The best day trips from Vancouver, British Columbia If you’ve visited Vancouver, chances are you’ve walked around Stanley Park’s iconic seawall, visited Granville Island, snapped a photo of the old Steam Clock in Gastown, shopped on Robson Street and raised a glass in Granville’s entertainment district. In this post, we want to get outside the […]
25 FREE Things to do in Vancouver
We’ve lived in Vancouver for over 15 years and, during this time, we’ve hosted many first time visitors to the city. We’re often asked the question, “what are the most popular things to do in Vancouver?” Our responses tend to vary depending on the time of year, but there are several places in Vancouver that […]
Best Things to do Along the Sea to Sky Highway
Things to do along the Sea to Sky Highway Given that 2020 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 […]
Snow Tubing at Sasquatch Mountain Resort
Tubing at Sasquatch Mountain Resort A few months ago, we announced that we purchased a cabin at Sasquatch Mountain. While this family friendly ski resort is mostly known for its downhill skiing and snowboarding, it’s also home to one of the largest snow tubing parks in the Lower Mainland. We’ve spent a lot of time […]
The Magnificent Hubbard Glacier in Alaska
Hubbard Glacier in Alaska When you think of Alaska, what images come to mind? For us, it’s enormous glaciers, humpback whales and vast rugged wilderness. So, when planning our Alaska cruise in the summer of 2019, we decided to visit the mighty Hubbard Glacier in Alaska’s picturesque Disenchantment Bay. The Hubbard Glacier is famous for […]
10 Tips for Teaching your Kids to Ski
If you’ve been following our family travel blog for a while, you will have noticed a theme every winter. Our Facebook page and Instagram stories fill with videos and photos of us skiing. Many of you have asked us how we taught our kids to ski. In this blog post, we’ll answer that question and […]
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 […]
We bought a cabin at Sasquatch Mountain! Or is it a chalet?
We purchased a cabin at Sasquatch Mountain! As we wave goodbye to 2020, we will reflect on it with mixed emotions. Obviously, 2020 sucked in many ways. But, it wasn’t all bad. We learned a lot about what is truly important. It put life into perspective and reminded us how quickly everything can change. For […]
