Vancouver Island, Brussels, Paris
One day you’re travelling the world, next thing you know you’re pulling the blanket of comfort and contentment over your head in your own...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 10, 20172 min read
Artswells: a bubble of art and magic
Artswells. You hold a special place in my heart. A green foresty one filled with artists, musicians, gypsy treeplanters, decorated with...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 2, 20172 min read
Blessed Coast: Triple Hippie Certified
Holy shit. I didn't think it would be possible, but I'm all hippied out. I am sitting in a pub in Vancouver, drinking beer and eating...
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Joke De Roeck
Jul 21, 20173 min read
Fleetwood mac n cheese
This summer I was going to take it easy, leave room for long hikes and camping trips. But then festivals happened. And I can't say no to...
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Joke De Roeck
Jul 13, 20172 min read
Space Toast
Two weeks ago I left the lush Comox Valley for dry and dusty Merritt. The journey from island to mainland. A ferry ride salty with...
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Joke De Roeck
Jul 4, 20172 min read
Salt Spring summer sweetness
When I moved to Vancouver Island, people would tell me: you will love Cumberland and Salt Spring Island, you would fit right in! I did...
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 30, 20172 min read
Love letter to Cumberland
Cumberland, How do I even begin to express my love for you? By dancing in your streets, hugging all your people, writing you a love...
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 21, 20173 min read
Lost in the woods
One fine Tuesday morning I decided it was time for a road trip. I loaded the car with coffee, cookies, my friend Ryan and a gangsta rap...
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 19, 20172 min read
Cougar tales
Where do I begin? As soon as my work visa expired, adventures started happening for real. No more work means all time to play. One big...
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 1, 20172 min read
Life right about now
Oh what a wonderful day! Waking up feeling free, birds singing it's time to shine. Morning coffee rituals with friends in the garden....
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Joke De Roeck
Apr 10, 20171 min read
Forest magic
Maple syrup to sweeten up the day time changed and so did my mind. Shifts in perception following mornings spent in the forest in the...
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Joke De Roeck
Mar 20, 20171 min read
Wintersleep
While he's looking for himself on an island a ferry ride away I'm searching for a car to drive through the country over the mountains...
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Joke De Roeck
Mar 9, 20172 min read
Into the woods
It has taken me months, but I am finally embracing the snow. Yes, it is March. And yes, it is still snowing in Cumberland. I just moved...
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Joke De Roeck
Mar 6, 20171 min read
Winter beach fire
Dirty chai to set the mood slow tunes follow the rising sun you rest your head on the dragonfly pillow your hand shades your eyes I jump...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 8, 20172 min read
Snowy adventures
If I would explain last week in colours, I would speak in snow and night sky. Clouds gathering, flakes falling. Wherever I look, I see...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 4, 20172 min read
Island life
It's been one week since I left the mainland to bundle up in a tiny house on Vancouver Island. And boy, it feels good to be here! Already...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 1, 20172 min read
City girl goes island
You know how sometimes when one door closes, another, better one, opens? Flashback to the beginning of December in Toronto. It was...
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Joke De Roeck
Jan 26, 20172 min read
Power of Play
I don't know about you, but this has been my most playful year yet. Usually summer is where I get my daily dose of play, especially at...
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Joke De Roeck
Dec 21, 20162 min read
My guardian angel Lydia
While working in a big soap factory, I had happy days and useless ones. You're at home writing, walking in the park, doing yoga, meeting...
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Joke De Roeck
Nov 28, 20162 min read
Talking to strangers
How to write a travel blog when you look at your life and realise you're a settled down woman? I'm a happy Torontonian, for now. This...
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