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16.07.17

Driving with Kiddo: 6 tips for tear-free, toddler-friendly road trips

Travel

As I drove north on the Icefields Parkway, the western spine of Canada (aka the Rocky Mountains), the road trip was a blur. I was racing against time: trying to get to my destination before my then five-month-old woke up hungry and angry after being in a car for WAY TOO LONG on this seemingly…

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01.07.16

Oh Canada – 149 Reasons to love The Truth North, Strong and Free

Travel

Happy Canada day from the land of maple syrup, Bieber and beavers. To celebrate our Country’s 149th Canada I wanted to  share 149 things to love about travel, food and culture from Canada. If you live here, cheers! If you’re coming to visit, here’s 149 reasons you should. 1. Space to roam. We have big…

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27.11.15

Get Outta Town: 5 small town Alberta shopping road trips

Living -tbd

Do you ever get the urge to drive straight out of town until the mega malls disappear in your rearview and the traffic thins out? I do. Lately I’ve been poking around in the suburbs and small towns near Edmonton for my shopping fix, which has lead to some pretty fruitful mini-road trips. These half day…

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28.10.15

20 + Reasons Why you Should Visit Edmonton

Travel

You always remember your first time. Your first time visiting Edmonton, that is. I was 14 and a third stringer on the senior girls’ basketball team during my first senior’s tourney. I remember the huge blue skies, biting cold and the world’s biggest mall. We came in third at the tournament, rode the Galaxyland roller…

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29.08.15

Weekend Anthology ~~ 29*August*2015

Living -tbd

F*#king awesome jobber Amber Haase turned me on to spritzers a few years back and I’m all over these. Speaking of booze, have you read Roads & Kingdom’s happy hour feature: It’s 5 o’clock somewhere? Did you know when pigs leave a stress-free, happy life their tales are curly? We learned this at Alberta Open…

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