The late fall on the west coast of Canada can be a dark and stormy time of year. There’s driving rain, wind that blasts the last leaves off of trees, and it’s dark early. Like really early, we’re talking 4:00 PM. It can all wear a parenting couple down just as the stress of the …
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We were hanging off of a cliff somewhere deep in Whistler’s scenic Callaghan Valley. I couldn’t see the ground below from behind the wheel of our luxury Porsche Cayenne. Our Porsche Driving Experience guide Mike was gesturing to continue but surely, it was madness to accelerate into open air, wasn’t it? I could do this. …
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As a traveling mom with teens, I can vouch for the fact that it’s a world apart from traveling with kids of the pre-teen and variety. One of the keys to success in traveling with teens is to find destinations with enough attractions and ‘cool stuff’ to keep them happily engaged. Cities like New York, …
Have you ever thought about what kind of traveller you are? Everyone has differing views on what travelling is all about. One person may be the explorer type and wants to discover new things every single day of their life. Others may just want to unwind someplace and “get away from it all” at an …
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As our floatplane lifts away from Vancouver, the landscape changes. Gleaming high-rises fall away in favor of towering green pine trees that cover the mountains of Vancouver Island. Small towns dot the valleys, but it’s mostly trees, lakes, and more trees as we fly west towards a small bay north of Tofino. The float plane …
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Lonely Planet has just released a brand new city adventures eBook for family-friendly city trip inspiration. The 25 City Adventures for Families is a free eBook, now available for download from Lonely Planet Kids. Cities can be a challenge: expensive, chaotic and often cultural overload for small people. But they are also exciting, fascinating and above all, …
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Living in British Columbia is a blessing, especially for families with a penchant for outdoor adventure road trips. From top to bottom, our province is filled with mountains, hills, campgrounds, lakes and surf spots, begging to be explored. The only problem is access. Granted, challenging road trips are part of what makes these remote gems so special. …
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As spring approaches, thoughts begin to turn to summer road trip planning. A large part of travel prep involves choosing the attire wisely for the journey in order to travel in style on road trips. This might seem like a silly thing to concern yourself with, but remember that comfort and utility often change depending …
We did it. We survived a road trip with older kids. Three weeks, 6,000 km (3,800 miles), 5 American States, 2 Canadian Provinces, and one 1991 VW Westfalia Vanagon. Without air conditioning. With two teenaged boys. We’ve done quite a few epic road trips with our boys since they were toddlers. Like Cannes to Paris, France, …
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I’m Claudia, an adventurous mom who loves to explore the world and travel with my family. This site shares modern-mom-tested family travel sanity tips, destination advice, and inspiration to stay ever curious and create lifelong travel memories.
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