Rise Gear: The evolution of travel bags We were recently contacted by Rise Gear to test out its innovative travel bags. We get similar inquiries quite often but typically decline unless we believe it’s a product we’d actually use. This travel bag intrigued us. I thought I had seen the unique bag before, but I couldn’t remember where. […]
Uncovering the benefits of Aeroplan Distinction
Uncovering the benefits of Distinction with Aeroplan Last year we wrote about some of the big changes coming to Aeroplan in 2014. I have to admit, I’m still learning how the new Distinction program works. There’s lots of information and I’ve found it gets confusing. Now that we’re a couple months into the new year […]
10 Interesting Ways to Use Your Aeroplan Miles
10 Interesting Ways to Use Your Aeroplan Miles Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade, you’re fully aware that loyalty programs are all the rage these days. It pays to be loyal, but you have to be vigilant and consistent. If you do, it’s easy to rack up the points and […]
California Dreaming – Santa Monica is Calling
To the Beaches of Santa Monica we go! Today we are flying to California to take our last flight together as a family of three. With Baby #2 arriving in just under two months, we’re looking forward to spending some quality time together before things get crazy again. Why Los Angeles you ask? Well, we […]
Aeroplan has some exciting changes coming in 2014
Aeroplan has some exciting changes coming in 2014 Loyalty programs are more popular than ever. It really doesn’t matter if it’s coffee, grocery, gas or department stores, every company seems to have one – and some are better than others. We try to use our loyalty cards whenever we can because traveling can be expensive, […]
Escape to Family Friendly Parksville on Vancouver Island
We share some family friendly activities found in Parksville, a seaside town located on the eastern shores of central Vancouver Island in British Columbia
Travel to Molokai – What to Do and What Not to Do
Molokai is not like its Hawaiian neighbours. With this in mind, we’ve put together a list of things to do (and not do) when traveling to The Most Hawaiian Island
8 Easy Ways to Earn More Aeroplan Miles
By being vigilant and always pulling out our Aeroplan card, we have earned enough points for multiple round-trip flights within North America. Here are a few ways to earn more miles faster