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    BC Interior,  Okanagan

    BC Okanagan with Kids: Camping, Parks, Restaurants & More

    Jennifer Kossowan is a mom to a 2.5-year old daughter, blogs at her delightful site Mama. Papa. Bubba and lives in Vancouver. But both she and her husband grew up in the Okanagan, part of BC’s sunny central interior that offers warmth and long, lazy summer days. Where would Jennifer send a friend who’s visiting the Okanagan for the first time. She’s most familiar with the Vernon-Lumby-Winfield-Kelowna area, so that’s what we’re covering here. 1. What’s your favorite Okanagan destination with kids? It’s hard to choose as there are so many wonderful places to visit with children in the Okanagan. That being said, if I had to pick just one…

  • Okanagan & Thompson

    Families Travel! Okanagan with Kids

    Amy and Mike Sztupovsky live in semi-arid Oliver, British Columbia (about halfway between Pentiction, BC and the US-Canadian border). This couple are real travel aficionados – something made easier by the fact that they unschool their two kids, Lan (5) and Kayden (3). “When our oldest was coming closer to school age we started to research homeschooling options,” Amy says. “I had never heard of unschooling before but when I started to learn about it, the method really spoke to my heart.” So this family doesn’t need to worry about pulling the kids out of preschool or school to travel, and travel becomes part of the kids’ schooling. Naturally, Amy’s own website is called Worldschool Adventures. Let’s…

  • British Columbia

    British Columbia Deals and Savings

    British Columbia deals for families in the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, Okanagan, Sea to Sky Country, North Coast and more. Tourism British Columbia: Special offers Tourism Burnaby: Special hotel offers Tourism Chilliwack: Coupons Tourism Comox Valley: Promotions and packages Tourism Penticton: Travel specials Tourism Parksville and Qualicum Beach: Coupons and specials Tourism Tofino: Hotel specials Tourism Victoria: Special offers and deals Tourism Whistler: Last minute deals and vacation packages Have one to suggest? E-mail me at lora AT cascadiakids.com.