Cypress Mountain, British Columbia Winter has finally arrived on BC’s Coast Mountains. Last weekend, I went up to Cypress Mountain to take advantage of the 120+ cm’s of snow that hit the Lower Mainland in less than 7 days. As these photos show, I was rewarded for my early morning effort! Every year I set a […]
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 […]
Here’s what we did on our trip to New Brunswick
Family road trip in New Brunswick We’ve just returned from a whirlwind tour of New Brunswick. My head is still spinning from all that we experienced over the past week, so I thought it best to capture a few thoughts from the trip while it’s still fresh on the brain. This was our first time […]
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 […]
British Columbia’s newest attraction – Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish
Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish The first time we learned of the proposed plans for the development of the Sea to Sky Gondola we were driving to Whistler and passed a large sign promoting the project. This was a few years ago. I remember saying to Nicole, “I don’t understand why they would want to put a gondola […]
Field of Dreams at Fenway Park in Boston
Opening Day at Fenway Park! One of my favorite things to do when visiting a new city is to attend a live sports event. You can learn a lot about a city and its people by watching how they come together to support their local sports teams. Growing up in Toronto during the Blue Jays’ […]
