After two days of skiing we opted for a sleep in and ventured up to Norquay mid morning. Much to our disappointment tubing wasn’t due to start for another week so we decided to tackle the bunny hill as a family. It wasn’t a good idea. We had grand illusions of picking up skiing quickly.... Continue Reading →
Eager to get on the slopes we set the alarm early on our first morning in Banff. Our ski gear had been delivered the previous evening to our hotel storage locker so once we all got layered up we packed the car and drove up to the Sunshine Village gondola. Taking advantage of an early... Continue Reading →
We woke to our first morning in Alberta and waited until daylight (8:30am!) before we made a move to leave. We took back roads to bypass Calgary via Cochrane through snow covered farming fields of barley stubble. Roads were clear and we made good time to Canmore, a lovely mountain village on the edge of... Continue Reading →
Vancouver was a nice easy slide into Canadian life, cold temperatures and all the extra layers that come with it. It was certainly colder once we arrived to Calgary but we were so excited to collect our Chevy Tahoe and make our own way that it didn’t slow us down. Flying over the Rockies. Our... Continue Reading →
The reality that we had finally made it to Canada didn’t really kick in until we beat our jet lag woke to our second day in Vancouver. After taking turns carrying Lionel the prior day and regretting not bringing a stroller with us we opted for a taxi to Granville Island for breakfast and the... Continue Reading →
Thursday the 28th was the longest day ever. I woke at 3:15am too excited to go back to sleep so laid there for another hour before waking everyone else so we could start our adventure. We had an easy run from Toowoomba into the airport and met up with Aunty Emma for breakfast before saying... Continue Reading →
We are on the countdown. 3 days until our adventure begins. We have created list upon lists, conducted extensive research of travel blogs, Pinterest links and quizzed other traveling families over the course of the past 10 months. Yet despite being uber organised there’s still one thing that sends me to the edge. Is it... Continue Reading →
We finally did it! After talking about it for years, we bit the bullet and did it. Ad and I woke early one Saturday morning and set off for Brisbane. At 6am it was an easy and reasonably traffic-free 90 min run into the city. We arrived in time for breakfast at Southbank – Espresso... Continue Reading →
Two things Ad and I want to instill in our children is a sense of adventure and a love of music.
Hi! We’re Team Keen, family of four, trying to find the perfect balance between family, fun and work. We love planning our adventures almost as much as we love setting off on one.
The Wandering Keens 