As you might have guessed, we’re all for exploring foreign lands and sights unseen…but don’t make a fool out of yourself while traveling! Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Exploring Canal du Midi, Southern France
I’ve just returned from a very different kind of vacation–exploring the Canal du Midi in southern France on a rented, liveaboard canal boat. I went with 2 friends from Toronto, and took my 8 year old son Benjamin. We spent 7 nights on the boat, traveling between Argens and Negra (south and west of Toulouse). It was a terrific experience, and I’d recommend it to couples and to families.
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Lost stuffed animal goes on airport adventures at TIA
SWOONING over this sweet travel story, courtesy of some nice folk at the Tampa International Airport (TIA)! 6-year-old Owen Lake was flying with his mother from Florida to Texas when he lost his stuffed tiger, who was appropriately named Hobbes after the beloved comic strip character. Though the airport was able to find Hobbes, Owen and his mother had already left for their trip to Texas…and when they returned back to TIA, they found out that Hobbes had been on quite the adventure. Continue reading
Baby Octopus Hatch Video
No, the title is not a drill: watch this video of BABY OCTOPUSES (octopi?) hatch IRL. It’s the closest thing to magic that you’re gonna get, folks. If your Monday has been a drag…prepare for your day to drastically improve! Continue reading
Currently Jealous: Banff, Canada
Now that winter and spring have melted away for sunnier days, it’s all too easy to start dreaming about greener grass, like when you weren’t camped out by your AC unit downing Otter Pops and iced anything. Allow me to present to you…Banff. Continue reading