Family Fun Canada

Chicago: Feels Like Home

Sabrina Pirillo Illinois, News & Reviews, USA October 15, 2018

It’s been quite a few years since I was in Chicago and yet it felt like just yesterday I was taking my photo in front of the Big Bean (actually called Cloud Gate by Sir Anish Kapoor and meant to reflect clouds). So much ...Read More

Ghostly Thrills Await at the Rose Hall Great House Tour

Andrea Miller Caribbean, Jamaica, News & Reviews October 12, 2018

Today, the grounds of the former Rose Hall plantation, a seaside stretch of land on the outskirts of Montego Bay, boasts world-class golf courses and five-star resorts. Yet if there is anywhere in Jamaica that’s still haunted by the ghosts of its past, it ...Read More

Non Stop Winter Festivals and Winter Joy in Montreal

Family Fun Canada Canada, News & Reviews, Quebec October 10, 2018

Winter doesn’t always arrive on our timetable; it comes unexpectedly, sets up shop and doesn’t leave for (sob) months. This year don’t take winter laying down! Embrace it in Montreal, a winter-city that doesn’t stop when the snow flies. Montrealers don’t hibernate; they take ...Read More

Escape From Real Life at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge

Jen Mallia Alberta, Canada, News & Reviews, Spas October 8, 2018

A visit to the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge might be the perfect escape from real life. Sitting in the dwindling sun, before the mosquito hordes hit full bore, my husband reaches across the bench for my hand. “Let’s move here.” Birds chirping in the ...Read More

Six Cool Ways to Explore Space Center Houston

Shelley Cameron-McCarron News & Reviews, Texas, USA October 5, 2018

Talk souvenirs from Houston, and my kids may get starry-eyed remembering the Neapolitan Astronaut Ice Cream Sandwich from Space Center Houston, an fantastic living museum home to over 400 things to see and do, including the fascinating NASA Tram Tour which gives a behind ...Read More

From The ‘Toon to the Capital: A Prairie Road Trip Through Saskatchewan

Sabrina Pirillo Canada, News & Reviews, Saskatchewan October 3, 2018

Take everything you think you know about Saskatchewan and then throw it right out the window. Did you know that the first season of Amazing Race Canada (2013) featured a pit stop at the RCMP Depot in Regina, where the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ...Read More

Kamloops Goes All In at Halloween with Annual Spookloops Festivities

Claudia Laroye British Columbia, Canada, News & Reviews October 1, 2018

My back was to the door, uncaring that it was filthy, covered in dust and grime. I gripped the arm of a complete stranger in terror and fright. Fortunately, she didn’t seem to mind as she appeared to be as scared as I was ...Read More

S is for Sesame Street at Beaches Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Andrea Miller Caribbean, Jamaica, News & Reviews September 28, 2018

Some people go for the weed, while others go for the jerk chicken, the beach, or the reggae. Those, I’m sure, are all excellent reasons for going to Jamaica, but one of my top reasons is the Cookie Monster. After all, as a mom, ...Read More

Rodeo Fan? 3 Ways to Get Excited for the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Central Alberta

Family Fun Canada Alberta, Canada, News & Reviews September 26, 2018

The Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) heads to Red Deer from October 30 to November 4, 2018. For six days, Westerner Park will play host as the best Canadian rodeo competitors square up for one final showdown: the chance to be crowned national champions. Yee-haw! ...Read More

East Coast Road Trip: Four days in Mid Coast Maine

Caroline Faucher Maine, News & Reviews, USA September 24, 2018

Maine is famous for two things: picturesque seaside and an abundance of lobsters. It’s also a vacation hotspot for those living in Eastern Canada. Being only a short drive from Montreal and Quebec, it’s a particularly easy road trip for families looking to take ...Read More