Monthly Archives: August 2014

Traveling Without Kids – Whistler – White Water Rafting 2

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Joe Cummings

White Water, White Knuckles I couldn’t tell you the name of our guide. The other guides called him Slovak. He was not from Slovakia, but Slovenia. Naming him ‘Slovak’ is a guy thing. Or a stupid thing. Or maybe both. Like … Continue reading →

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Traveling Without Kids – Whistler – White Water Rafting.

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Joe Cummings

The Great Rapids Adventure of 2014 My life has been so much richer, so much more amazing (and, ok, confusing) now that I have kids in my life. But sometimes it’s nice to get away. Just the two of us. … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria – A Story In Pictures

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Victoria Done Like It’s Never Been Done The Youngest has a way of doing things. His own way. His own unique style. Below is a pictorial of how he experiences something new. … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria – Double Decker Tours

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Buses and Bees and Books Sitting on top of a double decker is like sitting on top of the world. You get to be like a god, looking down on everyone, watching someone pick their nose in their car, seeing … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria – The Vikings

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Vikings!!! If in doubt and time is limited, what better way to see Victoria than by double-decker bus? The boys were stoked. We’d take the bus, climb up to the upper level and see all there was to see. Right after seeing … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria – Downtown Tour

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Joe Cummings

The Tour Downtown Once, again, I had completely failed to understand what the boys would find amazing-balls. Ok, I could get that the parliament buildings may be a bit dull. No demonstrations. No fireworks. No arch-villains threatening to destroy it … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria – Down Memory Lane

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Everything Remains the Same Except When It Doesn’t Victoria is supposed to remain the same. The same as when I was young. The same as when I left. The same as when I did tour a year ago. That’s Victoria. … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria – Smash-Up

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Joe Cummings

The Great Smash Up Ok, hold on, there wasn’t an accident or anything. We were at my BFF’s place with her and her husband, her two amazing daughters and the oldest daughter’s boyfriend. It took two days to do this … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria – Surviving Coffee Conversations

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Coffee With A Friend If the boys have to hear us tell our ‘buying the new house’ story one more time, their eyes may roll completely up into their heads and stay that way. It’s just not something that’s engaging … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Boys and Girls Sunday, we had the pleasure of having breakfast cooked for us by a world-famous chef. Hey, how many people can say that? We’d gone to see a friend of The Prettiest-girl-in-the-world, someone she’d met at a mommy’s … Continue reading →

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