About

Trips with Kids website…

is all about providing Canadian travel ideas for Toronto families.  Our website has photos, videos and stories on some of Canada’s most family-friendly places.  Stories are added on a regular basis so come back often.

The people behind Trips with Kids

Phil Raby is a journalist who has worked in media for more than 20 years as a print reporter, photographer, editor, videographer and television producer. His freelance writing appears regularly in Moneysense magazine and Today’s Parent magazine.

In addition, he is the former communications manager for Car Help Canada and a former consumer trustee for the Ontario Motor Vehicle Dealer’s Compensation Fund. Phil is also an instructor in the Journalism Department at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario. For more information on Phil Raby, check out his online resume here.

Anna Rodrigues worked in television news for 13 years as a reporter and producer. Five of those years were spent on the award-winning investigative program Silverman Helps where she dealt with a multitude of consumer issues on a daily basis.  Her work on that program garnered seven awards including two Edward R. Murrow awards.

She is also a freelance travel writer whose work has been published in a wide variety of magazines and newspapers in North America.  Anna teaches Journalism and New Media courses at Durham College and is the developer/administrator of a social network called Global Student Journalists.  She also launched a hyperlocal blog called Downtown Oshawa News – a unique project-based experience for senior journalism students at Durham College. Click here for Anna’s Teaching website.

Phil and Anna also run two other businesses: Consumer Couple, a website dedicated to consumer issues and Festoon, an online retailer of modern furniture and lighting