Another year in the history books! Well, here we are again. Another year complete. When I look at our 4 year old and 2 year old boys I find it hard to believe how quickly time is moving. While the new year allows us all to click the restart button, it’s much more than that. The new […]
PHOTOS: Snowboarding on Cypress Mountain in Vancouver
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 […]
Redeem your Aeroplan Miles for experiences, instead of flights
Have you heard of Aeroplan’s Experiential Rewards? Some people make the inaccurate assumption that you can only redeem Aeroplan Miles for flights. Today, we’d like to shake up that misconception and introduce you to some of the fun experiences you can have by redeeming your Aeroplan Miles. The reason we collect Aeroplan Miles is simple – it allows […]
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 […]