A Truthful Traveler

11/07/2022

What’s your favorite beach in the world? This is one of mine, located in always sunny 😋
Tip: Don’t spend your time on the crowded main beach, walk to Heisler Park and descend the stairs; you’ll find tidepools and a bit more quiet 🌊

06/07/2022

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To say it’s been awhile is probably an understatement right 🥲 After moving to California I went back to school, moved to a new house, became pregnant & had a second baby!
We’ve been soaking in all the sunshine this state has to offer, and I spent my birthday yesterday swimming in this bay 🌊
Fun Fact: there were some baby leopard sharks swimming around my toes and I tried my best to keep my cool 🦈

09/01/2022

https://atruthfultraveler.com/top-places-to-visit-in-california/ -Borrego-Desert-State-Park

🌵Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
We are coming up on our one year anniversary of living in California this week, and to mark the occasion I am adding to my list of Top Places in California 🌴
wowed us completely. Lesser known than nearby Joshua Tree, I would argue it’s just as beautiful, and there is SO much to explore. is an otherworldly overlook, and reminds me of what I think the landscape in would look like (if you can’t tell yet, I have a toddler who is into dinosaurs 🦖 🦕)
Have you ever visited the deserts of California? ☀️

10/09/2021

Hoping one day soon we can travel to Australia again, until then this list of national parks will have to do :P

Check out my submission of Moreton Island, still my most favorite island in the world (ok, Maui is tied...), thanks to Steph for this collab!

https://www.anomadspassport.com/national-parks-in-australia/

29/06/2021

✨ Glacier National Park Hidden Gem
For years Lake McDonald ruled Pinterest, with its photos of clear water and colorful rocks. What no one tells you is that there is also a nearby creek that is arguably more beautiful 🤩
SAVE for your next trip to Glacier & check out my post on Glacier Must-sees in my bio
McDonald Creek is just past Lake McDonald on the Going-to-The-Sun Road. You can see mini waterfalls and stop for some amazing scenery. I’ve only seen this color of water a handful of times in my life, and it always leaves me in awe 😍

29/06/2021

✨ Glacier National Park Must-Sees
SAVE for later 😊
1. Going-to-The-Sun Road
2. Lake McDonald
3. McDonald Creek
4. Avalanche Lake
5. Hidden Lake
6. Logan Pass Visitor Center
7. Grinnell Glacier Overlook
8. Highline Trail
9. Virginia Falls
10. Nearby attractions including Flathead Lake
Have you been to ?

26/06/2021

Summer ☀️ Roadtrips
Save for later ✨
Best places for a Summer road trip in North America 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
1. Montana/Wyoming 🇺🇸 Visit Glacier National Park (above), Yellowstone & Grand Teton. Added bonus: Beartooth Highway
2. California & Oregon Coast 🇺🇸 Start in Cannon Beach & visit Oregon’s quiet expansive beaches and NorCal’s beautiful coastlines
3. Jasper, Banff & Yoho 🇨🇦 Visit 3 of Canada’s most dramatic landscapes, with jutting mountain peaks & beautiful lakes
4. Toronto to Tobermory 🇨🇦 Find a slice of paradise in Ontario, with stops to Wasaga Beach & Flowerpot Island
5. Yukon 🇨🇦 Drive from the BC Border up through lakes, Whitehorse & Canada’s tallest mountain ranges
👋 if you’ve been on one of these road trips!

18/06/2021

Rekindling my appreciation for this app, now that I’ve turned my likes to “and others”, something about not seeing how many people the algorithm showed my posts to has really made me not care anymore 😛
I’ve also just discovered “saving” posts and have been saving away for future travel 🌎
What else am I missing? This app has changed so much in the last few years 😂
🌊 🌴

17/06/2021

Updated a post about the best Canadian landscapes!

Feeling strange about Canada Day coming up this year. Canada will always be home, but celebrating a country that has so blatantly disrespected Indigenous culture is something hard to come to terms with this year, especially in light of the residential school graves of children found recently.

I have added in information about Victoria, BC but really it was first home to the Coast Salish peoples. Let's all learn the history of the land we live on, and sit with the mistakes of the past to prevent repeating them in the future.

https://atruthfultraveler.com/beautiful-canadian-landscapes/

17/06/2021

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Hey everyone! It’s been awhile...almost 6 months in to our California adventure! We’ve spent our days and weekends exploring beaches, over-landing in deserts, getting to know our area and looking at houses. We have finally found a place to call home 🎉 Life is finally getting back to a new normal, and things are looking up from here. Next up? Have family and friends come for a (year and a half!!!!) long overdue visit ❤️
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08/06/2021

So excited to add a new Marine Reserve to this post!!! You all know I love the oceans, and one of my favorite parts of moving to SoCal this year is getting to tidepool all the time (and sharing it with Noel!) Check out all the ways you can help the ocean, Happy

https://atruthfultraveler.com/ocean-conservation-for-travelers-5-tips/ -Beach-State-Marine-Reserve-State-Marine-Conservation-Area

03/05/2021

Reminiscing on my time in Yukon! Looking forward to the days when I can explore more of my home country

26/04/2021

So excited to write about my new home, and still pinching myself that beach trips & ocean sunsets are a regular occurrence in my life!

https://www.destinationdaydreamer.com/best-southern-california-beaches-ultimate-beach-bucket-list/

22/04/2021

Happy 🌍 Day
I’ve been lucky enough to have seen waterfalls that drop into the ocean, trees that make their roots in the unlikeliest spaces, glaciers that rise up out of seemingly nowhere, the most clear water there is, wild dolphins swimming alongside me, turtles and octopi and orcas and starfish and sea anemones, bears and moose and deer and elk. I’ve seen so much beauty across 10 countries
I’ve also seen the effects we have on the Earth. The dead coral reefs, the oil slicks on the water, the garbage that litters the beaches, the melted glaciers, the sick sea turtles and more plastic than I care to admit to
In the famous words of Sylvia Earle, one of my heroes and famed oceanographer “Many of us ask what can I, as one person, so, but history shows us that everything good and bad starts because somebody does something or does not do something”
So do your something today, and everyday, to preserve our Mother for the next generations 😘
@ Mother Earth

25/03/2021

What they say is true...absence makes the heart grow fonder!

Missing Washington & all the amazing hikes, so I decided to put together a list of my favorites. Washington is so vast so I asked for some help writing this post. Thanks ChelseyExplores, A Rambling Unicorn, The Wandering Queen, Jessica from Uprooted Traveler and Rebecca from r-noelle.com for sharing your amazing hikes!

https://atruthfultraveler.com/20-beautiful-hikes-in-washington-state/

There are so many beautiful hikes in Washington State- from the Cascades to the Olympic Peninsula and along Puget Sound!

22/03/2021

It's been a long while! Adjusting to our new life in California and jumping back into my own personal development has taken up most of my time! Popping back in to share a collab I shared in, it was almost exactly 3 years ago (!!! time flies) that I was on this beach in Moreton Island. Missing Australia & traveling, but so thankful to live so close to the beach now :D

https://australiayourway.com/queensland-beaches/