outdoors – BIG tiny World Travel

Stanley Park – Vancouver B.C.

Posted on January 22, 2019August 27, 2018 by Brianna Shade in North America, Vancouver

Stanley Park offers acres of forest to explore, play, and exercise. And the best part? The locals are really friendly and happy to chat you up!

LotsaSmiles Photography

One of the highlights of our brief jaunt in Vancouver was Stanley Park, a vast, 1001-acre public park that dominates the peninsula north of downtown Vancouver. It’s mostly old, dense forest (many trees are hundreds of years old), and it features bike paths and trails spidering throughout. It’s understandably a popular destination for daily exercisers.

View original post 354 more words

Norway: Our Campsites Ranked “What the Wifi?”

Posted on August 9, 2018August 10, 2018 by Brianna Shade in Europe, Norway

In America, we’re accustomed to certain amenities in a campground. Space to lay out a tent, a spot to park our car, a pre-established fire pit. If we’re feeling fancy, we’ll ensure there’s an outhouse nearby. A step up from that might also offer a wooden picnic table in our site and perhaps – gasp! – real plumbing-connected toilets. Now, that’s almost no longer camping at that point.

But what about showers? Rarely. A community kitchen? Haha, no. Wifi? Are you serious?

We were quite surprised to find out what was considered standard in Norwegian camping.

Continue reading “Norway: Our Campsites Ranked “What the Wifi?”” →

Road Trip: Hiking Among Giants – Day 3

Posted on May 31, 2018July 19, 2018 by Brianna Shade in North America, Stories

We took Day 3 at a much slower pace than Day 2, and we were fortunately much drier. We had plenty of ground to cover, but we had a magnificent gem – and something that’s been on my bucket list for some time – ahead of us: the California redwoods.

Continue reading “Road Trip: Hiking Among Giants – Day 3” →