We left Anchorage after shopping for the stuff we would need. Honestly, shopping in Anchorage is the best thing because the prices are closest to what you would pay in the lower 48. Groceries in the smaller towns were super expensive, but we understand why! We left Anchorage and traveled toward Talkeetna. We decided to…
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Alaska: Flights, RV Rental and Packing Woes
I think one of the most difficult parts of planning our trip to Alaska was all of the logistics that went into the trip. From the RV rental to flights to knowing what gear to pack…it felt like there were constant decisions that needed to be made. The first thing we did when we started…
Lake Louise, Day 2
We were staying in Canmore so I knew that we needed to be up super early to make it to Lake Louise. It is about an hour drive from Canmore, but the drive it amazing as the Bow River runs along side the highway so the views are amazing. There are also quite a few…
Banff Day 1, Part 2: Lunch in Banff and River Float
After we left Sunshine Meadows, we decided to drive to the town of Banff and grab lunch. I had done a bit of research about restaurants before we left because I have two kids who are super picky! I knew that we wanted to eat in town at least a couple of times to try…
Banff Day 1 Part 1: Sunshine Meadows
Today was day 1 of our trip, but I wanted to share some photos of the view around our condo. As I mentioned in my first post, we decided to stay in Deadman’s Flat so we were closer to Bow River. My husband loves to fish, so it was an easy walk to some great…
Arrival Day to Calgary, Checking in to Canmore condo
The trip is finally here and we are flying from Newark Airport to Calgary to start our 10 day trip in Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper. I planned this entire trip for a year so I am going to do each day so you can see our itinerary. While we live about 1.5 hours from…
ICE Festival at Gaylord National Resort
My mother-in-law has this fun tradition where we visit a location around the holidays to see the Christmas/holiday decorations. We have been going to Storybook Land in New Jersey for a while and we LOVE it, adore it and I will eventually write a post all about the wonderful times we have had there. She…
Watkins Glen State Park
This was one of our favorite summer trips. The weather was beautiful to visit this site in the summer. I am not going to lie, climbing the steps at Watkins Glen State Park put this chunky girl through her paces. We wanted to get as far as we could and you think to yourself, “how…
Disney Fantasy- Jamaica
We were enjoying our Disney cruise so much and after such a great day in Grand Cayman, we were so excited to arrive in Jamaica. This excursion choice was our most difficult. With our youngest being 4 on this cruise, we weren’t able to book much through Disney. We like to snorkel and be in…
Disney Fantasy-Grand Cayman
Okay, this was hands down my absolute favorite island visit on this cruise. We were so bummed when we tried to book a snorkel excursion with Disney and found that Ben, at 4, was too young. We had our hearts set on snorkeling with stingrays so I started doing some crazy research. You know the…