 - Feb. 5, 2021.⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#DogsOfInstagram #DogsOfCanada #DogsDaily #DogsOfTheDay #DogsAreFamily #Dogstargram #DogsAreLife #DogsForLife #WeRateDogs #ILoveMyDog #ILoveMyDogSoMuch #MissingMyDog #Cockapoo #RainbowBridge #RainbowBridgeDogs #MissMyDog #MissMyPup #PetLoss #AllDogsGoToHeaven⁠
I miss the mountains. 🏔️⁠ ⁠ Whether it's I miss the mountains. 🏔️⁠⁠Whether it's the Rockies in Alberta, the coastal mountains of BC or the Alps in Austria, I miss the magnificence of the mountains. ⁠⁠Obviously, we can't travel right now, but I can't wait for my next trip, whenever it may be so that I can see the mountains once again. ⁠⁠Where are you going first when we can travel safely again?⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#Hallstatt #HallstattAustria #365Austria #VisitAustria #ig_AustriaSpecial #MyAustria #FeelAustria #DiscoverAustria #HallstattGram #HallstattVillage #HallstattView #VisitHallstatt #UpperMoments #WeLoveAustria #BeautifulAustria #PostcardPlaces #DarlingEscape #ShesNotLost #SoloFemaleTravel #TravelLikeAGirl #JustTravel #PrettyCities #TheTravelTag #TravelEverywhere #TravelHappy #TravelInBetween #TravelMoments #InstaPostcard #RickStevesEurope #TravelMassive
The cold never bothered me anyway...⁠ ⁠ It was The cold never bothered me anyway...⁠⁠It was a chilly weekend at -13°C, 20°C with the windchill, but it was so sunny so I just had to get out for a quick snowshoe to a frozen waterfall! ⁠⁠Stew Hilts Falls, located on the Bruce Trail in the Beaver Valley Section is worth the trek in the winter since it looks like something out of Frozen. ⁠⁠But I ended up tripping over my own snowshoes on the narrow path and fell into the stream. 🤦‍♀️⁠⁠Despite the wet 🍑 it was just a good hike and a lovely day.⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#BruceGreySimcoe #VisitGrey #ColourItYourWay #BruceTrail #WinterHikes #BruceTrailConservancy #DiscoverON #ExploreOntario #BestOfOntario #TravelOntario #WomenWhoExploreOntario #Adventurista #TheCanadianCollective #GoodTimesOutside #LifeAwaits #TheTravelTag #WanderfulPlaces #OntarioTravel #OntarioWinter #TheBestOfCanada #WildCanada #BeTheVoyage #WaterfallsForDays #WaterfallPhotography  #OntarioNature #FrozenWaterfall #BeautifulOntario #PixelAndLens #ShotOnPixel #OutdoorTones⁠
🌬️ Lake Effect ❄️⁠ ⁠ If you're from O 🌬️ Lake Effect ❄️⁠⁠If you're from Ontario, then you know lake effect snow is like wet tea bags falling from the sky and it's magical. (At least, if you have nowhere to go.)⁠⁠And you can go from clear to whiteout conditions in seconds. ⁠⁠I took the opportunity to snowshoe down to the lake the other day to stretch my legs and enjoy some fresh air. It's the one thing that helps me feel like I'm not cooped up as we continue this stay-at-home order. ⁠⁠How are you keeping sane during lockdown 2.0?⁠⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#ExploreOntario #YoursToDiscover #BestOfOntario #OntarioForYou #OntarioCanada #ExploreON #OntarioCA #PureOntario #Whiteout #ONStorm #ShareYourWeather #TheOutdoorFolk #GirlsWhoHike #OutdoorTones #FindMeOutside #FolkNature #GoodTimesOutside #NatureTherapy #ExploreYourBackyard #StepIntoNature #WomenOutdoors #VisitGrey #BruceGreySimcoe #Snowshoe #Snowshoeing #SnowshoeingAdventures #WomenWhoExploreOntario #TeamPixel #ShotOnPixel
✨ New camera, old photo 🗝️⁠ ⁠ I bought ✨ New camera, old photo 🗝️⁠⁠I bought a new camera! I can't wait to get out and take some PHOTOS. I've had my current camera, the Canon 60D since 2011. I got it just two short years after my very first camera, the Canon t1i met an untimely end. *too soon* ⁠This new gear had me thinking about the very first photo adventure I ever took way back in 2009 at Rockwood Conservation Area. ⁠⁠My mom and I took my pup Joey out for a walk through Rockwood's ~gorgeous~ (haha, get it gorge-ous) scenery. I loved seeing the winter weather with the sheer cliff faces. and the ruins all dusted in snow. ⁠⁠I wonder what my first adventure will be with my new camera?! (It's a Canon EOS RP btw but I'm still waiting on the mount adapter to start shooting) ⁠⁠What was the first adventure you took your camera on?⁠⁠⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#DiscoverON #OntarioTravel #AdventureOntario #LoveOntario #MyOntario #DestinationOntario #IgersOntario #WellingtonCounty #SouthwesternOntario #RockwoodConservationArea #StepIntoNature #HealthyHikes #ConservationArea #CanonCanada #StayAndWander #ShareCanGeo #Fstoppers #ImagesOfCanada #YourShotz #Moody_Moments #RAW_Canada #stellar_shots #ExploreToCreate #PixelAndLens #Nomadict #canadaphotography #ontario_adventures
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❄️ What you need to know about Winter Camping ❄️ What you need to know about Winter Camping ⛺⁠⁠Getting away for a winter camping adventure (whether tenting or yurting) can be so much fun. But it's not for everyone, and that's okay! ⁠⁠Here are some tips for your first winter camping adventure: ⁠⁠👕 Layers are key. Keep warm and dry by using the layering method. Start with a wool base layer, have an insulating mid-layer and a waterproof outer layer.⁠⁠😴 Understand sleeping bag ratings. Just because it's rated to -5*C, doesn't mean you'll be comfortable at that temperature. You can also add things like fleece sleeping bag liners for extra comfort. ⁠⁠🚽 Go pee before you go to sleep. Your body will try to keep your bladder warm instead of you. Plus, your future self will thank you at 3 am when it's freezing out.⁠⁠🔥 The cold weather will mean that you'll need more fuel for your heat source/cooking source, whether that's a wood fire or a propane stove. Pro tip: Take food with little to no preparation that is warm and filling. (Like soup or stew) ⁠⁠♨️ Pro tip: boil water and put it in a safe container (like a water bottle) and put it in your sleeping bag before you go to sleep⁠⁠Yurts at Ontario provincial parks are a great intro to winter camping. Here are the parks with yurt accommodations:⁠🌲 Algonquin⁠🌲 Killarney⁠🌲 MacGregor Point⁠🌲 Pinery ⁠🌲 Silent Lake ⁠🌲 Windy Lake⁠⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#MacGregorPoint #OntarioParks #FindYourselfHere #WinterCamping #Yurt #YurtLife #ExploreOntario #YoursToDiscover #BestOfOntario #OntarioForYou #OntarioCanada #ExploreON #OntarioCA #PureOntario #WinterVibes #WinterLandscape #WinterInOntario #WinterInCanada #CanadianWinter #WinterWonderland #WomenOutdoors #SheHikes #MyOutdoors #HikeCanada #ExploreMag #TheOutdoorFolk #OutdoorAdventures #AdventureOntario
❄️ Cold days Warm heart ♥️⁠ ⁠ Despite ❄️ Cold days Warm heart ♥️⁠⁠Despite the deep freeze, I've been trying to enjoy these last few days of lockdown. Including trying a science experiment that I've been wanting to try for a while. ⁠(did you catch me reel?)⁠It's been a rough couple of weeks, with a lot of grief and tears. But I have a ray of sunshine ahead that I can't wait to share. ⁠⁠For once, I'm actually looking forward to the warm weather. ⁠⁠Happy Family Day (and extra-long weekend!) ⁠⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#DiscoverON #DiscoverONLocal #ExploreOntario #OntarioForYou #OntarioCanada #WinterVibes #WinterLandscape #FolkNature #FolkScenery #YoursToDiscover #WildCanda #ExploreCanada #VisitCanada #GoodTimesOutside #Canadagram #imagesofcanada #WinterInOntario #WinterInCanada #CanadianWinter #winterwonderland #winter #stayandwander
Apparently we're getting an early spring? ⁠It do Apparently we're getting an early spring? ⁠It doesn't feel that way since it's bloody cold out. 🥶⁠I don't trust rodents for science prediction (and Wiarton Willie is the only one I would listen to). But they are super cute. ⁠⁠In our last house we had a CHUNKER of a groundhog living under our shed. He was a big boy, bigger than my dog Joey. I loved watching him run, it was like a water balloon rolling on the grass. ⁠⁠Would you rather an early spring🌷 or six more weeks of winter❄️? ⁠⁠📍 Jones Falls, Owen Sound⁠⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#FrozenWaterfall #JonesFalls #OwenSound #BruceGreySimcoe #DiscoverON #OntarioTravel #AdventureOntario #LoveOntario #MyOntario #DestinationOntario #IgersOntario #TheHikeMovement #TheOutdoorPassion #WomenOutdoors #HikeAndExplore #HikeCanada #HikingWomen #LadiesWhoHike #MyOutdoors #ShareYourNature #SheHikes #SheIsTheWild #ExploreYourBackyard #GetOutMore #ModernHiker #NatureTherapy #OutbackCollective #WhyIHike #BestWaterfalls #WaterfallWednesday
What day is it? 😖⁠ ⁠ Seriously. I feel like What day is it? 😖⁠⁠Seriously. I feel like I'm in a daze and I'm living the same day over and over again, trying to feel normal again.⁠I had a dream the other night about showing my friends around Glyfada, Greece. We were trying to get to the beach, but we kept running into toll booths that we didn't have enough change for? And somehow we ended up on a ferry? Dreams are weird.⁠⁠That's the closest I've been to travelling to another country in months.⁠⁠📍 Rockwood Conservation Area⁠⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#DiscoverON #OntarioTravel #AdventureOntario #LoveOntario #MyOntario #DestinationOntario #IgersOntario #WellingtonCounty #SouthwesternOntario #RockwoodConservationArea #StepIntoNature #HealthyHikes #ConservationArea #CanonCanada #StayAndWander #ShareCanGeo #Fstoppers #ImagesOfCanada #YourShotz #Moody_Moments #RAW_Canada #stellar_shots #ExploreToCreate #PixelAndLens #Nomadict #canadaphotography #ontario_adventures⁠
Heartbroken. 💔⁠ ⁠ We said goodbye to Joey, Heartbroken. 💔⁠⁠We said goodbye to Joey, my beloved dog, on Friday. Words cannot describe the grief I feel. These last few months his kidneys were failing and we did everything we could to keep him happy and comfortable. ⁠⁠Joey lived for nearly 16 years, and I know that I am so lucky to have had these years with him. His warmth, his understanding eyes, his cheekiness, his stink all brought a smile to my face. It's awful to think I'll never hear the clink of his collar or the pitter-patter of his feet ever again.⁠⁠Joey only showed his true personality to his family. He was hilarious and always full of joy. He used to disappear only to reappear with his ball, prancing past us. He would do this every night, and every night we would laugh and play with him. We used to snowshoe, run and bike with him running beside us. And he would run from the other side of the house to bark at commercials that had dogs in them. We played hide and seek and he loved searching for his treats when we hid them in the house.⁠⁠But he was a little snot sometimes. One day he actually broke into my Nan's room, tore apart my cousin's Easter gift and hid all the chocolate eggs (thankfully he never ate a single one). But he was happiest when we were all together.⁠⁠At Christmas, Joey would love to open presents with us and was overjoyed every time he got a new toy. His feet always smelled like corn chips and lately he would stick his tongue out when he slept.⁠⁠I'll always love how he would look at you and you would just know what he was thinking. ⁠⁠This pandemic has sucked so many ways, but I'm thankful that it has forced me to work from home so I could spend every day with my little man until his last.⁠⁠Life feels empty without him.⁠May 7, 2005 - Feb. 5, 2021.⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#DogsOfInstagram #DogsOfCanada #DogsDaily #DogsOfTheDay #DogsAreFamily #Dogstargram #DogsAreLife #DogsForLife #WeRateDogs #ILoveMyDog #ILoveMyDogSoMuch #MissingMyDog #Cockapoo #RainbowBridge #RainbowBridgeDogs #MissMyDog #MissMyPup #PetLoss #AllDogsGoToHeaven⁠
I miss the mountains. 🏔️⁠ ⁠ Whether it's I miss the mountains. 🏔️⁠⁠Whether it's the Rockies in Alberta, the coastal mountains of BC or the Alps in Austria, I miss the magnificence of the mountains. ⁠⁠Obviously, we can't travel right now, but I can't wait for my next trip, whenever it may be so that I can see the mountains once again. ⁠⁠Where are you going first when we can travel safely again?⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠•⁠#Hallstatt #HallstattAustria #365Austria #VisitAustria #ig_AustriaSpecial #MyAustria #FeelAustria #DiscoverAustria #HallstattGram #HallstattVillage #HallstattView #VisitHallstatt #UpperMoments #WeLoveAustria #BeautifulAustria #PostcardPlaces #DarlingEscape #ShesNotLost #SoloFemaleTravel #TravelLikeAGirl #JustTravel #PrettyCities #TheTravelTag #TravelEverywhere #TravelHappy #TravelInBetween #TravelMoments #InstaPostcard #RickStevesEurope #TravelMassive

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