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Welcome to Ashton’s Away. I’m an avid dreamer and part-time traveller. I love helping people plan their trips. It can be a quick weekend getaway, or going for a few months. I’ve got some tips and tricks, along with some recommendations up my sleeves that I can’t wait to share with y’all!
Recent Blog Posts
Islands 2025 – Day 5: Views, Views, and More Hiking..?
4:57am: Loudest storm I’ve ever heard. I woke up to a deep rumble in the complete darkness. Confused, I turn on my flashlight and then lightning struck and lit my room up from the other side. Great call on not doing the sunrise hike… back to bed! 6am: New creature...
Islands 2025 – Day 4: Seixal Success, Faith Restored
When you go on a trip, your first thought is not “let’s set the alarm for 4:45am!” Well not typically, unless it’s catching one of those flights that saved you $30… My past travelling buddies know exactly what I’m talking about hehe. Anyways, you could say it was an...
Islands 2025 – Day 3: I Can’t Be The Only One Trying!
Bom dia friends! After a much-needed sleep, we were rewarded with an unreal view. I guess one of the fun things about arriving in the dark is that you wake up to a surprise. This was overlooking the town of Machico. The only good thing about the Airbnb was this...
Islands 2025 – Day 2: One of the Most Dangerous Airports…?
Oi lads… London called and I picked up once again. Picking back up from landing in London. I was still putting my brains cells together as I got off the plane. I forgot with being Canadian I don’t need to speak with any humans at arrival. Just scan the passport and...
Islands 2025 – Day 1: The Sandals
Ahh hello all. I’m back in the air again. Surprised? I am too. This trip was a bit of a whirlwind idea that somehow came to life rather quickly. I plan on blogging the days so friends and family can keep up without me mass texting 😉 Sorry in advance for the...
2025 Travel: My Ins for 2025 Travel
If you've been on social media anywhere, you've probably heard of the trend this new year - Ins and Outs... Well, if you haven't it's simply what we're bringing (or leaving) into 2025, and what we're leaving in 2024! I think this is a fun take on New Year's...
Exploring the North
The first full day in Mallorca started with a crazy breakfast buffet. It truly put my Shreddies I bring to work to shame… With endless fruit juices and honey dripping from an actual comb, this was not your everyday meal. Now, imagine the blueberry girl from Willy...
Patience is a Virtue I Learnt
I think it was around 3:30am London time when I woke up to see my father watching to see the Vernon Vipers’ worst enemy, the Vees, hockey game against Salmon Arm. I was still starting my day off not being able to escape hockey. While I ended up falling back asleep, my...
London (Area) Calling
Ello gov’na, as they used to say in East London. Speaking of which, yours truly - and family - have officially made it to London! More specifically, east of London, right near one of their lesser known airports, Stansted. This will be our destination tomorrow as we...
New Beginnings for Ashton’s Away
Well well well… It looks like we have revived the blog once more. While this may look different from the last series, this is for good reason. I know web development talk isn’t what you came to read, so I’ll make sure to breeze right through this part. The blog has...

About Me
Growing up in Western Canada, I’ve been blessed with beautiful sights my whole life. Now, it’s my dream to see everyone else’s hometowns and favourite corners of their area.
At the age of 24, I’ve been able to cross 35 countries off my list. To kick off the list, my parents would take me on road trips down the West Coast of America nearly every year growing up. When I graduated in 2018, that marked the year I took my first international flight! And well, the rest is history.