Vancouver Island is stunning. Sand beaches. Coastal rainforests. All sorts of wildlife. Artisan, small batch food and drink producers. It has all of our favorite things. Ever since our own road trip on Vancouver Island, we’ve been dying to get back and do more exploring. However, vacation time isn’t unlimited, so it will have to…
The Canadian Rockies are nothing short of spectacular. In many ways, it was our first trip to the Canadian Rockies years ago that set us (mostly Matt, who wasn’t into hiking and the outdoors until relatively recently) onto this path to running this site full time. It seemed like around every bend in the road…
Vancouver is the ultimate launchpad for exploring the Pacific Northwest. It’s uniquely located near the U.S border while also being a hop, skip, and a jump away from clusters of picturesque islands, offering endless options for every kind of adventurer. Whatever your style, whether you prefer nature or cities, there are plenty of unforgettable weekend getaways…
We love Vancouver for a lot of the same reasons we love other cities in the Pacific Northwest like Seattle (where Matt grew up and spent the first part of his adult life) and Portland (where we live now). In fact, to us, Vancouver feels like a mashup of those two cities. It has the…
A couple of summers ago, we did a road trip in the Canadian Rockies to Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper. It was a memorable trip for me, both because of the spectacular hiking in Banff, and also the number of gluten free food options. We stayed in Canmore, a 10 minute drive from downtown Banff,…
When we started talking about places to go for our honeymoon, Vancouver Island came up as an option. Sure, I had been to Victoria and Vancouver growing up. But what I didn’t realize was how much there was to see and do outside of Victoria. We ended up planning a road trip from Victoria to…