Arriving in Jasper National Park, Alberta after a fantastic 22 hour ride on Via Rail’s “The Canadian” was a welcome breath of fresh air-literally! The sight of the Canadian Rocky Mountains was so breathtaking that words can barely describe their “awesomeness,” and the air was so fresh it almost felt like I was breathing in [...]
What a week! If you have been following me on Facebook or Twitter, then you know that Natalie and I got married on Saturday in Toronto. Yes, that’s where she’s from. I’d always wanted a destination wedding but I always imagined it would be in Australia, Fiji or Italy but I have to tell you, [...]
This time of year, as the weather begins to cool and people bring their winter clothes out of storage, the full glory of nature is on display. A quintessential autumn event, the changing color of the leaves brings thousands out into the wilderness to pay witness to the beautiful reds, oranges, and yellows of deciduous [...]
The best thing you can do while planning a Whistler visit is to give yourself plenty of time there. We barely scratched the surface on summer family activities in the area — which made for tough decision making. The choices of fun seem endless: biking, hiking, ziplining, eating, art, shopping, swimming, culture, music and much more. [...]
A Variety of Food Choices and Prices There are many choices of restaurants in Whistler, you can get anything from Dairy Queen to sushi. The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Center Café is an ideal place to start off an afternoon. Leave your fear of carbs behind: both my little girl and I fell in love with [...]
Trip: LGA-YYZ Airline: WestJet Aircraft: 737-600 Scheduled Departure Time: 12pm Push Back from Gate: 12:05pm Actual Departure Time: 12:50pm Actual Arrival Time: 1:59pm Announced Flight time: 1:02 Miles: 335 Seat: 12C Cost: $211.30 SPG AMEX Paid U.S. Open to Toronto I was in New York attending the U.S. Open as one of SPG American Express’ [...]
Luxurious Accommodation with a Family Fun Park The Fairmont Chateau Whistler is ideally located at the base of Blackcomb Mountain and within short walking distance to the retail and restaurant filled Whistler Village. It is a reflection of the “something for everyone” feel of Whistler itself and even has the Blackcomb Family Adventure Zone off [...]
The Rocky Mountaineer Train One of the big highlights of our trip was our travels on The Rocky Mountaineer train, which recently introduced its glass domed car for its Whistler Sea to Sky Climb route from Vancouver to Whistler. The biggest regret I had taking my 7-year-old on this trip was that her three older siblings weren’t with us [...]
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