We have used Airbnb for years on our travels all over the world. As a family of 5, Airbnbs are often the most economical option and has allowed us to stay in some really unique places and experience incredible hospitality from our hosts. Unfortunately in June 2023, our Airbnb streak came to an end and we realized the risks of …
2022 Year in Review
2022 saw us return to international travel, while still continuing with our quest to explore more of Canada. During the pandemic, our “home away from home” was beautiful British Colombia (BC) on the west coast of Canada. Between basing ourselves at a ski resort in the mountains and road trippping for two summers on the west coast, we knew we …
Our Trailer Reno
We didn’t set out to do a trailer reno, but we found a travel trailer on Kijiji with a layout we loved. It just happened to be 15 years old and with time on our hands due to Covid, we jumped right in. At first we found inspriation on Pinterest and blogs, but then stumbled upon an amazing Facebook group …
2020 Year in Review
What a year 2020 has been! Usually I love the process at the end of the year of reflecting back on our travels throughout the year and sharing with your our favourites. 2020 has grounded most of us this year and like so many, we have had to be very flexibility with our plans. We had big travel plans planned …
Best Family Trips Inspired by Literature
We have some avid readers at our house and have been able to spin that love of reading into engaging family trips together. As our kids get older, we are increasingly getting them more and more involved in the trip planning process. Planning trips around destinations featured in their favourite books has been a great engagement tool. We have visited …
Unplugged Travel Activities for Kids
Road trip travel is becoming our favourite way to travel which means hours and hours in the car together. While our kids do have and use tablets when we travel, we don’t want them zoned out on electronics the entire road trip. We want them to experience road trips like we did as kids with lots of time for reading, …