This contest is now closed, but you can put “Smuggler” in the search bar to read more about winter and summer fun at Smugglers’ Notch Resort! Canadians get 25% off any stay & play package in any season to help offset our terrible exchange rate; call 1-855-318-7103 to book (you can’t get the discount online)….
6 summer family activities in Lake Placid
If waking up beside a crystal clear lake and spending your days filled with outdoor adventure sounds appealing, then Lake Placid in the Adirondacks is for you. Here are 6 summer family activities in Lake Placid that are guaranteed memory-makers. 6 summer family activities in Lake Placid: Raft the Ausable Chasm. Do a sunrise boat…
Aeroplan + Amazon Prime Day = 5x miles (sponsored post)
You don’t need to understand prime numbers to do the math on Aeroplan’s relationship with Amazon for Prime Day. If you’re an Aeroplan member, you’ll earn 5x — yes, FIVE TIMES! — the miles during Amazon’s Prime Day! If you’re not familiar with Prime Day, it’s when Amazon has special offers only for Prime members….
IBEROSTAR Paseo de Gracia (Barcelona) review
If you’ve been to Spain before but planning your first visit to Barcelona, throw out everything you think you know about Spanish life and be prepared for it to feel like a totally different country. Your hub definitely needs to be the IBEROSTAR Paseo de Gracia and this review will explain why. Thanks to IBEROSTAR, I…
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter foundation + other faves
When I wrote about my favourite beauty products last year, I featured Charlotte Tilbury pretty heavily. And that’s because I just can’t get enough of her makeup. This year, I’m completely obsessed with the Hollywood Flawless Filter foundation and a few other products that have been gifted to me. If you ever wondered what brand…
New York City Greenwich Village sweets tour
There are few better opportunities to make your mark as the coolest parent on the planet than allowing your kids to skip dinner in favour of a sweets tour of Greenwich Village. When we were in New York City, I really wanted to see the Friends apartment and designed an entire food tour around it….
The perfect family day out in Niagara-on-the-Lake
I’ve been coming to the Niagara region since I was a toddler. And while I can’t count the number of times I’ve watched the power of Niagara Falls come down across Table Rock and dump into the pool below, I’ve only visited Niagara-on-the-Lake once. Sans kids. But with its quaint downtown strip, historic buildings, thriving…
Holiday Inn Winnipeg Airport West review
Whenever we travel to a new destination, I usually search for a hotel close to public transportation. But as you’ll read here in my review of the Holiday Inn Winnipeg Airport West, that part doesn’t matter a bit. We simply needed a place to rest our heads during a recent visit to explore all of…
Budgeting for a master ensuite remodel
When you’re building a house from scratch but it’s not a custom home, a few changes are permitted here and there but big-box builders simply aren’t equipped for total personalization. We were adamant about having a family-sized shower in our master bathroom and invested in that instead of upgrading anything else in the ensuite. For…
Quartz or granite for a bathroom vanity countertop?
When we embarked on our master ensuite renovation, the first thing on the list was a new countertop for the vanity. We upgraded a lot of things when we built our house eight years ago, but the only countertops we splurged on at the time were in our kitchen. So the first question — quartz…