Skip to content
OurBigAdventure
Menu
  • Home
  • Subscribe
  • Our Apps
  • Videos
  • Archive
  • YouTube
Menu

Category: Experiences

Things that happen and things we seek out

Walking Around the Port of Marseille

Posted on February 17, 2020February 12, 2020 by Sandra

Across the port from our apartment is a big public area with museums, parks and a mall. There is a walkway around the Place D’armes Du Fort St Jean that leads to the MuCEM museum and it has beautiful views of the water. We even heard kids screaming and jumping into the water (there were…

Read more

Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille, France

Posted on February 11, 2020February 3, 2020 by Sandra

Since we can see the Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde from our apartment window, we decided to walk up and see it one day. It only took about 30 minutes to walk up there. The views from the Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde are great! You look out over the entire city of Marseille and…

Read more

Travel Day Stories

Posted on February 3, 2020February 2, 2020 by Sandra

Our travel days are usually pretty uneventful. But this time, in Marseille, France, we had quite a day! So we decided to recap two of the stories on video.

Read more

Crossing the US Canada border in an RV

Posted on November 27, 2019November 25, 2019 by Sandra

I tried to do a lot of research before we went into Canada with our RV. I wanted to make sure we didn’t break any rules. We looked all over the internet and we didn’t find any horror stories, thankfully! We planned plenty of time just in case the Canadian border agents wanted to search…

Read more

Apples in Oyama, BC

Posted on November 21, 2019November 20, 2019 by Sandra

We are staying on an apple orchard in British Columbia and the apples are at their peak. All over this area of BC we are seeing orchards in full swing with crates, trucks and people picking apples. Our view looks out over the mountains, the lake and the orchard. We were sitting out and relaxing…

Read more

Lake Country, BC

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 by Sandra

It is so crazy that the water in British Columbia (and in Banff over in Alberta, too) is all this beautiful color of turquoise blue green. I feel like I am constantly saying “Wow!” and the beautiful lakes just keep going by as we drive. Not only is the water the most beautiful color of…

Read more

Lake Louise in Banff National Park

Posted on November 15, 2019November 11, 2019 by Sandra

Going to Lake Louise in Banff has been on our bucket list for YEARS. We had started to plan a trip back in 2013 and then moving to Washington, DC put that trip on the back burner. So this year we finally went! The whole area around Banff National Park is gorgeous. We also enjoyed…

Read more

The Bulk Barn Store in Canada

Posted on November 13, 2019November 11, 2019 by Sandra

While we were in Alberta, we saw a store called Bulk Barn. We were thinking it was maybe like a Costco – where you buy items like paper towels in bulk. But the store was pretty small (compared to a Costco) so that couldn’t be it. We were surprised when we went inside!

Read more

Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia

Posted on November 11, 2019November 7, 2019 by Sandra

Join us as we hike around Fairmont Hot Springs in British Columbia. There are public pools where you can pay to swim in the warm spring water and you can also hike to the natural pools not far from the public swimming pool. Watch out for bears while you hike!

Read more

Prince’s Island Park in Calgary

Posted on November 7, 2019November 5, 2019 by Sandra

Join us as we walk around Prince’s Island Park in downtown Calgary! The park has many pedestrian bridges and lots of green space to play or relax. The Bow River is so clear and it really moves in certain places! We stopped and got an ice cream at Moo’s Country Ice Cream – the colorful…

Read more

Glacier National Park

Posted on October 25, 2019October 24, 2019 by Sandra

We’ve met so many people in our travels that tell us that Glacier National Park is their favorite US National Park. We finally got to see it this year – just before winter! I found that I really wasn’t taking a lot of photos or video – I was just soaking up the beauty of…

Read more

Bainbridge Island Ferry to Seattle

Posted on October 7, 2019October 4, 2019 by Sandra

We decided to take the ferry from sleepy Bainbridge Island, Washington to bustling downtown Seattle! The ferry ride is about 50 minutes and there is plenty of indoor and outdoor seating (as well as room for cars and bikes). And the ferry is dog friendly! The ferry is free going to Seattle for pedestrians and…

Read more

Hiking on Bainbridge Island

Posted on September 30, 2019September 13, 2019 by Sandra

There are some beautiful places to hike on Bainbridge Island. We stopped at the Grand Forest and hiked around a bit with James. James is reading all about the history of the park: More blackberries!!!

Read more
Waze CarPlay Bug

Waze Car Play Bug

Posted on September 18, 2019September 6, 2019 by Chris

We were in Florida for the cruise and rented a Ford with CarPlay. I like CarPlay because of the larger navigation map and the fact that I get to play my own music but I don’t like how it saves info from my phone to the car, specifically because this isn’t my car. That aside,…

Read more

Pacific City, Oregon

Posted on September 9, 2019August 30, 2019 by Sandra

We are really enjoying the Oregon beaches. I just love that they are dog friendly! Someone told us when the tide is out, you can walk out to that big rock you see behind James. I’m not sure if I believe it, but you can see that the water is really shallow when the swimmers…

Read more

Tillamook Farmer’s Market

Posted on September 3, 2019August 27, 2019 by Sandra

I love checking out farmer’s markets in new towns and seeing what is grown and sold locally. Being from Florida, I never saw fresh raspberries, blackberries or blueberries at the farmer’s market! And Brandy was picking on me a little for buying some – she said I should just pick them from bushes on the…

Read more

Cape Meares Light

Posted on August 29, 2019August 23, 2019 by Sandra

After such a big day of eating dairy at Tillamook, we decided a short hike would be good for all of us. We headed over to the Cape Meares Light. It was built in 1890 and you approach the light from a long pathway that slopes downward towards the light. It is a small lighthouse…

Read more

Rabbits are everywhere in Oregon

Posted on August 26, 2019August 21, 2019 by Sandra

We have seen so many wild rabbits in Oregon!  James is absolutely freaking out.  You might remember when we lived in Austria, James’ favorite treat was rabbit ears.  I can’t find these rabbit ear treats here in the US, but I have found some other rabbit treats.  Which do you think James would rather have…

Read more

Frisbee on Neskowin Beach, Oregon

Posted on August 21, 2019August 18, 2019 by Sandra

We are just LOVING these dog friendly beaches in Oregon! We found a tiny five-space parking lot on the beach near Neskowin and we got the last parking spot. We had fun walking along the beach and of course playing frisbee with James!

Read more

Cape Lookout Oregon

Posted on August 20, 2019August 18, 2019 by Sandra

When we first drove over the mountain pass into western/coastal Oregon, I felt like we were in a Twilight movie. The Twilight series is based in Washington, but most of the filming was done in Oregon. And this mountain area felt just like the movie! I wish we would have stopped to take photos. But…

Read more

Posts pagination

  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • Next

About

OurBigAdventure

A marketing expert, an app developer and a poodle. This is OurBigAdventure, the story of our experiences and favorite things all in one place so we can share them with you.

Throughout the site you will discover some of the fun things we have done and some of the awesome things we have put together to share with the world. In the shopping area you will find a few apps that we currently have available and you might find one or two that we are about to release.

Subscribe

Recent Posts

  • Happy 14th Birthday James!
  • 4th of July in Pinedale, Wyoming
  • Emergency Food for the Winter
  • National Museum of Military Vehicles in Wyoming
  • Happy Thanksgiving 2022

Categories

  • At Home
  • Code
  • Dining
  • Experiences
  • Fashion
  • Fun Stuff
  • Health and Beauty
  • Holidays
  • Photos
  • Soap Box
  • Uncategorized
  • Vacations
  • Videos

Shortcuts

  • Archive
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • Credits
  • Monetizing Mobile
  • My account
  • Our Apps
  • Privacy Policy
  • Shop
  • Subscribe
  • Videos
  • YouTube
© 2025 OurBigAdventure | Powered by Superbs Personal Blog theme
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkPrivacy policy