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Continue reading →: Layover Diaries: 48 Hours in Vancouver — Waterfalls, Seaplanes & a Victoria Side QuestFrom mountain trails and hidden waterfalls to seaplanes, Stanley Park and an unexpected day trip to Victoria, this Vancouver layover turned into one of those trips where every detour seemed to lead somewhere worth remembering.
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Continue reading →: What I’m Leaving Behind This Autumn: A Simple Equinox RitualAutumn always feels like a natural time to pause, reflect and let go. In this post, I’m trying a simple equinox ritual to release what no longer serves me and set gentle intentions for the season ahead.
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Continue reading →: Camino Diaries: Camino Primitivo — Part Three: The Long RoadFrom A Fonsagrada to Ferreira, the Camino Primitivo brings relentless rain, the long road to Lugo and the changing rhythm of the trail. Through tired legs, familiar faces and unexpected encounters, Santiago is getting closer. But the Camino still has a few stories to tell
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Continue reading →: Layover Diaries: Florence — Following in the Footsteps of Ezio Auditore | Assassin’s Creed IIWhat do you do with one free day on a Bologna layover? Catch the train to Florence, obviously. From Renaissance streets straight out of Assassin’s Creed II to rooftop Aperol, a wine window, a spontaneous leather purchase and one very determined climb to Piazzale Michelangelo – this was Florence, Polka-vita…
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Continue reading →: New York on September 11Flying into New York yesterday felt different. Maybe it was because I knew what day I would be waking up to. Maybe it was because, for the first time in all the years I’ve been flying here, I was arriving just before September 11, and not just any September 11,…
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Continue reading →: The Camino Diaries: Camino Primitivo — Part Two: The MountainsDays 4–7: Tineo → Colinas de Arriba → Berducedo → Grandas de Salime → A Fonsagrada [New here? Start with Part One →] Three days into the Camino Primitivo, I’d already walked from Oviedo to Tineo, accumulated a growing collection of familiar faces and somehow acquired a Camino nickname –…
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Continue reading →: Solo Date Diaries: Afternoon Tea at Pennington’s, WindsorAn unexpected change of plans, an afternoon tea at Pennington’s in Windsor, and the first proper entry in my Solo Date Diaries – a little reminder that sometimes the loveliest afternoons are the ones you didn’t plan.
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Continue reading →: My First-of-the-Month Ritual for AbundanceThere are certain little rituals that have quietly found their way into my life over the years, and one of my favourites happens on the first day of every month. All you need is a little cinnamon, an open front door and a few moments to think about what you…
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Continue reading →: The Camino Diaries: Camino Primitivo — Part One: The BeginningDays 1–3: Oviedo → Grado → Salas → Tineo After sharing the story of why I walked 320km across northern Spain on the Camino Primitivo, I wanted to go back to the beginning – and tell you what those thirteen days actually looked like. Not the polished version. The long…
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Continue reading →: The Camino Diaries: 320km on the Camino PrimitivoWell… hello again. If you’ve somehow found yourself on this little corner of the internet, you may notice that things have been rather quiet around here. For approximately eight years. Oops. I started Polka-Vita years ago as a little place to share bits of my life, travels, fitness and whatever…
Hi,
I’m Patty!
Welcome to Polka-Vita – my little corner of the internet for travel, adventure and figuring life out along the way.
Here you’ll find stories from the road, honest reflections, everyday inspiration and the occasional big adventure – from long walks across Spain to spontaneous city breaks to the smaller moments that make life more interesting.
There’ll be plenty of lifestyle too, with fitness, beauty and style thrown into the mix – sharing the things I’m loving, the challenges I set myself and the experiences that are shaping me along the way.
Consider this a collection of places I’ve been, things I’ve learnt and the life I’m creating as I go.
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