by Taslim Jaffer | May 27, 2019 | Recent Publications, Travel
My letter to my dad was published in Maclean’s online and appears in the June print issue. I was born in Mombasa, Kenya in 1978. That’s where my story began. But until March of this year, I couldn’t really say that I had been there. My parents,...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 1, 2018 | Travel
Ucluelet is actually really easy to say (u-CLUE-let) but I only say it correctly when I say it out loud. In my head, I say u-CLAY-let and that, I blame solely on my husband. Yes, I am publicly outing him for mispronouncing this word. It was such a big part of our trip...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 26, 2018 | Travel
Last Spring break, we took a trip to Victoria on Vancouver Island and had such a great time. This year, the Island called to us again! We ended up on a road trip from Nanaimo to Ucluelet and Tofino – a gorgeous 3 hour drive that we broke up to accommodate some...
by Taslim Jaffer | Feb 2, 2018 | Travel
Last week, I shared Part One of our trip highlight reel. Thank you for all your comments here, on Facebook and on Instagram! I loved sharing those photos of our trip to Mexico and have been eager to put this post together to show you more of what we loved. This...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jan 23, 2018 | Travel
I just went through all the pictures we took on our holiday to Puerto Morelos, Mexico and realized this highlight reel needs to be broken up over two posts. So, this is Part One of our trip to Mexico. If you read my last post, you know it was a pretty big deal for the...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jan 18, 2018 | Travel
I have to share something with you guys. I can’t post any more travel stories here without telling you THE story. The one that sets the stage for who I am as a traveller and travel blogger. I have to tell you how, time after time, I’ve turned down or...
