Single Woman Travels!

I'm Karen, a single woman living in Toronto, Canada who grew up in Winnipeg and born in Hong Kong. Wandering is what I do in life and in my travels. Experience, beauty, and human beings help weave my journey. It's the journey that counts - not just the destination. SWT! is here to motivate and empower more women to step out of their comfort zone to travel & explore this beautiful place we call Earth. I'll share with you my photos and my life story along the way :) A little disclaimer: I know my grammar is not the best. So please enjoy my articles and learn proper English from your school or someone with an English degree. I studied Structural Engineering and English is my 3rd language... haha

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Thank YOU to ALL 500 Followers on Facebook!

Thank YOU to ALL 500 Followers on #Facebook! #gratitude #love #thoughts

Honestly, I don’t know how this happened but it’s a numerical milestone I’ve reached today, May 30, 2016. I know some of the followers thought this is some sort of dating thing when they liked my Facebook page. Hopefully they’ve had better luck than me with finding their life partner or temporary partner. Here’s a awesome fireworks video I recorded recently to celebrate this milestone.…

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Travel Though Thursday: Travel Destinations

How to choose? Travel Thought Thursday: Travel Destinations @Ryanair @Megabus #budgetfriendly

How do you decide your next travel destination?? Recent vacation photos from someone seen on your Facebook feed? An ad seen on TV or magazine or billboard? Conversations with friends or colleagues? An overhead conversation while commuting? I have done all the above. Travel inspiration can come easily but how to do it affordably as well? (more…)

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Monologue: How to Grow Up

Sitting in reflection is not easy but who said life is easy?

What I haven’t told anyone, including myself is that – I pushed and shoved myself to live in Germany. That’s why I didn’t do any research beforehand and just showed up with the wrong clothes and completely unprepared. I am fortunate that I have no dependents and have a bank account with money and willing to live cheaply so one less important thing that I don’t have to worry about. My luggage…

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Monologue: Living Vicariously

What happens when I try to find short cuts in life? while living in awareness? Read up today!

Ever since I’ve started my globe trotting after my longest relationship ended at the age of 30. Many have said to me that they live vicariously through me. Typically because they lack or claim to lack one or more of these things: time, freedom, money, courage, curiosity OR they allow or use some of these as reasons to stay at home: dependents, commitments, obligations, daily routines, family,…

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Leap into New Phase

On this Leap Year Day - Let's leap together!! New posts are on the way!!

After 9 months of hiatus, I will start posting again on this blog. Under a slightly different format. I will be a Rambling Traveller, sharing what has happened the last few months and current thoughts. A monologue of sorts. Part Thoughts. Part Journal entry. Part Discoveries. Part Musings. Part Travel stuff. All about living life through conscious Experiences with awareness. Walking under the…

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The Launch :- Spiritual Radiance Tours

The Launch :- Spiritual Radiance Tours

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Macro Monday :- Find the Focus

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Freedom Friday :- Be Alive

Freedom Friday :- Be Alive

To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands remote; to travel is to live.

~ Hans Christan Andersen

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Wordless Wednesday :- Silent #Reflection #travel #photography #nature #hiking #Philippines #Sagada #IlocoSur #EchoValley #contemplate

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Travel Tuesday :- Sagada, Philippines

#Travel Tuesday :- #Sagada, #Philippines #nature #hiking #traveltip #jeepney #indigenous #burial #market

Nature is an integral component to living a balanced life. The fresh air. The silence. The beauty.

Personally, I try my best to spend some time with nature during my travels as I live in a metropolitan city.

While I was traveling in the Philippines, I made sure to give myself time for hikes in nature. Coincidentally, prior to my arrival to the country of 7107 islands, I heard about a person’s…

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Macro Monday :- Spring Blossoms

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Macro Monday :- Bromeliad

#Macro Monday :- #Bromeliad #travel #HongKong #flower #photography #tropical #purple

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Scenery Sunday :- Market Life in Laoag, Philippines

Scenery Sunday :- Market Life in Laoag, Philippines

It’s Sunday and I just got back from the Laoag Public Market in Ilocos Norte province of the Philippines. Now I’m hiding in an air conditioned McDonald’s to share with you the photos I just captured in the buzzing market.

It is a combination of an outdoor and indoor market. Outdoor hawkers spread out their goods onto tarps on the road and inside the permanent structure, 4 levels of shop stalls…

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Scenery Sunday :- Market Life in Laoag, Philippines

Scenery Sunday :- Market Life in Laoag, Philippines

It’s Sunday and I just got back from the Laoag Public Market in Ilocos Norte province of the Philippines. Now I’m hiding in an air conditioned McDonald’s to share with you the photos I just captured in the buzzing market.

It is a combination of an outdoor and indoor market. Outdoor hawkers spread out their goods onto tarps on the road and inside the permanent structure, 4 levels of shop stalls…

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Wordless Wednesday :- Catch of the Day

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#Macro Monday :- #Ripe Strawberries #travel #photography #HongKong #red #strawberry #fruit #food #fresh #delish

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Scenery Sunday :- Hong Kong markets

Scenery Sunday :- Hong Kong #markets #travel #dailylife #HongKong #food #fruit #meat #seafood

Growing up in Hong Kong meant seeing my mom visit the traditional wet market every day. In the last three decades much has changed. The level of cleanliness has improved substantially. Large governmental structures houses most of the fresh food hawkers, divided into various sections; fruit & vegetables, dried goods, meat, seafood, poultry and cooked food. Some still maintain their presence on the…

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