Ottawa Influencers

Then leave the city behind for a day trip to Waiheke: Auckland’s wine island where you can sample the Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc that New Zealand is known for. Visit Belgrade from March to May to uncover the city’s history. I fell in love with the food market my first day, and then quickly uncovered the city’s secrets and lost the rest of my heart. the city’s battles with the Venetians on a walking tour along the towering city walls.

In this guide on where to stay in Ottawa, I’ll take you through the various neighbourhoods around downtown to help you find the best places to stay. This isn’t just a list of hotels: it’s a thorough look at what it’s like staying in different parts of Ottawa and how the locations can shape your stay. I’ll also share my top recommendations for hotels, Airbnb’s and hostels in the city, so anyone can find the best place to stay in Ottawa for them. You can find great Airbnb’s and hostels in the area that will help you make the most of your stay in Byward.

Grab a tea and scroll through the many couples I have been blessed to work with and places I have travelled over the years. Skipping regular crawling all together, Élise went from the army crawl to trying to run an assisted marathon, to pulling herself up with the coffee table and couch. Slow down, baby, slow down!Slightly more interested in feeding herself finger foodsStarted sitting herself up from lying on her sideNo longer interested in sitting since we can pull ourselves up with vertical objectsWe think she’s been trying to say “up think we may have just gotten our first waveAttempting to stand in her crib, not yet successful thanks to her sleep sackDisclaimer: Some links on this website may be affiliate links, which means I receive a small discount or payment for referring you (at no cost to you!)

, an outdoor skating rink Skiing is one of the best things to do in Ottawa in winter – well, anywhere in winter really. Most ski hills also have snowshoe trails, cross country skiing options, and places to go tubing (because an inner tube on snow is genuinely one of my favourite things to do in winter, even though I always sort of feel like I’m going to die). The most unique things to do in Ottawa in winter come from Winterlude, Ottawa’s annual winter festival. Technically Nordik Spa is an indoor/outdoor experience, but since the best thing to do at Nordik Spa is outdoors, it fits better into the best outdoor things to do in Ottawa in winter than the indoor.

Now that I’ve waxed poetic about my favourite country in the world, let’s talk about practicalities: when is the best time of year to visit New Zealand. So keep in mind that when we’re discussing the best time of year to visit New Zealand, we’ll be talking about the Southern Hemisphere seasons. So, if you’re looking for less people and are willing to deal with a chance of rain, Autumn is the best time of year for you to visit New Zealand. So, if you’re looking for a bargain and you enjoy snowboarding, winter is the best time of year to visit New Zealand.

I was so excited when Bailey contacted us in September to talk about their lovely Strathmere wedding she was envisioning, and already talking about their winter engagement! Although we had a lovely Rideau Canal Skateway session in mind, the weather, and world had other plans for us. On top of the pandemic, the weather had warmed enough for the canal to close, so we wandered the gorgeous Pinhey Forest close to home. : Some links on this website may be affiliate links, which means I receive a small discount or payment for referring you (at no cost to you!)

If you’ve never stayed in a hostel before or haven’t enjoyed your previous stays, you need this guide on how to survive hostel life. After staying in dozens of hostels with varying degrees of success, I’ve learned the essential items you need to survive hostel life. The people in hostels with USB adapters quickly become everyone’s best friends, because they solve the universal problem in hostels by giving people more space to plug in their electronics. There are so many essentials to help you survive hostel life, but there’s also some stuff you just don’t need.

Since I use podcasts to help cure my travel anxiety, I actually prefer listening to things that aren’t 100% travel-related (it’s weird to listen to a story of someone climbing Machu Picchu when you’re eating a tajine in Marrakech). There’s a reason it’s one of the best travel podcasts on the market. It sounds like it’s all over the map, but in a way that’s exactly what a travel podcast should be, isn’t it? It’s the best travel podcast for diverse voices, featuring stories from every type of traveller imaginable.

Grab a tea and scroll through the many couples I have been blessed to work with and places I have travelled over the years. 7 months old already?We’ve changed our minds about apples, we will eat just about any food put in front of usNo interest in self-feeding yet, besides arrowroot cookiesMama now scared to try self-feeding again since she can’t grasp the concept of chewingClimbing up onto any low-surface object she can find (under exercsaucer, legs sitting on the floor)Shrieking at the top of her lungsCan’t seem to keep her hydrated….if you know what I mean (lol)Doesn’t want to be clothed, not that we change out of pyjamas much these daysDisclaimer: Some links on this website may be affiliate links, which means I receive a small discount or payment for referring you (at no cost to you!) I wholeheartedly endorse these brands and I only share products or services that I believe are worth the investment.

Tying skates was how I learned to tie my shoes (which led to some serious circulation issues before I learned shoes shouldn’t be tied like skates). In winter, the canal that circles downtown Ottawa freezes to become the longest natural ice rink in the world. Most people don’t travel with skates, which the Rideau Canal creators realized. Consider how often you plan to skate, if you’d use the skates again, and what you budget is to figure out if renting or buying skates makes more sense.