For our 11 day road trip, we decided to rent a 2 seater Wicked Camper.

Bear in mind this is one of the cheaper options and one which was in our budget.  The 11 day rental including double the km allowance, full comprehensive Insurance and taxes cost $1650.  On top of this fuel for our 2500 km trip co...

Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.  It is said you can go sailing in the morning and skiing in the afternoon.  It is a young city with most of the development growing in the last 30 years.  Saying this though, the area of Gastown has some great stories of how it was founded....

Vancouver prides itself on being a very outdoors lifestyle city of the world.  A popular activity for locals to do is one of the many hikes in the surrounding mountains.  With most of these only 45 minutes on public transport from downtown Vancouver, even if you are visiting, you can take a walk thr...

Are you based in Vancouver over the summer and want to check out the nearby town of Whistler?   It is one of the most famous ski resorts in the world is located 2 hours by car from Vancouver.  Whistler is known as the mini Australia, with nearly all the seasonal workers hailing from the land down un...

When I first heard about the Capilano Suspension Bridge, I thought to myself ‘ Well I’m in Vancouver I may as well do the Cap Bridge which is publicised everywhere’  I wasn’t expecting much from the visit.  I had been living in Vancouver for 8 months and thought it was time to check out the famous b...

Toronto is a city of 3 million and is one of the most diverse and multicultural cities around.  Located on Lake Ontario, Toronto is a fun city to visit.  The city comes to life in the summer months (May-September) with loads of events and festivals going on.  To find out what to do in Toronto, read...

Summer is approaching and spring is in the air!  The squirrels are beginning to show and the bears have come out of their hibernation.  You have decided to text a  special person and need ideas to impress them?  There are plenty of great date places in and around Vancouver.

Mink’s Fon...

It was time for some fun and adventure.  So much so, we decided to tackle the snow by a snowmobile.  With plenty of companies to choose from, we settled on Arctic Range Adventures.  There are two options to choose from, the full day and the half day.  We decided the half day at 1pm was a good c...

Whitehorse is the perfect getaway to experience winter activities in Canada.  The town is big enough to allow easy access, accommodation options for all budgets and exciting activities to keep you busy.  It is capital of the Yukon Territory and the gateway to the Yukon.  Around 27,000 people call it...

Whitehorse is a town of roughly 27,000 people and is the capital of the Yukon Territory.  You will find the downtown area has all the modern facilities and a range of hotels to choose from.  There doesn’t seem to be any large hotel chains, which is a good thing as the money stays in the local commu...