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Posted on: December 2, 2016
From snow shovel racing to fatbiking, here are 5 wacky winter sports and activities to discover on your next family vacation! 1. Tubing Kids could spend all day tubing if you let them, and so most ski resorts now offer a tubing hill for kids. At Vail ski resort in Colorado USA,
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Posted on: November 25, 2016
Do you remember the youth hostels of your backpacking days? The accommodation was basic. And the rules? Bring your own bedsheets, wear flip-flops in the shower – and have fun! Now that you’re all grown up and can actually afford a decent hotel, you may not have considered booking into a
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Posted on: October 31, 2016
The online hotel booking giant, Booking.com, recently surveyed over 20 thousand travellers worldwide between the age of 5 and 15 years old, to discover what kids really want on their family vacation. Top of the list? Waterslides, Wi-Fi – and staying up late! What Kids Really Want on Vacation
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Posted on: September 9, 2016
With so many stunning beaches on Prince Edward Island, it’s easy to forget that PEI also has one of Canada’s most historic, picturesque, and easily walkable cities. Our family made Charlottetown, PEI part of our itinerary on a summer road trip from Halifax to Quebec’s Magdalen Islands, and we’re so glad we did! Here
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Posted on: August 31, 2016
The thing I miss most about my backpacking days is this: waking up in a youth hostel, taking a dog-eared travel guide out of my backpack, and heading to a local café to read plan the rest of my day, or to map out my travels to the next destination.
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Posted on: August 8, 2016
Some of us like cars that talk, sing and do the parking for us, whereas others like to travel low-tech, relying on driver’s judgement and old-school family fun. What type of road-tripping family are you? Take this quiz to find out! 1. Entertainment: Gone are the days of playing Monopoly
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Posted on: August 3, 2016
Would you sleep in a water droplet, a hanging cocoon, a cube or a tiny house on wheels? Parks Canada is experimenting with some funky new ready-to-camp structures, and they want you to test them out! At selected campgrounds across Canada, campers can try out these cool, new camping experiences at
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Posted on: July 22, 2016
It has been 30 years since the last train rolled past Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. Since then, the old station, once scheduled for demolition, has been transformed into one of Canada’s most unique hotels, The Train Station Inn, where cabooses and boxcars make comfortable, unique accommodation, and a sophisticated dining car offers lunch
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Posted on: July 6, 2016
24 hours before our scheduled Resort Glamping Trip with East Coast Glamping at The Atlantica Oak Island in Mahone Bay, I get a call from the owner of East Coast Glamping, Cyndi Sweeney. “The weather’s going to be rough” she says, “there’s a lot of wind going to be coming
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Posted on: June 17, 2016
If you have never been to a Royal International Tattoo, make plans to see one of the largest, longest-running and exciting shows in history. You can visit the original Tattoo on the grounds of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, or enjoy a breathtaking indoor show in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The word
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