Quick guide to Sayulita Mexico Located about 30 miles northwest of Puerto Vallarta and the Bay of Banderas, on Mexico’s Pacific coast, the once quaint fishing village of Sayulita has transformed into a travel hotspot for surfers, expats and foreigners looking for oceanview vacation property. And, in recent years, Sayulita has become a hub for travel bloggers […]
Rise Gear: The evolution of travel bags
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. […]
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 […]
Yes, it is possible to travel often… even with a full time job
Yes, you can travel often with kids and careers The last two weeks have been quite full around here with Nicole returning to work after taking a year off for maternity leave (12 months is the standard maternity leave for Canadians). We celebrated Baby Connor’s first birthday last week and now he’s joining his big […]
That time I explored Jasper National Park on a motorcycle
Exploring Jasper National Park by motorcycle Let me start by saying that I’m terrified of motorcycles. When I’m driving on the highway and a motorcycle rides next to me, I can’t help but think that person must be crazy to be riding so fast with virtually nothing protecting them. Okay, I’ll also admit that I’ve […]
Wildlife encounters at the impressive Phoenix Zoo
Our visit to the Phoenix Zoo It’s been a long time since we’ve visited a zoo. In fact, this trip to the Phoenix Zoo was the first zoo experience we’ve had together, which says a lot about our changing travel style. When we explained to Braydon that he was going to see a real tiger and […]
Family Travel Tips – Do you bring your car seat?
This post is for newbie parents and/or soon-to-be parents that are planning their first trip with their little one(s). We realize that some of our readers do not have kids and don’t care about family travel tips, so if you fall into that category, may we suggest ‘28 Epic Adventures by Travel Bloggers‘ or take a […]
After 5 years of travel blogging, what have we learned?
Lessons from 5 years of travel blogging Last weekend, as I was flipping through some old photos, I came to realize that an important milestone had passed by without us noticing. Over 5 years ago we clicked ‘submit’ on our very first blog post. Certainly a milestone like this is cause for reflection. Like most […]