My Favourite Places I've Ever Been

Ranking the countries I’ve visited is impossible. Each one makes me feel impossibly lucky and overwhelmed with gratitude just for the chance to have been there at all. I’m the luckiest.

That being said, why not try?

25 countries in order of experience.

TravelEva McMillanNovember 28, 2019travel, world travelComment

TEAMLAB BORDERLESS TOKYO

Somewhere between ancient Japanese art and Hello Kitty keychains is an interactive light experience, over rainbow bridge in Tokyo. Our time at Teamlab Borderless meant so much more to me than I could have imagined.

TravelEva McMillanNovember 23, 2019travel, travel photographyComment

Our Route Through Japan - 18 days

We spent an absolutely wonderful, wow, can’t believe I got to do that 18 days in Japan. I’m sharing our route, where we stayed and a few food highlights, because. Japanese food.

Tokyo

Kyoto

Hiroshima

Fukuoka

Karatsu

back to Tokyo

TravelEva McMillanNovember 10, 2019travel, japanComment

YOYOKAKU - RYOKAN IN KARATSU

Ichi-go ichi-e 一 期 一 会

is a Japanese four-character idiom (yojijukugo) that describes a cultural concept of treasuring the unrepeatable nature of a moment. The term has been translated as "for this time only," and "once in a lifetime." Perfectly describes our stay at a Ryokan in Japan.

TravelEva McMillanOctober 27, 2019travel photography, travel, japan, ryokan, karatsuComment

DOCUMENTING JAPAN

We went to Japan and I bought stickers and I used them. I never use stickers. But because I’m always trying to save them for something special.

It was time to get back into creating and keeping track of our trip in this little notebook woke up a piece of me that wanted to create. And the desire to create is so much stronger than the desire to be perfect. Here’s my perfectly imperfect bullet journal.

Travel, CreatingEva McMillanOctober 19, 2019travel, bullet journal, creatives, create, japanComment

Best Nine Photos 2017 - Personal Picks

The 9 photos that mean the most to me this year.

(Technically it's 11)

LivingEva McMillanDecember 31, 2017vancouver, california, husband and wife, husband, chai, masala chai, minimal, modern family, travel, portrait, yoga, fitness challengeComment

Podcast Recommendation - Song Exploder

A podcast that turns music into that same sort of slow living as pour over coffee.

LivingEva McMillanNovember 1, 2017podcasts, podcast, trypod, eva recommends, new york, travelComment

Shuck-Your-Own Oysters in the Bay Area

If you're going to San Francisco I highly recommend you head to the ocean + shuck your own oysters + eat them with friends + wine.

Travel, Eating // DrinkingEva McMillanOctober 25, 2017food, oysters, travel, sfo, san francisco, explore, seafood, reyes islandComment

Best Girlfriends Getaways

Hannah + I left our tiny town for Montreal + met Jessica on our first night there. Spending time with them now, no matter where we are, brings me back to those magical first mornings when you wake up + realize you live on your own + life can be so full of wonderful.

Living, TravelEva McMillanOctober 21, 2017friend, travel, best friends, san francisco, explore, wine, eat and drink, best nineComment

Tartine

All good things in life now have to be gauged against Tartine's Patty Melt.

Plus, the must-have for bread bakers.

Eating // Drinking, TravelEva McMillanOctober 15, 2017travel, food, whole foods, tartine, bread, brunch, bakery, eva recommendsComment

Matching Couples Are The Worst

We do not condone his + hers styling, but we live it because sometimes people with really good taste end up looking sort of similar.

Where to Next? Picking My Next Destination.

The things that make me a good traveller also make me a bad traveller. I'm pretty go-with-the-flow to the point where I often forget to investigate or plan ahead of time. So, where should I go next? I need someone else to do the research.

TravelEva McMillanJuly 26, 2017travel, world, explore, morocco, peruComment