Located in Southern California’s iconic Coachella Valley, Palm Springs is a desert resort city that’s become increasingly popular with Canadians looking to escape winter’s chill. Although it’s widely known for its golf courses, luxurious resorts and spas, and snowbird migration, there are also plenty of things to do in Palm Springs with kids. If sunshine […]
Family Travel Tips
Family Travel Tips
Below you will find the most recent posts we've written about family travel.
If you're traveling with a baby, check out our other blog Tips For Baby Travel.
10 Things to do in Quebec with Kids
Things to do in Quebec with kids The predominantly French-speaking province of Québec is the perfect destination for family travel. Québec is quite different from the rest of Canada. It has a unique Francophone culture that shares many similarities to French culture. Most first time visitors to Québec will start by exploring the vibrant cities of Quebec City and […]
Preparing for Back to School after a summer of adventures
This post is sponsored by Tangerine. All views and opinions expressed are our own. Back to School, Already? It’s hard to believe we’re already on the downward slope of summer. Why does summer always feel like it goes by so fast? We love summer in the Pacific Northwest. There really is no place we’d rather be. […]
Learn how to travel more with these simple lifestyle tweaks
This post is sponsored by Tangerine. All views and opinions expressed are our own. Simple tweaks that will allow you to travel more As I sit here in Whistler, with freshly brewed coffee in hand, I’m looking to the mountains for inspiration. Summer has arrived in this not-so-secret alpine village. This is our happy place, […]
5 Simple safety tips for your summer family road trips
Disclosure – This post about safety tips for your upcoming family road trips is sponsored by OK Tire. 5 Simple safety tips for your summer family road trips With summer road trip season now officially upon us, we’d like to share a few simple safety tips and suggestions to avoid unwelcome surprises. We love this […]
Traveling to Ireland for the first time? Here’s what you need to know
Ireland Travel Tips – Here’s what you need to know Ireland is arguably one of the best all around travel destinations for families. We spent 2 weeks driving around Ireland that included a few days in Northern Ireland. Today, we’re sharing a few of the Ireland travel tips we learned while on our first Ireland […]
Riding the overnight train from Vancouver to Jasper with VIA Rail
We originally published this post back in the summer of 2014, when our boys were still quite young. We’re re-publishing this post today because this is the time of year when many first time visitors to Canada are exploring the Via Rail from Vancouver to Jasper. Riding the overnight train is a memorable way to […]
10 Common Family Travel Mistakes (and how to avoid them)
Family travel mistakes and how to avoid them As we put thought into our upcoming trip to Europe, 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 quite a few places over the last few years and each trip has […]