Things to do along the Sea to Sky Highway Given that 2021 became the unofficial year of the road trip, we intentionally spent the summer exploring locations close to our home in Vancouver, British Columbia. Today, we’d like to share our favourite things to do along the Sea to Sky Highway. There’s good reason why […]
Best Things to do in Penticton this Summer with Kids
Things to do in Penticton this Summer Are you considering a family road trip to the South Okanagan this summer? If so, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we share the best things to do in Penticton with kids this summer. I’m not sure why it took us so long to visit […]
Sasquatch Mountain Snowshoeing – Guided Treks and New Snowshoe Trails
Sasquatch Mountain Snowshoeing Last weekend, we took a break from skiing and joined a guided snowshoe trek. The Sasquatch Mountain snowshoeing tours are new to the mountain this year, 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 […]
Hiking the Diamond Head Crater Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii
Diamond Head Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii Without question, hiking to the summit of the Diamond Head Hike is one of the most popular things to do in Honolulu. I first caught a glimpse of the iconic volcano crater from my window seat as the aircraft circled Honolulu while preparing to land. It’s an impressive landmark […]
20 Things to do in Whistler this Summer
Things to do in Whistler this Summer Now that British Columbia has moved to Step 2 of its Restart Plan, residents of British Columbia are able to travel within the province. Whistler is our favourite weekend getaway and/or day trip from Vancouver, so we thought we’d write a detailed guide about things to do in […]
A night trek to the summit of Mount Sinai, Egypt
Hike to the Summit of Mount Sinai, Egypt Today we’d like to share our story from a night trek to the summit of Mount Sinai. This is an iconic biblical destination, said to be the location where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. Local Bedouins refer to this mountain as Jebel Musa, or the Mountain of […]
22 photos from Alberta’s Canadian Rockies we can’t stop looking at
With summer road trip season on the brain, because it’s unlikely we’ll be leaving Canada this summer due to travel restrictions, we’re re-publishing this post from a few years ago. In our completely biased opinion, there is no better place for a road trip than the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia and Alberta (read about […]
Hiking the Whistler Train Wreck trail
Whistler Train Wreck and Suspension Bridge Tucked away in an old-growth forest, hidden between train tracks and the Cheakamus River, the Whistler Train Wreck site has quietly become a popular Whistler tourist attraction. The Train Wreck is home to several decaying box cars that were abandoned after a crash that occurred in 1956. Train derailments […]
