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The Exploratorium in San Francisco

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Views are my own. Exploratorium admission was compliments of San Francisco Travel during a media visit. This trip as a whole is with Disney CanadaPlease review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

The Exploratorium in San Francisco is not your average museum. In fact, it’s pretty much unlike any other museum I’ve visited so I won’t call it that. It’s an imagination-boosting, mind-bending, tinker-encouraging, eye-opening, fun-filled space for science and discovery. It was another stop during our recent trip to San Francisco with Disney Canada and Travel […]

Walt Disney Family Museum San Francisco

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Views are my own. Museum admission was compliments of San Francisco Travel during a media visit. This trip as a whole is with Disney CanadaPlease review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

There are various San Francisco activities and landmarks that make a trip to the City by the Bay complete such as a tour of Alcatraz, dinner at the legendary Tonga Room, family fun at Pier 39, photo ops at the Golden Gate Bridge, riding a cable car or navigating Lombard Street. For families, fans of […]

Touring Alcatraz in San Francisco

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Views are my own. The Alcatraz excursion was compliments of San Francisco Travel for our media group. This trip as a whole is with Disney CanadaPlease review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

One place I have always wanted to visit when in San Francisco is Alcatraz, which is as notorious as some of its former prisoners. The 9 hectare island sits about 2.4kms from San Francisco and has had many lives. First as a lighthouse, military fort and military prison in the 1860s, then as a federal […]

Island Gourmet Trails: Comox Valley Culinary Tours

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Our tour was compliments of Island Gourmet Trails & Tourism Vancouver Island. Views are my own. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

On a typical grey day in early May I spent an afternoon touring three wineries, a bistro, and a chocolate shop in the Comox Valley with a media group as we sampled delicious treats from some of the region’s best local producers. The trip was hosted by Tourism Vancouver Island and when we reached Courtenay […]