Be prepared: Getting ready to hit the road this season
It’s May, and the RV season is officially here! If you’re like me, you’re itching to get out on the road after such a long winter. But if we want a season that’s as safe and trouble-free as possible, we first need to do a little prep work. And for those of us in...
Savouring Cape Breton Island
When that itch for a scenic road trip hits hard, it’s a challenge to find a spot more delightful than Cape Breton Island, perched a short drive from mainland Nova Scotia. The island is renowned for the rugged coastline drive along the jaw-dropping Cabot Trail . . ....
Why not Alabama?
We rolled into the border crossing in Detroit this past January, towing our 5th wheel trailer, stopped and handed over our passports to the Agent. He glanced at the trailer, then us - “Heading to Florida are you” he asked as he scanned the passports. “No, actually...
Gas or Diesel: How to Decide
Why do I love diesel? I blame my father. In 1970 I was twelve years old, sitting home during March break. The phone rang and my dad asked me, “do you want to go to Florida?” Of course I did. “Well pack a bag and I’ll be home in 20 minutes to get you.” In 1970 my dad...
Sustainability tips for opening the RV and planning this season’s travel adventures
Happy New Year! To me, despite the snow and cold outside my sticks-and-bricks window, the arrival of the RV shows across Canada in February always heralds the beginning of a new year of RVing. And as with every new year, I ask myself what resolution I’m going to make....
Canadian RV Innovators: Sweat, Tears, and the Rise of Van Life
Freedom Reimagined Freedom on the open road has always been a Canadian dream: through the Rockies, along Maritime coastlines, and deep into northern wilderness. In the past decade, that dream has taken a new shape: van life. Once a fringe idea, it has become a...
Valentine’s Day French Onion Soup
Deliciously simple: simply delicious. My late wife Kathy requested French Onion Soup for Valentine’s Day for more than 40 years. It was what I made for her the first date we had. Why mess with a good thing? The soup can be made in a variety of ways. My favourite...
Christmas Cheer in a Cookie
A box of handwritten recipes is just one of the beautiful gifts my sweet late wife left me. In the very front of the recipe box is this recipe for chewy ginger molasses cookies, a family favourite—especially during the holidays. It seems appropriate to bake these for...
Winter Camping in an RV – Cozy, Crazy, and Fun
I woke up at 7:47 a.m. in the campervan, a Pleasure Way 6.5m motorhome. I was toasty and warm in my sleeping bag. It was 4°C inside and -5°C outside. The wind had dropped, and I realized that winter RVing is less about suffering and more about choosing to feel vividly...
The Magic of Manitoulin Island
I grew up with a family cottage on the shores of Ontario’s Georgian Bay, not far from Manitoulin Island. But it was many years later, adult travel in a Class B camper van, before I made the scenic ferry crossing on the MS Chi-Cheemaun from the mainland to Manitoulin,...
Holiday Gift Guide for RVers
Feeling a bit anxious about what to give your favourite RVers this holiday season? Because RVers are such a diverse group, finding that perfect gift your special RVer will remember fondly all year long can feel challenging! Studies on gift giving show us that people...
The Charm of Îles de la Madeleine
It looks far away on the map, and, admittedly, it's a bit of a trip to get to Îles de la Madeleine (a.k.a. the Magdalen Islands) in the middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Think of the five-hour ferry from Prince Edward Island as an RV adventure—it'll take you to a...
