"He’s looking at me!"
"She’s kicking my seat!"
"Are we there yet?"
"I feel sick."
Ah, the family holiday. Whether traveling by car, boat, plane, train or even upside down roller coaster, my four children have kindly taught me to pre-plan (and in some cases prepare entire spreadsheets) to keep everyone entertained, happy, and feeling well.
\nI just had to get away. I was tired of the cold, the dark, the winter. Who wasn’t? I escaped with my family during a particularly bleak week in February to Victoria, BC and one of the most beautiful bed & breakfasts I had ever seen.
\nI recently read a list of the world’s top 50 places you must see before you die. With, literally, thousands of destinations around the globe to visit, I was curious to learn where on the list I had been and also to know where I should dream of one day travelling. However, it was the realization that we, here in Calgary, are living on the doorsteps of one of those destinations that fascinated me the most.
\nFamily traditions are the ties that bind and one of the reasons that holidays can be a very special time for families. When you think back to your own childhood, you may have fond memories of your own Christmas past. These are the memories of holiday traditions....things you did as a child that you probably now pass on to your own family.
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