I’d been to the Windy City six years ago. But fast forward to this spring as I was adding to our family travel bucket list and started drawing up our ideal Chicago with kids itinerary, and HOLY HECK — the list was long. Between best-in-class museums and fun kids’ restaurants to plays in Chicago that…
Best places to stay in Toronto: The Anndore House review
When I decided to get a cosmetic procedure I hadn’t had before (more on that in a few weeks), I wanted a comfortable boutique hotel in Toronto to convalesce. I’d heard from a close friend that one of the best places to stay in Toronto is The Anndore House; because, apparently, what was once a…
Child travel consent form: consent letter for children travelling with one parent
Whether you’re in a loving, committed marriage or dealing with the fallout of a separation or divorce and a resulting custody battle, if you want to take your child(ren) on a trip outside of Canada without your kid’s other parent, you are strongly advised to take a child travel consent form — essentially, it’s a formal…
Mont-Tremblant in the summer
(This Mont-Tremblant in the summer post was updated Feb. 2, 2022; but you will also find an additional, comprehensive guide for all of your Mont-Tremblant summer activities planning here.) If it wasn’t enough that we fell in love with Tremblant this past winter, we’ve now experienced Mont-Tremblant in the summer and are more smitten than…
Falls Avenue Resort, Niagara Falls
I’ve been going to Niagara Falls for just about as long as I’ve been alive. And when you only live a couple of hours away, it’s a pretty blessed thing to be able to do so. Because The Falls are truly breathtaking. You kind of forget when it’s in your backyard how impressive it is…
Experience the joy of Quito: #FamTimeQuito Twitter party!
Here’s what I knew about Quito before today: zilch. But when I started reading about the activities, art, food, history — and seeing photos of the most breathtaking panoramic views — not only do I know a whole lot more, but I’m itching to go and explore everything the city has to offer. Like, now. Let’s start with…
#NikonMOMents, Part V: The Philippines (sponsored post)
My children are four and six years old. And, until last month, my husband and I had never been on vacation together. Alone. I’d been away without kids. Big B had been away without kids. But we’d never left at the same time. Over the years, we’ve had to turn down a lot of lovely invitations…
#ThrowbackThursday: Palawan’s Underground River, The Philippines
It’s a little depressing looking at vacation photos, right? And so it is when I look back on our South East Asian adventure captured on my Instagram feed. But being able to experience one of the new seven Wonders of the World brings my total “Wonder” count to six. Depending on whose list you use,…
Restaurant review: The Verandah at The Peninsula hotel
Whenever I go away without my kids, I try to eat at really nice restaurants. Because then I get to actually taste and savour my food. (And I think I’ve mentioned before just how much I love food.) So when Big B and I recently visited Hong Kong, we had our concierge at The Mira…
Hotel review: The Mira Hong Kong
When I lived in Asia back in 2000-2001, I did my share of travelling in the region. But all these years later, I still regretted never making it to Hong Kong. I’d been to mainland China, but never the unique city that was under British rule until just a few years ago. Still very British…