home
Regina, SK
- eat
- Avenue Restaurant
- stay
- In my childhood home, duh.
- do
- See family & friends.
what i've been
up to
little notes from the places I call home, visit often, or still daydream about.
the world is my oyster!
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field notes
childhood logs
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Seattle · Canmore · Jasper · Banff · Montreal · Ottawa · Quebec City · Orlando · Cannon Beach · Calgary · Edmonton · Winnipeg · Taipei · Los Angeles · San Diego · Portland · Hakone · Hokkaido
the field notes
currently
Vancouver, BC
- eat
- Oddfish
- stay
- In my big girl apartment!
- do
- Jaybird, drinks at Hotel Georgia with the girls, and vintage shopping on Main St.
February 2025
Honolulu, USA
- eat
- Monkeypod
- stay
- Aulani in Ko Olina
- do
- Snorkel, paddle board pilates, and drive up to the North Shore.
July 2025
Buenos Aires, Argentina
- eat
- Mecha Fuego Porteño
- stay
- A random Airbnb in Villa Devoto—my brother played for a fútbol team out there.
- do
- Window shop in Palermo, visit Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, then get Lucciano’s or Rapanui ice cream.
August 2025
Paris, France
- eat
- Camille in Marais
- stay
- You don’t want to stay here (ahem).
- do
- Paris Museum Pass, Vin sur la Seine, shop in Marais, and dream a little.
August 2025
Marseille, France
- eat
- Dos Hermanas
- stay
- New Hôtel Le Quai
- do
- Bleu Evasion boat tour, Escaliers du Cours Julien, and a melon slushie.
August 2025
London, England
- eat
- Basic but true: Dishoom.
- stay
- Any Locke property
- do
- Shop at Selfridges—or drag a man around Selfridges—visit the Churchill War Rooms, and brunch at Megan’s on the High Street.
August 2025
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
- eat
- ASK Italian—get a Sarti Spritz.
- stay
- With a friend’s family
- do
- Listen to stories about Josh’s childhood, walk along the canal, admire the swans, and dance under streetlights.
x2 · 2026
Palo Alto, USA
- eat
- Delarosa? Haven’t tried enough nice dinners to gauge.
- stay
- At a friend’s
- do
- Shop at Stanford Shopping Center and along University Ave, visit Trader Joe’s, and bother said friend.
June 2026
Carmel-by-the-Sea + Monterey, USA
- eat
- Casanova
- stay
- Martine Inn
- do
- Walk along the water in Pacific Grove, drive down to Bixby Bridge, and get a souvenir somewhere in Carmel.
August 2026
Yosemite National Park, USA
- eat
- Trader Joe’s treats + AutoCamp Kitchen
- stay
- AutoCamp Yosemite
- do
- Outdoorsy things? Just kidding. Rent bikes from Curry Village, go up to Glacier Point, and hike Sentinel Dome + Taft Point.
next stop...
coming soon
San Francisco, USA
Eat, stay, and do recommendations pending a little field research.
constantly
Tokyo, Japan
- eat
- Tbh, it’s been a while. Will report back in December.
- stay
- Disneyland Hotel—my family just loves Disney hospitality.
- do
- If I were still a kid, I’d eat up a KidZania visit. But alas, I am not.
constantly
Naha, Japan
- eat
- 黒門徳乃介 or La SIMA in the Naha Terrace
- stay
- Daiwa Roynet in Omoromachi—basically next to my grandparents’ place.
- do
- Hang out with my grandparents, visit Kokusai Dori, and wander Shurijo Castle Park.