• Three Faces of Canada: Toronto, Niagara Falls & Vancouver

    Three Faces of Canada: Niagara Falls, Toronto, and Vancouver

      Oh, Canada! The first thing I think of when I imagine Canada is the vastness of it.  It’s the second biggest country in the world by total area, behind only Russia.  If you wanted to drive across the whole of Canada, it would take you 2 full weeks!  I also think of hockey rinks, maple syrup, moose, Arcade Fire, and bears.  And also a weird accent which seems to hook words and twist them (how about becomes ah-boot). In truth, Canada is very urbanized, since more than 80% of people live in big cities.  We recently had a chance to visit two of the three biggest states in Canada: British…

  • Our anti-frugal guilty pleasure

    What is your anti-frugal guilty pleasure?

    Here in A Journey We Love, we aim to be frugal, but not so extremely that we can’t enjoy the little things in life. We refuse to deprive ourselves of experiences that we like (i.e. travel), nor would we deprive ourselves by not buying our own home. However, we are sometimes a bit anti-frugal in a sense that we also indulge in our personal guilty pleasures. It may not happen often, but sometimes we spend on a few things that most frugal people would cringe just thinking about spending money on. Ready for a deep dive on our anti-frugal guilty pleasures? Join in and answer in the comments below: What…