48 hours in Fort Worth, Texas Prior to visiting Fort Worth, I knew very little about the city. My pre-trip research for things to do in Fort Worth highlighted the Fort Worth Stockyards historical district as the main attraction. However, beyond the Stockyards, I got the feeling that Fort Worth was more of a day […]
The Abandoned Hotel Contadora Resort in Panama
Abandoned Contadora Island Resort, Panama Our trip to Panama continues with a visit to Contadora Island, located in the Pearl Islands archipelago in the Gulf of Panama. It is here that we stumbled upon the abandoned Hotel Contadora Resort. It was once a luxurious getaway for the rich and famous. Now it sits in ruin. […]
Sasquatch Mountain Snowshoeing – Guided Treks and New Snowshoe Trails
Sasquatch Mountain Snowshoeing We recently took a break from skiing and joined a guided snowshoe trek. The Sasquatch Mountain snowshoeing tours are relatively new to the mountain, so we thought it would be fun to take our boys on a snowshoeing adventure. We don’t snowshoe very often, mostly because we’re usually skiing or snowboarding when […]
Cabin Renovation Update at Sasquatch Mountain Resort
Renovation Update: Project Sasquatch Cabin It’s been over a year since we purchased our cozy ski cabin at Sasquatch Mountain Resort. You can read about how it all went down here. We’ve spent a lot of time (and money) fixing up the place over the past year. The cabin has good bones but it was […]
Glamping in Kelowna at Unique Canvas Luxury Camping
Glamping in Kelowna One of the highlights from our time in Kelowna was glamping with Unique Canvas Luxury Camping. We’ve been glamping before, but this was the first time sharing the experience as a family of four. Coincidentally, the weekend prior was also the first time we went camping together as a family. Experiencing both […]
What it’s like to travel to Oahu Hawaii right now (during Covid pandemic)
Travel to Oahu Hawaii during Covid pandemic After 21 long months, we FINALLY left Canada! In today’s blog post, we talk about what it’s like to travel to Oahu Hawaii right now. While it’s not easy to travel to Oahu Hawaii right now (or anywhere, for that matter), it’s also not that difficult. Hawaii has […]
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 […]
25 Photos that will inspire you to visit Curacao this winter
Photos that will inspire you to visit Curaçao Are you thinking about visiting a new tropical destination this winter? If so, have you considered the island of Curaçao? Located in the Southern Caribbean, about 100 kilometers north of Venezuela, Curacao is the largest of the Netherland Antilles. It’s the ‘C’ in the trio of ABC islands. […]
