Before I started my travel job, I spent time travelling as a chef and adventure enthusiast. I have done everything from working holidays, to group tours, to all-inclusive’s and so much in-between.
Despite my job taking me all over the world now, I still spend every spare moment I have, travelling on my own and planning my next trip.
You can find information on hiking, eating, hostels and tours, right here in destinations. The blog posts you read here provide an honest perspective of my experience in every place I have traveled to. Good or bad.
So if you have already decided to travel somewhere or are just looking for some help deciding where to go and what to do when you get there, read on and please comment if you have an experience of your own that you feel the fellow Hikes and Hostels readers could benefit from.
National Park Hostel, Tongariro Crossing, New Zealand
National Park Hostel, Tongariro Crossing New Zealand The National Park Hostel was a great facility. It was unique in the way it was designed and it had a lot of charm. One of the coolest things that the hostel featured was an indoor climbing facility. So on days that...
Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
The Abel Tasman National Park had some of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen. Hiking along the coast line there were dozens of them. Each one more beautiful and secluded than the last. I did a lot of research before I left Canada trying to get an idea...
Cerro Chato Hike, Costa Rica
Cerro Chato, Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica While travelling in Costa Rica with G Adventures, there wasn't much opportunity for hiking as our itinerary was pretty well set in stone. So I was excited when Mel, our guide, asked the group if any of us were interested in...
Waterfalls in Hamilton, Ontario
From large to small, Hamilton Ontario has over 100 waterfalls to visit. Only an hour from Toronto or an hour from Niagara Falls, this small city of hidden waterfalls shows there is more to Ontario than the traditional tourist sites. By visiting waterfalls.hamilton.ca,...
Summertime in Banff, Canada
Banff, Canada August 2017 When I was in my twenties, I spent 6 years, off and on, living in Whistler BC. I went out there for the snowboarding and fell in love with the people, the lifestyle and the mountains in both summer and winter. Coming back to Ontario for...
Queenstown hill
The only hike I managed to do while living in Queenstown was called Queenstown hill. The trail head was located not far from my house on Panorama Terrace so it was easy to walk to. The actual hike was short but steep with few opportunities to break along the way. It...
Kauai Beach House Hostel
Kauai Beach House Hostel Kauai Beach House Hostel As far as hostels are concerned, this was a fantastic environment. The Kauai Beach house hostel is located about 20min from the airport and is very easy to locate. The biggest appeal is that it is the only hostel that...