But, Why Would I Stay at an Airport Hotel?

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words “airport hotel”? Usually, I think: boring, corporate, nothing around, noisy, and just plain ew. It always seemed to me like they’re just a popular destination for those who are travelling for business or who are only looking for something convenient while they spend one night in a city. Well, I made a pretty lame assumption, and figured that out quite quickly, when I travelled to Vancouver and stayed at a hotel right by the airport! Spoiler alert, I actually loved it.

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Out of the Ordinary, Not Out of the Way

Although we travel a lot with the blog, sometimes it’s nice to just hop in the car and take an old fashioned road trip every now and then. With lots of great options around the Toronto area, we decided that we’d visit the diverse and developing area of Kitchener-Waterloo, known as part of Canada’s “technology triangle”. Daniel and I packed up some of our family – his husband and my mother, and headed on our way out of town for a weekend of fun.

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Adventures in the Capital of B.C.

If you had asked me at the beginning of this year to name all of the places in Canada that I wanted to visit, I can honestly tell you that Victoria wouldn’t have even made the list. Not because it’s unworthy of a trip, but because I never really thought too much about the city. Plus, I already had a long list of other places I was excited about seeing in this wonderful country. Well, let me tell you… I had no clue what I was missing.

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The Quintessential Downtown Office Experience

For those of you who have built a business from the ground up, or even those of you who are currently in the midst of it, you’ll understand what it feels like to never truly shut off. Heck, most of you who aren’t even running your own business aren’t great at that either! We live in a fast paced world, where you have to do or be something that stands out in a crowd to even get your foot in the door. So when someone decides to hand you some of the tools to help you succeed, or they find ways to make your life just a little less chaotic, you take a deep breath and say “heck yes, please!” and “I’ll take them!”

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