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Posted on: September 5, 2014
I love Theme Parks. They are like a favorite kitschy, big-haired, loud relative that everyone loves because they’re so entertaining. Theme Parks exist to give us all a good time (and yes of course, to make a good buck while they’re at it) and they do it very well. So
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Posted on: July 30, 2014
“Wouldn’t it be cool if we got our flights mixed up and ended up in Miami like Home Alone?” asked my daughter as we sat in the airport departure lounge on a warm June day. Summer vacation started early for us when weeks of rotating teacher strikes led to an
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Posted on: July 18, 2014
Technology is supposed to make our life easier right? We have the sum knowledge of the world at our fingertips through a smartphone and with this magical device we can figure out how to change a tire, make a soufflé, or soothe a crying child by letting them watch cat
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Posted on: July 7, 2014
What do you do when rotating strikes in an ongoing labour dispute disrupt your kids’ school days? We seized it as an opportunity for some family time and when our rotating strike day fell on a Friday we made it a long weekend trip to Vancouver Island! Easily accessible by
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Posted on: July 4, 2014
When I looked at the damage from my last vacation, I was surprised to see that our meals cost more than our airfare. Yikes! So before our next adventure, I’m bringing back some tried and true ways to save money while eating out. Cook for yourself While not much of
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Posted on: June 6, 2014
What do dads want for Father’s Day? In an informal survey of real life dads, the overwhelming answer was sex. Although to be fair some said cake/pie and sex. Suffice it to say desserts of all sorts are appreciated by dads everywhere. But what can the KIDS get the dads?
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Posted on: May 8, 2014
With blazing sunshine warming us, deep blue ocean waters welcoming us and lush green forests enveloping us, our recent adventure on the Sunshine Coast left us wanting much more! Fortunately there are an unending number of choices in accommodations for all tastes and budgets including some of the most extraordinary
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Posted on: April 21, 2014
Where do you go when you have a long weekend & willing babysitters? Some might say “Vegas Baby”, but having done that last year we wanted a more active adventure without having to cross international borders. So we packed the scuba gear in the back of the truck and headed
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Posted on: April 7, 2014
One of the most challenging parts of planning a family vacation is find the best accommodations for your needs. While review sites can be helpful, I frequently disregard the more extreme reviews at either end of the spectrum (both positive and negative) as completely skewed and base my decision on
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Posted on: April 4, 2014
Growing up with brothers, I never really understood the concept of sisterhood. It seemed to me that my friends with sisters were always fighting, competing and annoying each other, so I never felt that I was missing out on anything. And then I had children. The women I needed after
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