Skirting the US Border to Vancouver

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Skirting the US Border to Vancouver, route from the Canadian Rockies to the Pacific Ocean

Travel from the Canadian Rockies to Vancouver or the other way around and spend time sightseeing while skirting the US border. A little less than 1000 kilometers lie between the Rockies and Vancouver on the west coast of Canada. Of course, the quickest way is to make it there is by hitting the highways and passing through the bigger cities. In doing so, however, you may just miss these charming places along the US border. Cranbrook Cranbrook is a little city at the foot of the Kootenay Mountains alongside the…

4-Day Itinerary around the Canadian Rockies

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4 Day Itinerary through the Canadian Rockies

Here’s what to do in Canada’s southern part of the Rockies over a 3-4 day period. Enjoy nature, culture, and adventure as you travel from the Alberta side through to British Columbia. 1) White Water Rafting Day one of your 4-day trip around the Canadian Rockies is all about water. With mountains comes snow, comes water, come creeks, rivers, waterfalls and thus watersports. Rafting, kayaking, and canoeing, or splashing and swimming, any of these activities. Depending on your time available, age and skill level there are a number of tours…

2 Culture Days in Georgia

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Culture modern and historical

Culture is the theme of our last two days on our Florida – Georgia road trip. We’ve hiked, seen marine life and traveled on an airboat through mangroves. Then we went back into architectural history, saw and tasted chocolate and learned about plantation and slave history. These last two days are about the culture of both city and state, plus modern culture. Historical culture of Savannah versus modern media and fizzy pop culture Sure, we have been traveling to do this 7th day of our road trip, and yes, it’s…

Details – How to organize your own Road Trip

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Details on how to organize your own road trip

Time to fill in the details and decide on daily activities when organizing your own road trip. Last week, we looked at the big-ticket items such as budget and how that relates to when you want to travel, and with how many people. So far, you booked your flights, and rental car (if applicable) and your first night away. Plus, you made sure to do this well in advance, depending on whether you travel with more than 4 people, and if your intended destination is very popular. Details now That’s…

Art Deco, Chocolate & the Task System in Florida

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It is a bit of a break in our itinerary, an extra day in Miami. Time to enjoy the weather, swimming in the pool and strolling through town. We’re staying in an apartment that rents out to tourists like us. The building comes with a pool and after we arrive from the Everglades, that’s where we rinse off. A number of restaurants, alongside the beach road we look out on, to choose from for dinner…Life is good. Florida Keys We had plans, great plans to drive to and partly through…

How to organize your own road trip

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Does it seem daunting to organize your own road trip? It really shouldn’t! Follow these steps and make it your perfect holiday. Going on a trip or vacation is exhilarating, the prospect of time off, new experiences, different weather and spending it either alone or with your family is the bomb. Well, for me it is. Booking it, however, often is tedious and rife with ifs, buts, and maybes. You’ve decided where you want to go but you can only go on particular days of the week. Or a specific…

Georgia – Florida 9 Day Road Trip

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From Canyon to Winter and Hope Geological and marine nature So you have a week to nine days to fill and are considering Florida? I get that, as we did the same and had a great time. This is the roundtrip we created – boasting nature, tours and beautiful sights. Follow along and see what we decided to visit and do! Our flight from Toronto arrives on a Friday evening, allowing us to pick up the rental car from the airport and to make it over to our overnight hotel.…

3 Best Walking Routes around Loosdrecht

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Whether you’re tired of boating, there is no wind to sail or you just fancy doing something else, these 3 walks around Loosdrecht are worth trying. After our lovely weekend get-away and the walk around the tri-border area, I was reminded of the many walks this summer around Loosdrecht. The area is mostly known for its watersports and all that goes with it, but not everyone has a boat. Or, you might just want to visit one of the many small and historic towns. If so, here are some ideas…

3 Easy-Going yet Fun Things to Do around Maastricht

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Nice weather in the forecast plus a couple of days off, time to see which 3 easy-going yet fun things there are to do around Maastricht. The most southern part of the country that feels as if you’re abroad, what’s not to like? Not only will the weather be good and are we looking for a nice get-away, it also helps that we still have a free night to spend. One of the best things of finding road trip accommodation through the same website (hotels.com in this case) is perks…