
9 Whistler Summer Adventures With Kids
Summer just might be the best time of year to take a family vacation in *Whistler, the Canada ski town about two hours north of Vancouver. The crowds are thin, the weather is gorgeous and the hotel rates are low. There’s plenty to do (though no skiing, of course), good …

6 Places In Canada To See With Kids
I love Canada for family vacations. It offers a taste of French, Scottish, Irish and British cultures without the long flight to Europe. It also offers beaches, two coasts of local seafood, beautiful national parks and adrenaline-pumping adventure activities—often for less money than a similar vacation in the U.S. Below, …

7 Foods You Must Eat With Kids in Montreal
We always do a lot of walking when we’re in Montreal, partly because we tend to do a lot of eating in Montreal. There is nothing like a Canadian winter day to make you want to something hardy and warming. And this French Canadian city offers plenty of options. Here …

Montreal Winter Family Weekend
Montreal is not a pretty city in the winter — what city is? But look beyond its grey building exteriors and slushy streets and it’s a really fun city. It’s full of good things to eat, has lots of culture, and even in winter offers opportunities to get outside and …

Top Things To Do in Vancouver With Kids
Read about Sidney and Victoria on Vancouver Island. My family and I chose to live in Sidney, BC because it’s less rainy than Vancouver, but we love the latter city and are lured to it several times a year by its spectacular setting— on the sparkling Pacific beneath snow capped mountains—great …

Sidney: Vancouver’s Top Family Travel Secret
When we contemplated returning to Canada with our young family after a decade overseas we wanted a friendly, walkable town with plenty of local outdoor markets and (cheap or free) things to do with kids like the summertime. We found Sidney, a former fishing town on Vancouver Island, on the …

Top Thing To Do With Kids in Quebec
Updated January 2020 Why in the world would a family in New York City fly north to Quebe City for spring break? It was still pretty wintery and gray in this Canadian city. But we did it because we found a fantastic off-season airfair-hotel package and nothing was very crowded. …