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Continue reading →: 2023: A Year in ReviewWe’re halfway through the year, and I’m finally dedicating time to write this post because 2023 is a year I don’t want to forget! This was the year I learned to take things slowly and savor every moment without rushing through the experience. I didn’t chase the weekends—I enjoyed each…
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Continue reading →: Things to pack when traveling with baby (6 months – 1 year)I’m basically putting this list together for myself to reference for our next trip 😂 but travelling with a baby can make it feel like you need to bring your entire house with you, but I have always tried to travel as lightly as possible. For most of our trips,…
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Continue reading →: Banff & Lake Louise With a Baby: What Worked for Our FamilyTraveling has changed for us since welcoming our newest family member, Pierce, in May 2023! Since then, he’s been a part of all our adventures—whether it was an anniversary staycation at The Pearle in Burlington, trips to the cottage, or visits to the U.S. We decided it was time to…
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Continue reading →: Exploring the Best of Portugal: From Porto to LisbonWhen I was six months pregnant, my husband and I decided to sneak in one last adventure before our baby boy arrived. As you know, we’re definitely not all-inclusive or sunshine and beach type travelers, so as relaxing as lying on the beach and reading a book sounded, we knew…
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Continue reading →: 2022: A Year in ReviewIt just doesn’t feel right to do a blog post in 2023 if I don’t do a 2022 year in review. But the saddest part about 2022 is that my phone did an auto reset and I lost allllllllllllll my photos :'(. ‘Did you back up your photos?’….no…..I didn’t trust…
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Continue reading →: Virgin Voyages’ Fire and Sunset Soirées Cruise Review: Exploring Key West and Bimini on the Scarlet LadyBack in January of 2022, we signed up for Virgin Voyages’ Mediterranean cruise on the Resilient Lady to Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. However, by June we received an email that they had to delay their inaugural sailing so we had to pivot our travel plans. At first we thought…
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Continue reading →: Exploring the Best of the Canadian West Coast: 4 Days of Adventures from Vancouver to VictoriaIt was so nice to be on the plane again after being grounded in Toronto for the past 3 years. Our good friends Liz and Ken planned a beautiful wedding in Victoria, BC this year and we made sure to make the most of the trip. Being 3 years older,…
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Continue reading →: 2021: A Year in ReviewFor a split second I considered not doing A Year in Review post for 2021 but I’ve done this since 2016! And I do enjoy reading through them to remind myself of the great things that happened each year. 2021 started off as an exciting year with a lot of…
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Continue reading →: Things to do (and eat) in Toronto this weekendLast year we had such an amazing time doing a Toronto food crawl for our birthdays that we decided to do it for our 4 year wedding anniversary too! The Plan Things to do, places to eat The day started off with brunch at White Lily and then we walked…
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Continue reading →: Our Favourite Places to Eat in Scarborough, OntarioWith travel restrictions in place during the first half of the year, we spent a lot of time trying take out from different restaurants in Scarborough, ON. And with the Toronto Food Crawl blog post performing well, I thought I’d share some of our favourite local restaurants here, most (if…
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