My travels

Japan: Kyoto, Hiroshima & Miyajima

This is blog part 3 of our 3 week trip to Japan written by husband. If you missed the first (Tokyo) and second (Kanazawa) posts, you can find them here and here.   Follow along on the final phase of our trip here. And if you have any questions about traveling in Japan, ask away!

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Japan: Kanazawa

Blog #2 of our 3 week trip to Japan, written by my husband! If you missed part one, you’ll find it here. Follow along – the next part of our trip is documented here.   And do be in touch if you have any questions about traveling in Japan!

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Japan: Tokyo

My husband and I took a 3 week trip to Japan. Interestingly we had a bit of a role reversal – he did all the blogging while I gave myself an e-vacation! Enjoy sharing our adventures with us!     Part 2 of our vacation (Kanazawa) is blogged about here.

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Mexico 2015

Here’s a short video of a trip to San Miguel de Allende that I took with my friend Suchitra. It was a trip filled with many laughs, much beauty and great experiences!  

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I felt like a bandaid: Chicago

  … and not a particularly effective one. Paul and I were recently in Chicago. It was wonderful to explore the city on bikes, hang out at the beaches and tour Frank Lloyd Wright properties. (If you want some hostel, coffee shop and brunch spot recommendations,  take a look here, and here). But you know what…

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Panama – Christmas 2013

Panama 2013 from jennifer hicks on Vimeo. December 23, 2013 Toronto – Panama City We left our house without heat at 6am to set out for the airport. DarkTO (a massive ice storm on Dec 21) left us without power, and decimated our neighbour’s tree behind us as well as taking a huge limb from…

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Every Little Cell in My Body is Happy

Right now I am in Costa Rica, at Ama Tierra, a beautiful retreat centre an hour out of San Jose. I’m here with my dear friend Trixie Montanile of The Flying Yogi. We’re co-facilitating a Suspension Yoga and Nia retreat in this beautiful oasis. So is it any wonder that this sweetest song called “Every…

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Christmas in Arizona: Best of

Paul and I spent Christmas in Arizona this year (2010). We left on December 25, after a family celebration on the 24th, and returned on January 1, 2011. It was really easy to come up with a ‘best of’ list about our trip, so that’s how I’ll share my experiences with you. Best Hotel Fiesta…

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