Tag: Travel
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Top Ten Winter Destinations for the USA
Last week we were sitting around the lunch table at work and the conversation turned to winter vacation planning – specifically, where were people planning to go for winter vacation. And that got us asking, what are some of the top vacation places, particularly in the USA. Of course lots of my lunch friends assumed…
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Considerations for Travelling to the USA
Travel of any kind, whether for business or pleasure, carries with it some inherent risks, even if that travel is within a home country. When the trip is to a foreign country, for example a visit to the United States, it is important to be aware of the laws and rules of the destination country…
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The Quicker Way to Getaway
I have the bug again. The bug to travel. However, the problem with getting the bug to travel when you have a family of four is that it is ridiculously expensive to get in the air and off to an exotic location like Kauai (my favourite Hawaiian Island getaway location). So when my good buddy…
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New Online Traffic Map for Metro Vancouver
Drivers in Metro Vancouver have a new, real-time traffic map to plan smarter and more efficient journeys. The traffic map is free to use and accessible online. The map colour-codes major highways and roads in the Metro Vancouver region according to traffic speeds. Green means traffic is moving well, orange means traffic is slow and…
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Heineken’s Departure Roulette Campaign
What would you do? Would you press the button? http://youtu.be/PenROORvLyw
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Day Two Part Two Aboard the Celebrity Century
Day two aboard the Celebrity Century is in the books and we are into day three. That means we have eaten first dinner, second supper, late evening snack seen a dance extravaganza and had our first breakfast. Yes, this is tough work but I believe I am rising to the challenge of my work and…
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The Bucket List
I was listening to the radio the other day and the conversation was somehow related to somebody’s “Bucket List.” Do you know the Bucket List? That list of stuff people want to get done before they “kick the bucket.” You know, before they die. I call it baloney because that is just what it is…
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Saddleback Leather travel gear
Tomorrow we leave for the Robinsmith Family Vacation Kaua’i Edition. Seeing as, I thought it best that I begin to throw together a few things to take along in my Saddleback Leather “carry-on bag.” A few years ago I discovered Saddleback Leather. They do not make or sell saddles and they do not make or…