Huacachina: The Oasis of America
Remote Year has two, separate weekend packages to experience Huacachina. The first was a direct, one-day trip. It involved leaving Lima early in the morning, taking the bus about f ...
Categories: Peru, Remote Year, Travel Tips
Fun, Sun & Sand in Paracas
Our second weekend trip in Peru with Remote Year took us to Paracas and Huacachina. Technically, the entire weekend was about Huacachina, but the first day was all about getting ...
Categories: Peru, Remote Year, Travel Tips
Welcome to the Amazon: Meeting The Locals
It was an early start to our last day in the Amazon Rainforest. After a very broken sleep -- thanks to dreams of insects, due to yesterday's flashlight excursion -- I did not mi ...
Categories: Peru, Remote Year, Travel Tips
Welcome to the Amazon: Watch Your Step!
Our second day in the Amazon Rainforest was our only "full" day there. It was also our busiest. While yesterday's highlights were all about getting to Iquitos and experiencing La I ...
Categories: Peru, Remote Year, Travel Tips
Welcome to the Amazon: Monkey Island
During my recent trip to Peru, I had the opportunity to spend three days in the Amazon Rainforest. This was the first trip of the program so the majority of people decided to op ...
Categories: Peru, Remote Year, Travel Tips
How (And Why) I Spent A Month in Peru
A week ago I returned to Canada after spending a month in Lima, Peru. I realized I did a terrible job explaining to people what I was doing down there for so long. A lot of people ...
Categories: Peru, Remote Year, Travel Tips
An Interview With YQR Affirmations
I didn't know her name, and I didn't ask. She wore a pretty red dress. She had an iPhone, and an Apple smartwatch and ordered a Hibiscus Berry kombucha and a Coffee Glazed Donut ...
Categories: Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan
Unboxing Canada – Nunavut
It's been 23 years since Nunavut became a new territory in Canada, but I'll admit, beyond that, I know very little about it. I know the capital is Iqaluit and it's on Baffin Island ...
What Does “YQR” Mean?
Regina is filled with a variety of fun and interesting locations, but each one of them has something in common: the letters YQR. It doesn't matter if you're eating (#yqrfood), shop ...
Categories: Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan