I was introduced to the fun of sleeping under the stars and enjoying nature for more than just a day at a time, late in life. Like many things, my best friend Greg shed some light on the incredible amount of fun one can have camping and hiking. It is really too bad that I came into this hobby and activity so late in the game (2001, when I was 21), because of where I lived—close enough to the Canadian Rockies that I could have enjoyed camping and hiking every weekend—in the almost 10 years ...
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Tips To Select The Best Air Ambulance For Your Loved Ones
When choosing the finest supplier, it is crucial to consider a number of crucial considerations because air medical firms work in challenging and usually unpredictable environments. According to Medical Air Service, there are several crucial factors to consider when choosing an air medical firm. The worldwide gateway offered by AMB Life includes local and international ambulance companies as well as their ancillaries. ...
Staying Fit on the Road: Keeping Fit and Healthy While Travelling
Travel tends to throw some people out of whack. Maybe it’s because you can’t follow your normal daily routine while you’re on the road. Or maybe it’s just too easy to be seduced into blowing off your diet and exercise routine until you’re back among familiar surroundings. Learn how to stay healthy when travelling. In either case, travelling can be disorienting and stressful, and it’s very tempting to put that part of your life on hold until it’s all over and you’re left with no more excuses for ...
Road Trip Ready: An Ode to Boredom
If I'm honest: one of my favourite things about long road trips is the boredom. Staring out at a prairie horizon that's coloured by the setting sun, or climbing up series of mountain switchbacks, I feel like my mind tunes into a different frequency. At first it seems like nothing but white noise and fuzz—but invariably, lightning strikes. And I know that some people meditate , and that this guy swims, but the road has a special place in my heart. Even where memories of the destination have ...
Smart Shopping Guide — How to Stretch your Dollars and Get More for your Money
Sometimes being disloyal can be a good thing The other day a frugal blogger friend of mine asked the question: “How many stores do you shop at for food?” I had to think about it for a second, before I answered “eight” — which is actually on the low side for me. Just as there is no shortage of good restaurants to eat at in Vancouver, there are also tons of places to buy groceries. From organic and discount chain stores that span city blocks or more, to corner ethnic grocery stores, Vancouver has ...
How to Add Family Heirlooms and Antiques to your Décor
It's the time of year when you're likely going to have more of your family around for the upcoming holidays. If you're anything like me, you have certain things that were given to you by family members, perhaps passed down to you. ...
Winter Car Prep Checklist
It hasn't really hit us here in Vancouver, yet—but I know that much of the country and the USA have been seeing signs of winter for a month or more already. If you regularly drive, you'll not want to delay in getting your vehicle up to snuff winter-wise. Last year, I shared a post about winterizing a car. There were quite a few things that needed to be done then, living in Calgary, which I am sharing again below: ...
Why Spring Cleaning Is Actually Good For You
You may have already begun your spring cleaning efforts for this year. With the right toolkit of spring cleaning products, you can slowly begin to dust away the winter blues in preparation for the summer months in Vancouver. However, sometimes it can be hard to stay motivated while spring cleaning, even though it has a range of benefits for both your personal wellness and home environment. If you do spring cleaning right, you’ll engage in some serious scrubbing, polishing, reorganizing and ...
5 Key Ways to Get your Ideas off the Ground
You've got the ideas. Now make 'em happen. If you're like me, you have no shortage of ideas floating around in your head. How many of those ideas do you actually end up acting on/making happen? Maybe it's shiny object syndrome, or. . ."squirrel!" Whatever it is, it's time now to start moving forward on some of your ideas. Here are five key ways to get your ideas off the ground: 1. Write down all your ideas To clear up some mental space, write down all your ideas on one big list. If you have lots ...
How to Leave Room in your Travel Plans for Spontaneity
I think there definitely has to be a balance when it comes to making travel plans. Booked tours leave little room for taking in other sites, or doing whatever you want. Yet, when I come across people who plan out every single thing they're doing, they seem overwhelmed, exhausted, and generally seem like they're not having any fun. Now, on the opposite end of the spectrum, I've been on trips where I had to walk for 2 hours just to get to the place we wanted to for lunch. That just doesn't seem ...