Make the most of your long weekends One of the ways we’re able to travel as much as we do is by taking advantage of long weekends. We often here other working parents say, “I don’t get enough vacation time to travel as much as you do.” Our response is always the same – “yes, you […]
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.
Taking a Caribbean Cruise? Here’s what you need to know
Southern Caribbean Cruise aboard Carnival Liberty In January 2016 we went on a Caribbean cruise with our boys and Nicole’s parents. This was our first cruise ship experience as a family, so we had many questions prior to setting sail. We went on a Caribbean cruise with friends almost 10 years ago, so we had a general idea of […]
British Columbia continues to impress! An oceanfront cabin retreat at Porteau Cove
Porteau Cove Provincial Park, British Columbia Earlier this summer, while driving the Sea-to-Sky Highway to Garibaldi Provincial Park for a day hike, I decided to pull the car over at the Porteau Cove exit. My hiking companions sent a text saying they were running late and just about to leave downtown Vancouver, which meant they were about 45 minutes behind me. Rather […]
If there’s one place you should visit in New Brunswick, this is it!
Hopewell Rocks and the Bay of Fundy If you find yourself traveling to New Brunswick there’s one place you MUST visit – the Hopewell Rocks and the Bay of Fundy. The reason you want to visit the Hopewell Rocks is to witness the world’s highest tides and walk on the exposed ocean floor at low tide. Every day, twice […]
Should you bring a baby car seat on the airplane?
Should you bring a baby car seat on the airplane? We’ve taken many flights with our boys over the past three years. With each flight we learn something new about baby/toddler travel. On our trip to New Brunswick last month we decided to bring our baby car seat on the plane. It was a gamble. What if […]
15 Baby travel items we travel with (and you should too)
15 Baby Travel Items we use (and you should too) Traveling with a baby is drastically different than traveling solo or as a couple. And a big question is what baby travel items should we bring?! I vividly remember the first trip we took with our son Braydon (read about it here). Aside from the usual pre-trip jitters […]
Jasper in January: Winter fun at Winterstruck
Jasper in January: Winter Fun at Winterstruck One of the reasons we visited Jasper during the winter was to experience its Jasper in January winter festival. For two weeks, the Rocky Mountain town and it’s residents host a series of activities and events that celebrate winter, including Arts on Ice, Wine in Winter, ATCO Street Party, Chili Cook Off […]
13 Tips for Successful Baby Travel
13 Tips for Successful Baby Travel Over the past few years, we’ve learned a lot about what makes or breaks a trip with a baby. We’ve also learned that traveling with one baby is very different than traveling with two (shocking, I know). Let’s just say, I’ve gained a huge respect for those brave families […]
