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Scotland

Wrapping up in Scotland: Edinburgh Castle

Hello, I’m Jess.

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Scotland

From Edinburgh to the Scottish Highlands

During our week in Scotland, we broke up our time in Edinburgh with a trip to the Highlands. Teddy is not old enough to participate in group tours yet and we didn’t feel brave enough to drive on the left side of the road, so we opted for a private tour with Discreet Scotland on…
Scotland

Festival season in Edinburgh, Scotland

After our short visit to London, we headed north to start the Scottish portion of our United Kingdom trip. After our debacle with Ryanair in Portugal last year, I have been hesitant to fly on budget European airlines with a baby, so we decided to take the train from London to Edinburgh, which was much…
England

City break in London, England with a toddler

We wrapped up our final international travel plans for 2025 with a visit to the United Kingdom, spending two weeks in London and Edinburgh. This was my fourth time in London but our first time as a family of three including one unruly two year old. It was definitely our most challenging family trip so…
United States

Everything we did on our family vacation in Maui, Hawaii

Upon arriving at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort following our long journey from Toronto via San Francisco, we started our 8 night vacation in Maui. Much of our time was spent at the resort enjoying the pool and beach, but we also had the chance to go on several excursions around west Maui throughout the week.…
United States

Adventures with a toddler in Maui, Hawaii

Greetings, friends! We just returned from our first trip of 2025, a one week visit to Maui. I booked this travel in autumn 2024 before all the political turmoil, so we opted to go ahead with the trip, but it will probably be our last time crossing the US border for a long while. We…

About Jess

Hello! My name is Jess and I’m a traveller from Toronto, Canada making my way around the world and documenting my adventures for all to see. Also, I like to eat. (Read more…)