If you are looking for some great nightlife while visiting the Vancouver, BC area you can’t miss the Gastown District. It’s filled with some neat architecture, bars, shops, and of course swanky restaurants. When we visited the area last fall, we were looking for somewhere to enjoy some good hearty pub food, and sip on some fine brews. After asking around, and doing some research, it turns out the Steamworks Brew Pub in Vancouver’s Gastown District was just what we were looking for.
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Thundershirt Review – Preventing Dog Travel Anxiety
I first heard of the Thundershirt from a friend of mine. I was telling him a story about how Zoe, our Weimaraner, likes to hide in the bathtub during thunderstorms. He mentioned the Thundershirt as a product he had seen that was supposed to relax and calm dogs that were scared of thunder. A few months later, we met with a Thundershirt rep while at Global Pet Expo. We started talking about the Thundershirt, and how it cold help pets with all types of anxiety including travel anxiety. With that thought in mind we put together this Thundershirt Review to see how well it worked .
Be the Superstar in Your Life
When we started this blog, we did it with the sole purpose of inspiring others to travel. We wanted everyone we knew to learn how to dream, and then take those dreams and turn them into reality. Turn off the tube and stop living vicariously. This is why, if anyone we know wants to travel somewhere with us, we were game for it.

Some of our best memories to date were of traveling with friends and family. We have gone to some great lengths to meet people we know all over the world.
#FriFotos -Steps Through Our Lives
Steps can lead us to many different places in life. Whether you are “taking two steps forward and one step back” or taking “one small step for man” it’s important to remember this: “A journey of a thousand miles must begins with a single step.”. Here are some steps that we’ve enjoyed climbing through our lives for this week’s #FriFotos – Steps.
Funny International Knock Off Brands
Whenever I travel outside the US, I always find it funny to see stores that look exactly like the American version with just a few changes. It’s as if they couldn’t think of a good idea on their own, so they just took an American idea and modified it to suit their needs. While China is by far the king of knock offs and knock off brands, you can also find many similarities much closer to home. Here is a collection of funny international knock off brands that I found while on a recent visit to Trinidad and Tobago.