Are you planning to travel to Japan for the first time? If so, this detailed Tokyo blog post was written for you. Most first time visitors to Japan will arrive, and likely depart, from Tokyo. It’s a fascinating city that deserves at least a few days of exploration. In this post, we share how to […]
10 Common Family Travel Mistakes (and how to avoid them)
Family travel mistakes and how to avoid them As we plan our upcoming travels, we’re reminded of the lessons learned while traveling with young children. Also known as our family travel mistakes. We’ve taken our boys to a lot of places over the last few years and each trip has taught us something new. In […]
Travel Tips for Norwegian Bliss Cruise Ship
Our experience on Norwegian Bliss Cruise Ship We recently went on a 7 day Mexican Riviera cruise on the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship. This particular cruise departs and returns to Los Angeles, with stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. Our departure date was November 5, 2023. This isn’t our first cruise experience. […]
Swimming with Sharks and Stingrays in Moorea, French Polynesia
Swimming with Sharks and Stingrays in Moorea One of the activities we’re most excited about on our trip to French Polynesia is swimming with sharks and stingrays in Moorea. This is one of the best places in the world to snorkel with blacktip reef sharks. The water here is remarkably clear and warm, and it’s […]
5 Simple safety tips for your summer family road trips
5 Simple safety tips for your summer road trip With summer the season for family road trips now officially upon us, we’d like to share a few simple safety tips and suggestions to avoid unwelcome surprises. We love this time of year in British Columbia. The weather is hot and dry. The days are longer. […]
Our experience on the new Air Tahiti Nui flight from Seattle to Tahiti
Air Tahiti Nui flight from Seattle to Papeete One of the reasons we booked our trip to Tahiti was because of the newly launched Air Tahiti Nui flight from Seattle to Papeete, French Polynesia’s capital city. Tahiti and Bora Bora was already high on our travel wish list, so when we heard about these direct […]
Using Aeroplan Points for Multi-City Flights from Vancouver to Europe
Using Aeroplan Points for multi-city flights Our flights are booked! We are excited to visit Scandinavia for the first time. It’s been on our travel wish list for a very long time. I love that freshly-booked-flight-feeling when you receive the confirmation email. This is a big trip for us, given that we live on the other […]
How to Explore New York City on a Budget
New York is one of my favorite cities in the world. I lived there for six years, have run NYC tours, written a guidebook about New York, and I return often. To me, it is ‘the Capital of the World’. Practically every culture and nationality is represented here: it’s home to almost 10 million people […]
