We love going to Butchart Gardens. Beautiful can't even begin to describe the gardens. Whenever we go there, we find ourselves talking about our lives and realizing how blessed we are as we watch our daughter look around excitedly. The Butchart Gardens is a more than a hundred-year-o…
I can't believe it is spring again! More so, I cannot believe it has been over a year since I wrote here. Yes, time flew by. I told myself I would always write. But with all the things happening in our lives, all my stresses, and even the changes, writing, as always, took a backseat.…
Walking amongst giant 800-year-old trees gave us a different kind of awe, of how great nature is. It also gave a feeling of how small we are, compared to a lot of things, and yet, we live side-by-side, enjoying the sun, rain, and nature. Knowing that I was surrounded by these ancients ma…
We recently went to Nanaimo just to unwind for a bit. There were no plans, but at that time, we did know is that we ride where the road takes us, and we would stay over night at the area, similar to what we used to do. We chose Travelodge by Wyndham in Nanaimo, affordable and looked dece…
A friend mentioned this as a must-visit place on Vancouver Island. So during our spur-of-the-moment trip, I told Jie that we should stop by. The market has a grass-topped roof where goats often graze. They say that the goats are not always on the roof, so one must check the schedules. Ac…
Our friend posted eating Lomi, and just like that, we were curious. We asked them where they had their lomi and they mentioned Benjamin's Cafe. A quick search on the address and off we went. Benjamin's Cafe is located in the Esquimalt area at 614b Grenville Avenue in Victoria .…
