As luck, coincidence, or fate would have it, my plans in Canada coincided perfectly with the Calgary Stampede (the world’s biggest rodeo for prize money) so there’s no way a wannabe-cowgirl could miss this opportunity! My original plans were for two days in the city of Calgary and two days on the stampede grounds but… Continue reading The Cowgirl Diaries: A cowgirl’s first (and second and third) rodeo
So I have landed in Canada, in Toronto, Ontario to be more exact. When I booked my flights the layovers varied from 2-8 hours. Obviously I booked the eight hour layover with the express purpose of squeezing another city into my time in Canada. After four assurances by airport staff that I could leave my… Continue reading The Cowgirl Diaries: A Cowgirl in Toronto (AKA the busiest layover ever)
This post is a little delayed as I have been in Canada for about 10 days already but I’ve been so busy going to rodeos, buying cowboy hats, being bitten by mosquitos, seeing bears and getting lost in the woods that I haven’t had time to write anything down! The journey to Canada had… Continue reading The Cowgirl Diaries: A cowgirl arrives in Canada
Exciting things! I finally graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with a degree in English with Creative Writing last week. To celebrate “being an adult” I decided to avoid all adult responsibility and instead hop on a plane to Canada for six months in pursuit of becoming a cowgirl. Rather than posting about this adventure on… Continue reading The Cowgirl Diaries: Introduction
When travelling on a budget I often find myself restricted by the cheapest travel days and times. On my recent American West Coast Tour I found myself restricted to two nights and just one full day in Portland, OR. “You can’t see a whole city in a day!” I here you say, and okay I… Continue reading Portland, Oregon in just ONE day!
The year is almost over and it seems like a good time to reflect on what has been an epic year of travel for me. In no particular order here are my top 15 travel moments from 2015: 1- Riding Western Having ridden horses in English saddles since I was 6, becoming a cowgirl and… Continue reading Top 15 Travel Moments of 2015
This is the first post of a few I hope to write offering advice to other travellers based on my own experiences. During my time in America I travelled via greyhound buses several times to and from several different places. Below are seven tips to help you survive your own solo greyhound journey! ~ 1-… Continue reading Travel Tips: Travelling solo on Greyhound Buses
The most common question I’ve been asked since returning from the States is “Where was your favourite place in America?” and I answer the same every time, hands down it is Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville may hold a special place in my heart forever because it was my first solo trip, but it was also number… Continue reading A Weekend In: Nashville, Tennessee
Spending a year in Indianapolis, less than a three hour drive from ‘America’s 3rd city’, there was no way I was going to pass by an opportunity to visit Chicago! It actually took me almost the entire year to find a suitable weekend but it worked out really well in the end as I went… Continue reading A Weekend In: Chicago, Illinois
Part number 2 of my USA series goes out to one of my hidden gems, the Californian capital of Sacramento. When I first booked my West Coast summer trip I included Sacramento purely because I didn’t want to spend too much time in any one place and I knew it was a state Capitol. However,… Continue reading Sacramento, California. USA
The World is Calling me Home 