by Renee Tratch | Jul 25, 2017 | Road Trip
Oh Ontario. There is so much of you to discover. We skipped TOwn and went west and north to explore the Bruce, a gorgeous piece of the province filled with beaches, bays, forests and farms. With the Georgian Bluffs (near Wiarton) as our home base, we day tripped up...
by Renee Tratch | Jun 27, 2017 | Family Attraction, Road Trip
Travel abroad and ask non-Canadians where they have been to in Canada and chances are they’ll respond with Niagara Falls. Mother Nature’s big stamp on southern Ontario – the powerful waters are a beacon for tourists and a symbol for Canada. Ask any Canadian if they’ve...
by Renee Tratch | May 9, 2017 | Family Attraction, Pools, Road Trip
Waterslides. The greatest invention ever if you ask most kids. And they’ve come a long way since my childhood days of singular slides at your average chain hotel. Waterparks take any family getaway to the next level. And for Toronto families this means you can...
by Renee Tratch | Jun 14, 2016 | Fresh Air, Road Trip
Ski hills in the summer? You bet. We took to the slopes at Horseshoe Resort for some outdoor summertime fun. The year-round resort, an hour-and-a-half drive north from downtown Toronto, recently kicked off its summer offerings – visualize lots of wide-open space to...
by Renee Tratch | Apr 19, 2016 | Family Travel, Fresh Air, Road Trip, Trails
It’s treetop trekking for the littles. The boys (and a grandpa in TOw) went north on a sunny Sunday to check out Treewalk Village, an outdoor adventure park in the middle of Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area in Stouffville. The forest playland is filled with colourful...
by Renee Tratch | Mar 31, 2016 | Keep Mom Sane, Road Trip
Nestled in the woods near Blue Mountain two hours north of Toronto is pure silence. Whispering, if necessary, is mandatory. And kids, nope, not allowed. I found my quiet at Scandinave Spa, an outdoor-indoor spa retreat in the middle of nature. It was a chilly below...
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