Travel back through time in Strasbourg, at least for one day. It’s a picturesque town located in Alsace, an eastern region of France. The region of Alsace and Strasbourg, for that matter, borders with Germany. While you explore Strasbourg, contemplate at the half-timbered houses from medieval times and walk on the cobbled streets, you’ll notice …
ONCE UPON A TIME TRAVEL TO COLMAR (FRANCE)
When you travel to Colmar in the North-East of France, in the region of Alsace, you’ll wonder why it hasn’t been put on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites already. Colmar is considered to be the capital city of Alsacian wines due in part to its location at the epicenter of the vineyards of …
WHAT’S IN YOUR LUNCHBOX? A ZERO-WASTE GUIDE
It’s back to school now, and more so than ever a zero-waste lunchbox has become essential with all the new guidelines that have been put into place due to Covid-19. It’s unfortunate that it took a pandemic for people to realize that zero-waste alternatives already existed. By now, we have all become accustomed to …
3 DAY TRIP IDEAS TO MEDIEVAL CITIES FROM PARIS
Travel back with your kids to medieval times for the day and make your day trip from Paris memorable. Did you know that there are well over 500 medieval towns in France dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries? Many of them are located in the Southwest of France. However, here are two medieval …
FUN PLACES TO EAT IN MONTREAL WHILE VISITING WITH KIDS
If you are a foodie, it will come to no surprise that there are plenty of wonderful places in Montreal where you can eat at with kids while you are visiting. My mother told me that she and my father never took us to eat out in restaurants while we were kids. It wasn’t so …
1 WEEK ROAD TRIP IN GASPÉSIE FROM MONTREAL – TALES OF A SINGLE MOM
If you’re living in Quebec right now during Covid-19, you know that everyone seems to be leaving the island of Montreal this Summer to spend one week or two in Gaspésie. I made this roadtrip with my two kids back in 2012. They were 12 and 4 years old at the time. Back then, I …