• The Best Restaurants in Canmore, Alberta, Canada
    January 20, 2017
    Here’s a quick rundown of the best restaurants in Canmore that we enjoyed with family and friends. On our summer vacation to the Canadian Rockies, we “discovered” Canmore, a welcoming, down-to-earth mountain town just a few miles east of Banff National Park. To be more honest than necessary, we only ended up staying in Canmore because...
  • The Best Banff Hikes: Sunshine Village
    January 6, 2017
    Planning a trip to the Canadian Rockies? Follow along for stories from our best Banff hikes. Today, Sunshine Village.Hello, sunshineYou guys. THIS PLACE. When we visited the Canadian Rockies in August, our friends from Calgary brought us to Sunshine Village for a hike and picnic lunch. They downplayed it so much in the few days before we...
  • Glendalough, Ireland and Wicklow Mountains National Park
    October 26, 2016
    Gorgeous GlendaloughLast week Cope and I spent a few days in Ireland sans kids (thanks, Mom!) to celebrate our 15th anniversary. We’d been to Dublin as a foursome a few years ago when we were still living in London, but on that trip we didn’t have a chance to explore the gorgeous Irish countryside. This time we...
  • Johnston Canyon + the Ink Pots: Hiking in Banff National Park
    August 27, 2016
    Hiking Canada's national parksWelcome to the first post in what promises to be a truly picturesque series on hiking the national parks of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Today we’ll be showing off Johnston Canyon and The Ink Pots in Banff National Park. Our family discovered right here that we’ve reached a stage where we all...
  • A Few Notes + Where to Eat in Calgary
    August 20, 2016
    Hello hello! Here’s a quick round-up of our favorite Calgary spots to kick off coverage of our travels to Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. We went to Calgary primarily to visit friends but were delighted by our adventures there. Given that our hosts are epic chefs, we didn’t eat out a ton. Yet somehow over the course...