Gentle giant in Ireland Have you ever wanted to take a year off from 'real life' and go on an adventure? Well, even on a limited budget, it is possible, and I'm doing it right now! How? House and pet sitting

Hey Steemit! A friend of mine kindly pointed out that I have never actually written an "introduce yourself" post, so here it is! Hi everyone! My name is Alana and for the most part I travel.

Hello Steemit community! It's been a while... mostly because I've been rather lazy in the blogging department, but also it's due to the fact that boyfriend and I have been travelling quite extensively

One of my favourite places in Scotland is Eliean Donan Castle. Perched on a small plateau in an inlet on the west coast of Scotland, the castle boasts some pretty stellar views. I could rehash a wikipedia

As an individual who is away from her family for Christmas/the Holidays, I want to wish every lonely person a wonderful day! I'm lucky becuase the handsome devil in this photo is currently with me, so

I successfully avoided learning too much about Rogue One before it was released and finally went to see it in theatres last night. Pretty great, right? ('Yes' is the correct answer). But I couldn't help

Image from Google SPOILER ALERT - Please do not read if you have not watched Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life I'm kind of a huge fan of the show Gilmore Girls. I have watched the seven-season run probably

As I begin the last week of yet another terrible job, I think to myself: is there such a thing as a good job? Where are they and how do I get one? According to job/career happiness studies in 2015, there

Last fall I attended my first (and second) Comic Cons. Boyfriend and I decided it was time to take this next step into celebrating all things nerdy, so we bought tickets to both the London Comic Con, and

I work in a prominent Ontario theatre. With the exception of a few untoward 'darling's and 'sweetheart's this theatre season, I have not experienced anything more than slightly unwelcome when it comes

We met in an interview. After we met, talked, I cried. I cried because you were lovely, genuine, positive, enthusiastic, full of love and light. I had just suffered a great personal failure and I had forgotten

Lossiemouth, UK. Heard of it? Didn’t think so! Deciding to come here wasn’t difficult. My partner and I had an opportunity to spend some extended time in this unlikely place and we haven’t regretted it

Here are some of my favourite, gorgeous shots from my trip to Venice, Italy! Has anyone been to Venice recently?

Here we are at Loch Ness in our World Gym shirts to search for the Loch Ness Monster! We began our search with hopeful hearts amidst the ruins of Urquhart Castle We searched and searched, but could not

In deciding to make long-term travel a part of our life, my partner and I were faced with the challenge of being able to afford to live abroad. After thinking hard about all of our options, we decided

When faced with the prospect of long-term travel, many people I have encountered have brushed it aside with an attitude of dismissal. “That’s not possible.” “I can’t leave my steady job.” or “I can’t afford

When my partner and I told our friends and family that we were quitting our 40hr/week jobs and moving to Scotland for 6 months, we typically received either one of two responses: "Wow, that's amazing!