Rachel Karoline

Canada / July 26, 2023

Highland Village Museum: Cape Breton Island

The Village has recently opened a brand new building as their main exhibit/gift shop/ticket office. It’s a great spot to grab a souvenir from the Island. When you first enter, the exhibit asks ‘mood setting’ questions about home to get you in the immigrant mindset. The text inside the exhibit is in both French and English, and shares a little bit about the story of the Scottish in Scotland, their relationship with the British, and what factors made them come to Nova Scotia.

house / July 4, 2023

That Table has a Hole in It – A Found Furniture Tale

Somewhere in my AirBnB is a table with a giant hole in it – and you’d have no idea!

Germany / July 1, 2023

Getting from Stuttgart to Nuremberg: A Sweaty Near-Miss

The ticket office was not “just behind” and the “one stop” was in fact a four minute change, which prompted the woman at the ticket office to raise one eyebrow at me. “Wellll,” she says “four minutes. It is very fast for a change.”

Germany / June 25, 2023

6 Day Trips from Cologne

Cologne is a great city to base yourself for a week in Germany. Though the city itself is not known for being beautiful, there are some lovely neighbourhoods. It’s also very conveniently located for lots of great day trips. Here are 6 day trips from Cologne – all no more than 90 minutes away by train.

Germany / June 22, 2023

Spend a Day in Brühl, Germany

Brühl is super easy to get to from Cologne, and is on the route to Bonn. It is so ideally located between these two cities, that I would recommend considering staying in Brühl as your base for a few days in the area.

Canada / June 17, 2023

Nova Scotia’s Coolest Provincial Park: Arisaig

Nova Scotia is full of provincial parks, but I think Arisaig is the coolest.

Canada / June 7, 2023

Where to Eat & Drink in Windsor, Nova Scotia

Windsor is a small town about 40 minutes from Halifax in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. This little town has come a long way in the last ten years, and is now not only a spot young families choose to make home, but also a great destination for travelers. If you’ve come to Windsor, and perhaps are staying at my AirBnB, you’ve come to a great spot – especially if you’re keen on good food and fancy cocktails!

house / June 3, 2023

Ugly Door? No More!

Back in February, I finally closed on my house purchase. This 127-ish year old home needs lots of care and attention that it…

England / May 28, 2023

Visit St. Michael’s Mount

It was surprisingly difficult to exercise the patience required to wait for the tide to go out completely. And so basically no one did. We all lined up on the beach and as the tide drifted slowly away from shore, we would all inch forward. But of course the tide doesn’t go out linearly, and so quite often a wave would come back, soak the causeway, and dampen everyone’s footwear/ankles/pant legs causing much ruckus. My traveling companion did not find this as amusing as I did.

community / May 26, 2023

Oh the sounds of little voices in choir!

One of the major barriers to women accessing English classes – particularly free classes, funded by the government, is the lack of child care spaces associated with the class.