Are you sick of being cooped up at home? Why don’t you try being a tourist in your home town. Too often we spend spring break or summer visiting other places, but never really get to know our own home town where we live. Touring your home town can be fun, educational and inexpensive during …
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When you are looking for a great campground to bring your family to, don’t you want to find one with lots of amenities and things to do? If you are looking for an awesome place to camp and be close to amazing mountain biking, fishing, water-sports, hiking and even zip-lining, then this ultimate guide will …
I’m sure you have noticed that it seems like you forget at least one or two things when you go on vacation. This is usually the case for most people, especially if they have children. Kids tend to raise their parents’ stress levels in the weeks prior to a big vacation, which can cause them …
One of the things all parents have to learn is how to travel with their children. While traveling with kids isn’t always the top choice by parents, sometimes it’s unavoidable. Even worse, it’s not something that can be learned quickly. It may take several trips to master. Even seasoned travelers have unexpected issues arise when …
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Do you ever feel like asking your relatives or friends to not give your kids anymore “things”? No more toys to get broken in a month, no more books to scatter all over the house, no more STUFF. You are not alone in feeling like that! With this list of gift ideas that are all …
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Travel looks very different in 2020/21 depending on where you’re from and where you’re going. Please, be sure to check local, state/provincial and federal restrictions and be willing to adhere to any and all safety regulations before planning a trip to any of the places you may read about on this site. Are you looking …
This is a repost from a few years back. Last week my family and some friends went on a weekend camping adventure (Sorry, not going to tell you where we camped cause it is top secret!) and while we were there, we decided to check out a Ghost town! Honestly, it wasn’t as spooky as …
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Davis Creek Provincial Park Campground is located on the north-western shores of Kootenay Lake, nestled between the Selkirk and Purcell Mountain ranges. It offers incredible lake and mountain views and lovely flat, clean campsites. We were very lucky to enjoy a beautiful, hot sunny 3 days camping at Davis Creek smack dab in the middle …
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Things to Do While Camping If you think that camping is just sitting around the campfire and eating hot dogs and roasting marshmallow…well, those are some of the best things, but certainly not all there is to camping. And what do you do when you’re camping and it rains? Just as you need to plan …
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Did you know that there are significant health benefits of camping? Either with your family, or even by yourself, these boosts to your health cannot be understated. If you are considering going camping for the first time, chances are that you are consumed with where to go, what to bring, and any and every emergency …