When it rains in Metro Vancouver and you have small kids, you end up at an indoor playground. One of the biggest is FlyO’Land, inside Tsawwassen Mills mall. We went with a six-year-old and a four-year-old. Here is what we learned: if all you know is the admission price, you will get caught out at…
Five dollars a ticket On Saturday, September 5, I took my kids to Cineplex Cinemas Coquitlam and VIP. They had only ever watched PAW Patrol on YouTube at home. When I found out the new movie was in theatres, and that Cineplex was running its $5 Weekend on exactly those two days, the math stopped…
About an hour east of Vancouver, in Abbotsford, there is a building that looks like a castle. That’s Castle Fun Park — a name most families in the Lower Mainland have heard at least once. We went with two things on the list: go-karts and indoor mini golf. This post is what we learned about…
If you are looking for somewhere near Vancouver to take the kids swimming, the list of realistic options is short. Alouette Lake, inside Golden Ears Provincial Park, is on it. But you cannot simply show up on any day you like. Through the summer, whether you need a day-use pass depends entirely on the day…
One hour from Vancouver. No tent to pitch, a real bed, electricity, a fridge — and you sleep inside the walls of a fort that has been standing for nearly two centuries. This is about the oTENTik units at Fort Langley National Historic Site. We originally booked two nights and cut it to one. Here…
Forty minutes on BC Ferries from Horseshoe Bay. Sailing times and fares, Gibsons Landing, brunch in Sechelt, and the crabbing rules at Davis Bay — from a day trip we actually did.
Live in Canada long enough and every spring brings a tax return. Somewhere in that process you run into a phrase — the charitable donation tax credit. Most people have heard of it. Far fewer can answer the actual question: so how much comes back? I could not either, for years. Here is how one…
Eating out in Canada is genuinely punishing. You go in for something light, add the tip, and you are past fifteen dollars. So whenever I find a meal where I think this much for this price is actually fine, I write it down. Wendy’s 2 for $4 breakfast, which I tried for the first time…
Just landed in Vancouver and have no idea how to get around? Relax. This one post will get you onto a bus, a SkyTrain and the SeaBus with confidence. What Vancouver transit actually looks like Everything here is run by TransLink. There are three things you will ride. Bus — the workhorse. It covers not…