Canada
Canada has a very special place in the heart of our family: it was the first country we visited with a home exchange and the experience was so successful, we periodically fantasize about relocating and making Canada our home. We haven’t visited the whole of Canada, but we were lucky enough to spend time in both Quebec and Ontario and both areas wowed us with a great family friendly atmosphere, fantastic scenery, thriving urban culture and delicious food.
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Visiting Niagara Falls with kids: tips and best things to do
All you need to know to visit the Canadian side of Niagara Falls with kids: tips, tours and kid-friendly attractions in Niagara Falls, Canada. The Niagara Falls are the first mighty natural attractions we have visited with the kids. They are wonderfully powerful and even more awe-inspiring than photos and videos can ever suggest and they are a safe place for kids and very easy to enjoy at any age. We visited Niagara Falls with kids during a summer in Canada that also led us to visit Montreal, Mont Tremblant National Park and Toronto. The Canadian side of Niagara Falls is easy to visit from Toronto and you can choose…
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11 fantastic places to visit in Canada with kids
A handpicked selection of 11 of the best family friendly places to visit in Canada with kids to help you start planning you Canada family vacation. Our family trip to Canada was the first overseas trip we have taken as a family of four. We hopped on a plane on a mild summer day and spent our summer exploring beautiful Canadian cities and immersing ourselves in the stunning and expansive landscapes of the Canadian wilderness. Before we caught that plane however, we had to plan where in Canada to do with the kids exactly and that took more than a little bit of research! Putting together a family travel guide…
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Montreal with kids: how to plan a perfect stay (summer edition!)
Visiting Montreal with kids: find out family friendly attractions in Montreal and tips for visiting this fascinating city with this guide based on our city trip with kids to Montreal, Canada We decided to go to Montreal following Philip’s memories from when he was a student. His students-years tales about the city didn’t immediately scream ‘family destination’ to me. Still, I always wanted to go to Quebec so when we got an offer for a home exchange there, I was happy to give it a chance and try a Montreal city break with children. As it turned out, Montreal is a fantastic city to visit with children! It has a relaxed,…
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Camping in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, with kids
Travel diary from our family camping trip to Mont Tremblant, Quebec with tips and advice on how to make the most of your trip to this stunning National Park. While we were vacationing in Montreal with the children, we decided to leave the city for one night and experience the famous Canadian wilderness: our destination of choice had been Mont Tremblant, a wonderful National Park a few hours drive from the city. Stretching over 1510sqkm of wilderness, Mont Tremblant National park is a natural paradise of mountains, valleys and lakes. It is ideal for hikers and camping lovers and it had attracted our attention as it seemed a place where…
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How to see Niagara Falls in one day from Toronto
Is a day trip from Toronto to Niagara Fall worth it? What is the best way to travel from Toronto to Niagara falls and is there a bus to Niagara Falls from Toronto or do you have to get a car? This post addresses these are other practical concerns we had before we took a day trip to this natural wonder. Our day trip from Toronto to Niagara Falls was one of the highlights of our summer in Canada. I had always dreamed of seeing the falls, but I had always worked on the assumption that they were a remote natural wonder requiring preparation and planning to be visited. As…
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How to spend 1 perfect day in Toronto with kids
What can you see and do with a day in Toronto with kids? We visited Toronto with a toddler and a 4-year-old: these are our favourite things to do in Toronto with kids, favourite family friendly hotel and Toronto with children highlight. Until the moment it entered my window-seat field of vision, Ontario had been, for me, the stuff of dreams. I first learned its name on the Risk board, along equally evocative names such as ‘Kamchatka peninsula’ and I could hardly believe that now we were only minutes away from landing beside its shores. Toronto airport was now in sight and the waters of Lake Ontario were shining in…
