Ol’ MacDonald’s Resort – review

In the annals of family camping in Alberta, there is perhaps no greater legend than that of Ol’ MacDonald’s Resort (often misspoken as Old MacDonald’s Farm). Nestled along the south shore of Buffalo Lake, almost equidistant from Edmonton and Calgary, the family-run and family-focused Ol’ MacDonald’s Resort is an institution with few provincial rivals. At … Read more

Astotin Lake Campground – Elk Island National Park – review

Chalk one up for us little guys. I regularly mock massive RV owners. Usually just in my head. And certainly never in person. It’s one of those petty judgments we all secretly relish. I am well aware that they are by far in the majority when it comes to travel trailer choice. The storage lots … Read more

Coffee Cove Seaside Retreat Part 1 – Where To Stay

Family can make you do the most unexpected things, in no small part because they themselves do the most unexpected things.  Like moving to Newfoundland.  Nobody does this unless they’re moving back home.  Certainly not born and bred mainlanders, or so the legends (and more often than not, the facts) say.  But I have an … Read more

Jeremy’s Bay Campground – Kejimkujik National Park – review

I don’t imagine “national park nova scotia interior” is a common phrase entered into online search engines.  The knowledge that you would receive an accurate hit is likely even less common, save for those actually living in Nova Scotia.  Let’s face it, inland recreation is not the first thing, or tenth, that comes to mind … Read more