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10 reasons why you should start trail running

by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Adventures, Blog, Running

Trail running is one of the best activities you can do for your body and mind. It will challenge you, and it will change you. On Saturday, we bid farewell to yet another year of the winter running races series in Calgary. It was fun meeting other trail runners and...

Spirit of Vancouver Island

by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Canada, Inspiration, Photo Essays, Wildlife and Nature

For us, Vancouver Island is the most magical place in Canada. Intimate nature of the island makes it a great place for either winding down and relaxing or enjoying the outdoors by staying active. Just a ferry ride away from Vancouver, you can find yourself in a very...

Our happiest travel moments of 2015

by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Adventures, Biking, Blog, Hiking & Trekking, Inspiration, Water Activities

2015 was an awesome year! We love exploring new places and coming back to those we enjoyed in the past. Instead of many international trips, we focused on trips within Canada, where we live. Alberta and British Columbia are both stunning places for outdoor lovers, and...

Road Trip through Southern Alberta, Canada

by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Adventures, Blog, Canada, Road trips and Hitchhiking

Would you like to take a road trip? Why don’t choose the Canadian province of Alberta? Calgary is a great base to do just that. Most people head west to visit Banff and Jasper national parks. But there is so much more south of Calgary. We’ll take you on a road...

10 gorgeous travel instagram accounts to spark your wanderlust

by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Inspiration

As you can already tell, we are very outdoorsy people. On the ground or in the water, we want to try it all. Mountain biking is our passion since I can remember. And upon our move to Canadian Rockies where you can’t bike as easily (as the name tell they are...

Living in Banff: First impressions of Canada (part 2)

by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Canada, People and Culture, Wildlife and Nature

For better understanding, read part 1 first. Days were filled working at gondola and endlessly answering tourists’ questions, mentally rolling our eyes. In the evenings we went biking and exploring around Banff. We spent hardly any time in town itself as it was very...

Living in Banff: Our First Impressions & Tips for Newcomers

by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Canada, People and Culture, Wildlife and Nature

Full of expectations, we arrived in Banff a decade ago. What was living in Banff like? Read about our first impressions and a lot of tips for newcomers we gathered over the years. New country, new town, new home, new job, new language, new friends and new ways of...