Beaches Turks and Caicos – Italian Village Family Suites
Right on beautiful Grace Bay in Providenciales is Beaches Turks and Caicos, a 614-room resort separated into 4 different villages: the Caribbean, French, Key West and the Italian Village. Each one is...
View ArticleKids Guide to Beaches Resorts Turks and Caicos
Truth: we aren’t strangers {not even ‘just friends’} to all-inclusive resorts. They are our go-to when it comes to hot-spot travel. Now don’t get me wrong, I love to get off the resort in each and...
View ArticleLos Angeles Love
It may look like a concrete jungle from above {good comparison from someone who lives in Alberta}, yet within lies a whole lotta everything. I’m currently in Los Angeles for meetings and I just have...
View ArticleReading Road Trip in Turks and Caicos
Last November when my husband and I went to Sandals Negril, the one Island Routes trip we desperately wanted to take, was the Reading Road Trip by the Sandals Foundation. Unfortunately, we just missed...
View ArticleHyatt Place Los Angeles – LAX El Segundo
Earlier this month I stayed at the Hyatt Place Los Angeles while in the city on business. Located 2 miles from the LAX airport, the Hyatt Place Los Angeles is the ideal hotel for layovers, those on...
View ArticleThe Lake Life
This past weekend the kids and I {along with a friend and her kids}, took a double family road trip to Pine Lake, Alberta. We stayed at Parkbridge Leisure Club, a place that truly perfected the art of...
View ArticlePlanning a Summer Road Trip? Be Sure to Pack This!
From long vacations abroad to day trips close to home, there’s certain items that I make sure to pack. Yet I want to discuss one particular item that you shouldn’t leave home without, ever. Gravol.If...
View ArticleAround the World at The Calgary Zoo
I’m fortunate that the City of Calgary is just a quick drive from where I live. It’s a city that we visit often – to take in attractions, do some fantastic shopping yet usually our stay is a wonderful...
View ArticleOff the Grid
This last weekend we spent some time off the grid. We attended a wedding in British Columbia set at a gorgeous mountain resort, so it was a fine excuse to do some exploring in the area that we had been...
View ArticleUnwind and Unplug at Nipika Mountain Resort
In the breathtaking British Columbia Rockies, there is a mountain resort called Nipika, nestled in a valley just outside Kootenay National Park. Just a 20 minute drive from Invermere, Nipika Mountain...
View ArticleExpedia.ca has a new Travel Writer!
It’s a fact that travel has been a true passion of mine for many years. The spark started on my very first trip ever, a school exchange to Europe in High School. This excursion to France and Germany...
View ArticleBook a Hotel & Pay Later with Expedia.ca
Other than our first couple of trips when we needed an agent to hold our hand, we’ve since booked all our hotels and vacations online, ourselves. There’s a lot to be said about sitting at home all...
View ArticleSaving Money on Holiday Airfare
Holiday airfare is not only expensive, it sometimes can be impossible to book if you wait too long or need to change your plans. Saving money on holiday airfare also happens to be something that a lot...
View Article4 Tips for Cruising with a Large Family
So, your family doesn’t fit the typical two adult, two child model {mine sure doesn’t!} Does this mean cruising is out of the question? Ten years ago the answer might have been yes. Not only were...
View ArticleLos Angeles Love
It may look like a concrete jungle from above {good comparison from someone who lives in Alberta}, yet within lies a whole lotta everything. I’m currently in Los Angeles for meetings and I just have...
View ArticleWIN 1 of 3 Disney Parks Vacations from Expedia.ca
This March break, many Canadian families from coast-to-coast will be travelling to sunnier setting to escape the last of the winter chill. As Canada’s leading full-service online travel provider,...
View ArticleTop Five Tips for Family Travel
I was bitten by the travel bug while on my first ever {big} vacation – to Europe. This started an intense passion like no other, and since then have had passports full of stamps from all over the...
View ArticleThings to See and Do in Louisville Kentucky
We recently visited Louisville Kentucky for the first time, a trip planned for a cheerleading competition for my oldest daughter. I have to admit that when I first learned about the trip, many months...
View ArticleMonth In Photos: May 2015
May 2015 was a month of ‘Mexico’. Technically we were only there for a week, but looking at the photos I took over the course of May – Mexico was the biggest highlight for sure. So, when putting...
View ArticleExploring the San Antonio River Walk
Before going to any destination for the first time, I make a short-list of things I’d like to do and attractions I need to see. Usually when away on a press/business trip, there isn’t ample time to...
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