Who do you notify before travelling out of the country?

Once a year my husband and I visit his family out of the country for at least a month, sometimes more. 

Before we leave I tell our building manager (so they know to message us on whatsapp instead of calling in case there’s an emergency and they need to get into our apartment), register with Canadians Abroad (because we go to the Middle East and you never know if shit is gonna go sideways and you need to get out), and give our flight dates to my parents (just to keep them in the loop)

I’m a planner while my husband is an impulsive laissez-faire type and thinks this is all overkill. 

Curious what other travellers do. Aside from generally talking about your trip with friends, do you specifically notify anyone when you go out of town for more than a couple weeks?

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u/modernlover — 6 days ago

Recs for activity-based gifts for parents with toddlers?

I want to buy an activity-based gift for a single-parent friend of mine who lives in Kamloops with their one year-old. I'm thinking of something like a gift memberships for either the Childrens Museum at the Kamloops Museum & Archives or the Big Little Science Centre.

I haven't visited either centre (I don't live in Kamloops) -- does anyone know which has better programming and activities for toddlers?

Or any other recommendations for baby-and-me type gift memberships?

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u/modernlover — 4 months ago
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Why don’t bus drivers automatically open the back doors when the stop has been requested and there are people banging on the back door?

Does it fill drivers’ hearts with joy and laughter to hear people yelling “Back door! BACK DOOR! BACK DOOOOOR!”?

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u/modernlover — 5 months ago