Amazon announced that Prime Day 2023 will be on July 11 and 12. Historically, Amazon Prime Day has been somewhat unpredictable, with its occurrence shifting between summer and fall, and occasionally even happening unofficially twice within a year. But for 2023, this much-anticipated shopping event is taking place on July 11th and 12th. Amazon’s highly anticipated Prime... Read More ..read more

Almonte, self-labeled the “Friendly Town” and the home of the founding founder of basketball, James Naismith. This little town just thirty minutes from Ottawa in Lanark County has streets of winding heritage buildings perched on the rushing rapids of a grand waterfall. 9 bucket list things to do in Almonte Stroll on the Riverwalk Riverwalk, a... Read More ..read more

Exploring the world’s longest roads…amazing road trips for all. Let’s explore the Longest Roads in the World. #roadtrip #familytravel #panamericanhighway #transcanadahighway #usroute20 #australia #canada #russia #southamerica Taking the (really) long way home I must confess, I love road trip culture. Singing old songs, seeing weird out-of-the-way places, learning about local culture, and participating in unique... Read More ..read more

The Ford government recently cracked down on COVID policies and sent the province into Stay-At-Home. Only last week he announced we were locked down and that would be enough for now. So what can and can’t we do for the next 28 days. The last 13 months have been a whirlwind of lockdowns, stay-at-home orders... Read More ..read more

The Ford government recently cracked down on COVID policies and sent the province into Stay-At-Home. Only last week he announced we were locked down and that would be enough for now. So what can and can’t we do for the next 28 days. The last 13 months have been a whirlwind of lockdowns, stay at... Read More ..read more

The rolling lockdowns throughout Ontario, and neighboring Quebec, means we can’t count on anything to remain open and occupy our time. The latest news, province wide lockdown starting Dec 26 – Jan 28, has officially closed the local museums and light drive-thru events. Here we present the handful of activities that have remained in Ottawa... Read More ..read more

Upper Canada Village is a heritage park near Morrisburg, Ontario, which depicts a small Canadian village in the 1860’s. See traditional houses, farms, mills and much more. Don’t forget to join our Facebook group. We are all in this together. Prior to our most recent visit, the last time my family and I were at Upper Canada... Read More ..read more

ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen is one of the most modern zoos in Germany. We spent the day back in 2017 and have been comparing our zoo experiences to Zoom Erlebniswelt ever since. Follow me as we take a walk through the zoo!  The main entrance offers access to the three separate areas of the park. These are called... Read More ..read more

Just minutes from Parliament Hill, the Museum features world-class galleries: See iconic mammals, Canada’s original collection of dinosaur fossils; an enormous blue whale skeleton; and a new Arctic Gallery, which opened in July 2017. Housed in the Victoria Memorial Museum Building, but known to locals as “the castle,” this impressive limestone building (built in 1905,... Read More ..read more

We have two long-distance road trips planned for 2021 and we have a few things we need to do to make sure our vehicles are prepared for the journey. One gets to sit quietly in the driveway, but that also comes with preparations and expectations. While the other gets to make a cross country, and... Read More ..read more