Category Archives: Travel
Awesome autumn daytrip
Pssst! Got kids? Then you won’t want to miss out on this awesome autumn roadtrip. It’s an easy daytrip — or an overnighter, if you please – so pack up some roadtrip snacks and get the kids ready! Pick up a copy of … Continue reading
Filed under Activities, Family, Family, Living, Ottawa Fun, Travel
Letter from South Korea: Part 2
In my first “Letter from South Korea,” we covered off the basics of who, what, when and why Meaghan Harrison chose to leave Canada and teach English overseas. Now, in Part 2, we can learn a bit more about this … Continue reading
Letter from South Korea: Part 1
How does a recent graduate stay hopeful? The unemployment rate for youth climbed to 14.9 per cent in May, says Stats Can. One in five young adults have moved in with a friend or relative, says Maclean’s. Most are suffering … Continue reading
Filed under Adventure, Family, Guest Posts, Headlines, Learning, Living, Media, Observations, Tales, Travel
Travel with Baby
There is many a parent I know who choses not to travel when their child is a baby. I completely respect this decision. But this post is for those who would like to continue travelling, even after baby, and might be … Continue reading
Robson Rambling: A Recap
My “baby” brother Adam (he’s 26) saved me from some expensive life insurance after I posted “His Next Great Adventure.” The four of them were not, in fact, climbing Mount Robson, but instead were hiking Berg Lake Trail. They are all … Continue reading
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His next great adventure
People who meet us now, after 12 years of marriage, invariably like to say, “Opposites attract!” But it wasn’t always this way. When we first met, we both shared a love of nature. Not a love from afar, a love … Continue reading
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Staycation? Um, no thanks.
I keep hearing about the popularity of the “staycation.” The idea is that because of tightened family budgets, we’re choosing to stay home instead of travel on our vacation time. I don’t know about you, but if I have to … Continue reading
Filed under Activities, Budget, Family, Family, Living, Ottawa Fun, Travel
Solo vacation, anyone?
I have a girlfriend who takes an annual vacation by herself. Nothing fancy … she just picks a nearby city and books herself into a hotel room. Sometimes she meanders about the local sights and sometimes she just hangs out in her … Continue reading
Filed under Internet Love, Living, Observations, Travel
Errands from the Desktop
I love the internet. Like, REALLY love it. It is such an amazing invention that you no longer even need to leave the house for pesky errands. You know what I mean … you’ve had a jam-packed week, the weekend arrives, and … Continue reading
Filed under Internet Love, Living, Media, Saving Time, Shopping, Travel
