News & Reviews
The “Other” Canadian Badlands – Discovering the Fossil Safari Tour at Dinosaur Provincial Park
August 2018 What do you picture when I say “Badlands”? Is it hot, dry summers, rocks and dinosaur fossils, and maybe Drumheller and the Royal Tyrrell Museum? Well, keep going south along the Red Deer River Valley and you’ll come to the other Canadian Badlands, just north of Brooks, Alberta.
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More Than Just a Maze: Our Visit to the Calgary Farmyard (Formerly Calgary Corn Maze)
August 2018 On the holiday Monday of August long weekend, in the middle of the busy summer of 2018 (aren’t they all?!), we decided it was the perfect time to head to the Calgary Farmyard (Formerly Calgary Corn Maze and Fun Farm). We’d been planning on checking it out, as we
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Discover an Adventure with Mystery Town Tours
July 2018 Is it a scavenger hunt? Is it an outdoor escape room? Is it a puzzle? Whatever it is, it’s the best way to reignite your interest in being a tourist in your own town! Mystery Town Tours turns an ordinary city into a challenging puzzle you can solve.
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Snowshoe, Mountaintop Yoga & Spa | Where to Find Bliss in Banff National Park
January 2018 During the holidays my sister-in-law Jen, and I sprawled on the couch and commiserated how baked we felt after the craziness of the season. Always up for an excuse to run away to the spa we conspired to have a girls’ weekend in Banff National Park. No husbands
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Let Them Actually Climb the Walls With a Breathe Parkour Birthday Party
December 2017 I have a confession to make. I dread birthday parties. The decorating, the food, the happy little faces looking to me to see what amazing activities I have planned . . . I could definitely live without it. But the problem is this: I have 3 kids, and
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Hanging Out With the Lemurs
August 2017 The Calgary Zoo is a must-do attraction for our family, and even more so when there is a brand-new exhibit! So when friends came to visit us in Calgary this summer, it was obvious that a visit to the zoo and the Land of Lemurs was in order.
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Granary Road Active Learning Park is Fun for Kids and Parents!
Only a short drive from south Calgary, through picturesque, rolling hills, is Granary Road: a brand new family attraction that has something for everyone. With a large public market, a bakery, restaurant, and lounge, and an active learning park that encompasses 37 acres, families can make the short drive and enjoy this dining and entertainment
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Get Your Coffee (and Kitty) Fix at the Regal Cat Café
June 2017 What do you get when you combine kitties with a coffee shop? At Regal Cat Café of course! Cat Café’s started in Japan and the trend has spread around the world. The Regal Cat Café invites everyone to come on down for coffee and treats – served with a generous
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Here’s A Sneak Peek At Confederation Park’s New Playground!
April 2017 The City of Calgary’s park development and improvement plan wants to improve Calgary’s Parks and Recreation areas and has been undertaking various projects across the city, including Nose Hill Park and Bowness Park. Confederation Park is also part of this improvement plan. As one of the of the
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Calgary Playground Hit List For Spring!
March 2017 More snow and cold?! Why, oh, why? Calgary in March is a catch all of any kind of weather you can think of. Right now we are on the losing end of that grab bag. While we all struggle to invent creative stuff to entertain the children in
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