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Tales of a Broken-back Backpacker

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December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 Alison Karlene

Christmas around the world

September 23, 2018September 18, 2018 Alison Karlene

At home away from home: a Weekend in Victoria

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 Alison Karlene

Beautiful British Columbia

March 16, 2018May 24, 2018 Alison Karlene

A female voice for explore magazine

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Alison Karlene

5 of my favourite places to snowboard around the world

August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 Alison Karlene

How to do Halifax on a Budget

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 Alison Karlene

5 of my Favourite Places in Kamloops, B.C.

March 21, 2016September 5, 2016 Alison Karlene

Accommodation Review: Son Ranch in Grand Forks, B.C.

March 15, 2016March 16, 2016 Alison Karlene

A Spring Roadtrip to the Boundary, B.C.

November 26, 2015November 26, 2015 Alison Karlene

Winter Waterfalls

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Alison Karlene

Alison Karlene

Hello! My name is Alison. I have a serious case of the travel bug. I write for Canadian Traveller and Explore, but this travel blog is for my personal adventures.

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Picture proof of the one time I actually did my lipstick perfectly 👄 . Side note, how is summer almost over?! It’s been an amazing one, and I want more! Next up: Long weekend girls trip to the Sunshine Coast 😍🎉
BRB just out buying every issue I can find of today’s @globeandmail that has my byline on a FULL PAGE ARTICLE 😭❤️😭❤️😭❤️ . Thank you so much to the friends, family and complete strangers that have already reached out about my article. It’s absolutely TERRIFYING to have something this personal published in a national newspaper 📰 . To every person who’s told me they relate/have been inspired/feel a little less alone – you’re why I write. Thank you for reading 💕
Before seven scars laced my spine. . Listen. I don’t always want to talk about my back injury. But I can understand the curiosity. So, if you don’t know, here’s something you should: I wish I was doing something epic when I broke my back. I wish I was taking a double backflip in the board park. But I wasn’t. Life isn’t that explicable. . I’d just begun to learn how to take jumps on my snowboard. They were humps, really; little mounds of snows marked by a green line for “beginner.” . One small hump. One freak fall. My spine shattered, and my life fractured forever into “before” and “after.” . This photo was taken four months “before,” in Nice. My skin is smooth and flawless; free of surgery scars. I’m confident and young; not prepared for how easily we can break. . I’m twenty years old. I don’t yet know that I’ll be nearly paralyzed from the tiniest hiccup in the snow. I have no idea I’ll cut my year working in Europe short and be rushed home to confront a much greater tragedy. . None of us do. I understand the proclivity to explain my injury, to say “oh, well I would never do that,” and make yourself feel better because that means it can’t happen to you. . I’m sorry; it can. . Every day, every moment, every breath is a risk. That’s kind of the point. Choose which ones you want to take, but don’t for a second think you’re invincible because you abstain. . I wasn’t doing anything difficult or overly risky when I broke my back. I wasn’t doing anything I hadn’t done before. . I’ve got a lot more to say, but I’ll leave that for my book 😉
Necklace: @glowdess Dress: @bootleggerjeans Car: @buickcanada Hair & Makeup: me, ya’ll think I’m rich now or something 😂 (Although I did use the @tartecosmetics palette by @whitneyysimmons 😍) . Go peep my new blog post on How to Plan a Perfect Weekend in Kelowna! 💦 Featuring @samesunhostel @kraftykitbar & more ☀️ aroundtheworldwithalison.com . Link in bio ➡️ @alison_abroad 🥰
Just one more sangria? 🍷😂 After going an entire summer without booze last year, you’ll likely find me on a sunny patio at Happy Hour this season 🤷🏻‍♀️ . 📷: @elr_53 (thanks for being my long weekend photographer 😅) . . . . #sangriapatiobar #kelownabc #kelownawine #glt #happyhour #canadiangirls #patioseason #longweekendvibes #summer19

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