Skip to content

THE WANDERING YEARS

"We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us." ~Anonymous

  • Home
  • About
  • Published Work
  • Photos
    • Australia Gallery
    • Northern Canada Gallery
    • South Africa Gallery
    • Western Canada Gallery
  • Contact

Category: Louisiana, United States

Louisiana: Part 5, Last Days & Back to Canadiana

March 7, 2018 caelanb

Thursday was another full work day. Keeping with tradition, I painted. In the evening, the Habitat workers took us all out to dinner in Downtown

Continue reading

Louisiana: Part 4, Jambalaya & the “First-world Bubble”

March 5, 2018 caelanb

Wednesday was our third day of work. I spent the morning inside painting, and then at lunchtime we got a bit rained on. One of

Continue reading

Louisiana: Part 3, Sweat Equity & LSU Basketball

March 2, 2018 caelanb

Tuesday we had another day of work on site, and I spent the day painting again. We also got to meet some of the future

Continue reading

Louisiana: Part 2, Work Site and Swamp Tour

February 28, 2018 caelanb

Monday was our first day at the work site, and our first time meeting the fabulous Habitat for Humanity crew in Lafayette. On site there

Continue reading

Louisiana: Part 1, New Orleans

February 28, 2018 caelanb

Every winter semester, Canadian universities will typically get a “reading week” to let students catch up on their studies, read, and prepare for upcoming midterm

Continue reading

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 556 other subscribers

Follow Us

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Places I’ve Been

  • Australia (42)
  • Belgium (3)
  • British Columbia (8)
  • Churchill, Manitoba (13)
  • England (22)
  • Hawaii (4)
  • Ireland (10)
  • Jasper, Alberta (38)
  • Louisiana, United States (5)
  • Netherlands (13)
  • Other (9)
  • South Africa (6)
  • Yukon (3)

Tags

alberta animals Australia australiatravel australiayear beautifuloutdoors canada churchill England horses jasper manitoba mountains mountainviews nationalparks nature outdoors queensland queenslandtravel snow summer sunset travel views wildlife

Instagram posts

Excited to share my piece of creative non-fiction published by
There was a lot of snow so there's a lot of pics.
Views from midway up Panmure Island lighthouse. Built in 1853, it's PEI's oldest surviving wooden lighthouse. The views were great, but my favourite part of this lighthouse were the historical exhibits on each floor as you climbed. One had a story about a woman whose sailor beau and father got into a fight; her response was to yell "I hope this haunts you!" and throw herself off the boat she was on and into the ocean. An inspiration. 💡🏠🌊
““Over Norqauy Pass to Forty-Mile Creek, up that stream and over the pass onto Sawback Creek…”
The luckiest (lazy) little pony. New article out, link in bio!
“In the polar bear capital of the world, volunteers get a glimpse of the frontlines of climate change.” Check out this new article I wrote for Verge Travel magazine, on volunteering & environmentalism in Canada’s north. Inspired by the trip I took the Churchill in 2019 & the beautiful lights I saw there. 🌌 link in bio. #sustainthenorth #churchill #churchillmanitoba #northerncanada #climatechangeawareness #travelcanada #volunteertravel #travelwithpurpose #northernlightsphotos
Latest lockdown orders got you down? Take a virtual trip to the outback with me, as I reminisce about my road trip along Australia's dinosaur trail. Featuring loch ness monsters, waltzing matilda, and epic outback sunsets. 🦕 link in bio
Little known fact about wombats: they make excellent co-pilots. #havewombatwilltravel #wombats #queenslandroadtrip #queenslandtourism #queenslandtravel #travelqueensland #athertontablelands #outbackadventures #outbackqueensland #bananastand #australiaroadtrip #travelaustralia
Watched the movie "Into the Wild" last night and this quote from the opening stuck with me.
  • Home
  • About
  • Published Work
  • Photos
  • Contact
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • THE WANDERING YEARS
    • Join 69 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • THE WANDERING YEARS
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...