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Quarantine Tips | Nova Scotia Self Isolation After Travel

Yashy — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 15:35:11 +0000

Travelling is hard and not recommended during these times. However, if you are planning to visit somewhere, respect the rules in place and follow the guidelines. Visiting Nova Scotia to meet family, we first isolated for two weeks upon arrival by ourselves.

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Two Travel Insurance Tips #12DAYSOFKANETIX

Yashy — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:58:17 +0000

Let’s talk family travel insurance shall we? I last spoke about travel insurance when I wrote this piece on how I did not plan to get travel insurance during my pregnancy. Fast forward 4 years and prior to embarking on our 148 day adventure, we were researching family travel insurance options. We spent a significant

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Flying with Children: Tips for Surviving a Long Haul Flight with Kids

Yashy — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:20:24 +0000

One of the more popular questions we receive are around tips for surviving long haul flights with kids and so we thought we’d share some of the lessons we’ve learned over the last 6 years. Our very first flight with each of our children were long ones. Little Monkey flew from Toronto to London and

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Using Google Maps Offline While Travelling

Chris — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:13:20 +0000

Recently, thanks to regulations that make it difficult to get a SIM card in Germany, we spent 19 days exploring the country without mobile Internet. Yashy adapted by spending half her day walking through downtown streets scanning for free hotspots, but that is something I never feel comfortable doing. I am not prepared to have

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10 Things I Miss about Canada while Travelling in Europe (and 4 things I don’t)

Chris — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 23:06:52 +0000

As amazing as our experience has been traveling through Europe this summer, the things I miss about Canada are compounding. I have certainly gained a new appreciation for my home country, one that goes beyond our ability to endure any temperature with a smile. After spending the past few months navigating through more than 2 dozens

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Top 10 Things to Do in Zaragoza, Spain

Chris — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 10:50:09 +0000

Zaragoza is a Spanish city that may be destined to remain anonymous, but it deserves better. Located between Barcelona and Madrid, approximately 700,000 residents call Zaragoza home and we stumbled upon it quite by accident thanks to search on our home exchange site. The ancient city dates back to the Roman Empire and is a spacious

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ParentingTravel Tales From the Road #StreamTeam

Yashy — Fri, 26 May 2017 10:50:48 +0000

We are on day 52 of our 148 day journey and while we know many of you follow us on our social channels, I also know that some prefer to read things here and catch up with us. Which is why I thought I’d share some of our parenting struggles from the road! Parenting is

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Getting into a Routine while Travelling in Spain

Chris — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 09:35:07 +0000

I take pride in being someone who likes to try new things. If I wasn’t, I would never have agreed to put our family’s Toronto life on hold for five months to travel Europe. When I was in my university days, I would pretty much do anything if I had a partner-in-crime, including the time

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Avoiding Credit Card Fraud During Travels #DefeatFraud

Chris — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:40:09 +0000

As you know our family is preparing for a 5 month journey to Europe. As we check off items on our pre-departure to do list, we are focused on ensuring that our family will be safe. In purchasing travel insurance, we have helped protect ourselves from unforeseen medical expenses, trip delays and baggage theft. We

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Exploring Sri Lanka’s Tea Culture at Handunugoda Tea Estate #MurphysDoSriLanka

Yashy — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:22:57 +0000

Sri Lanka is known for tea and while everyone around me drank tea as I grew up, I never picked up the habit. I’m that rare person who needs neither tea nor coffee to kick off my day but over the last year I’ve come to appreciate a cup of flavoured tea before bed. I

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