Alison Karlene Adventures

Tales of a Broken-back Backpacker

Menu Skip to content

Home
About this Blog
About Me
Contact Me

Category: Cuisine

September 5, 2014November 9, 2014 Alison Karlene

Stirring up the Cafe Culture

May 22, 2013January 20, 2016 Alison Karlene

A 5-Day Tour of Vancouver

May 14, 2013October 3, 2014 Alison Karlene

Two Very Different Trips to Mexico: The Pros and Cons of Cabo and Cancun, Hotels vs Resorts

March 14, 2013March 17, 2013 Alison Karlene

Six Secrets About Stunning Switzerland

March 7, 2013March 8, 2013 Alison Karlene

My Top Twelve Most Exotic Eats

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.

View Full Profile →

Social

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram

Search the Site

Search for:

Latest Content

How to Travel Ireland by Rail and Bus
Summer Reading List: 6 Books that will take you on a journey
Travelling is…
Mexico City: A Photo Journey
5 Places to write your manuscript or screenplay in New York City

Connect with me on Facebook!

Connect with me on Facebook!

Follow by Email

Enter your email address to follow!

Twiiter Life

RT @explore_mag: How do you overcome your fears on an adventure? One explorers explains: bit.ly/32A9BmS #overcoming #outdooradvent… 1 day ago
My favourite part of travelling to Alberta for the #CalgaryStampede might surprise you... @GMCcanada @cantravelmag canadiantraveller.com/Back-to-my-Alb… 3 days ago
Great article in this season’s issue of @explore_mag 😏 Read about my experience on @oceanhouselodge in #HaidaGwaii https://t.co/ia2OlJnBf3 3 days ago

Follow @AlisonKarlene

Instagram

Reading about an ocean-based holiday I took last summer, while sitting on the beach next to the ocean where I live 💦 . Travel is subjective. It’s an attitude. It’s a willingness, a readiness to look at your backyard with the eyes of a foreigner 🌎 . Where can you travel to today? 😁

🚨 SNEAK PEEK 👀 One of the really cool things I do for @exploremagazine is make videos from my adventures ⛰ . I’m still learning & having a blast revamping the YouTube channel (which you should follow for a new adventure video every Wednesday!) 📽 . These shots are from our epic hiking day in #YosemiteNationalPark 🏞, our time in #MammothLakes & adventures in #NorthLakeTahoe 💦 They didn’t make the cut for the final vid, but I wanted to share them anyways 😁 . Enjoy the views 😎 & tunes (Summer Wild by Markvard) 🎶 . PS. The full vlog will be published next Wednesday! 👊🏼

THANK YOU to everyone who’s sent me a message congratulating me on finishing this 60K-word manuscript ❤️ I received so much more love and support than I was ever expecting 😭 . I want to share the first few words of my manuscript with you. (I also really DON’T want to share them, because they’re so personal and what if you hate them and I look back and realize this whole thing is stupid and sucks and I should’ve switched into accounting when I had the chance? But I guess the point of getting it published is for people to read it 🙈) . I hope you like it. Or hate it. I hope you read it. I hope you continue messaging me support and encouragement. When I feel discouraged, embarrassed or terrified of being so vulnerable, knowing I have incredible people standing behind me is what propels me forward 💕 . . . . . #author #manuscript #bindersfullofwomen #memoir #writing #firstpages #prologue #nonfictionbooks #travelwriting #debutbook #iwroteathing #backbonebook #backbonememoir #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writersonig

Gunna get a lil mud on the tires 🎶🇨🇦🤠 . #mudonthetires #offroadin #muddin #gmcsierra #countrygirl #likeapro #calgaryalberta #gmcstampede #cowgirlstyle #truckgotstuck #travelalberta #berta #truckyeah

L e t t i n g G o 💫 . I used to hate wearing anything that shows off my back, because it also reveals my scars. . Six little incisions from my first spinal surgery and one long keloid snake from when the metal holding me together was removed lace my back like a permanent corset. . But now, I’m proud of my scars. They tell a story. They tell my story. They prove everything I’ve been through, and survived ✨

Second chances ✨ . Last week while exploring the Sierra Nevada Range, I gave #Wild by @cherylstrayed a second chance 📖 . It didn’t resonate the first time I read it (I think I was expecting more of a PCT hikers journey and less of a personal memoir), but this time... oh boy. It brought me to tears, made me laugh and gave me space to think 💭 . One of those things I considered was second chances. Books, places, people... sometimes we all need a second chance to be better, to do things right, to learn from our mistakes. . I’m trying. I’m failing. I’m trying again. . 💙⛰✨

Blog Stats

136,283 hits

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy