Vancouver was one of those love-at-first-sight cities for me. As soon as we drove in, I was wowed by the mountain views and how the skyscrapers seem to grow from among the forest. Add to that the coastline, forested islands and beautiful beaches, and I can see why so many people want to move there. … Read more
I’d been dreaming of Tofino for more than ten years, ever since some surfer friends we met in Mexico told us about it. And now I’ve been, I think I’ll be dreaming about it forevermore. It was a huge part of why we did our whole Canada road trip. Even the drive there feels special. … Read more
Before planning our Canada road trip, I had no idea getting a campsite in the Canadian Rockies is as competitive as getting Glastonbury tickets. At one point, I had five devices open and my place in the queue ranged from 500 to 30,000 on each one! This isn’t something that’s easy to do on a … Read more
Banff National Park is one of Canada’s most famous landscapes, stretching across the Canadian Rockies in Alberta. It’s a place of towering mountains, turquoise lakes, waterfalls, hot springs and vast forests, all centred around the lively mountain town of Banff. It’s one of the headline stops on almost every Canadian Rockies road trip. Banff town … Read more
Canada was on our family travel wish list for years, and this three-week Canada road trip lived up to every hope we had for it. Starting in Calgary we travelled through the Canadian Rockies and across British Columbia, finishing on the west coast in Vancouver. Along the way, we camped in national parks, ziplined through … Read more