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When You Have a Trip Planned…

…it’s funny to consider the videos you find yourself watching for any sort of preview of what your own experience will be like! 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8sWdpPP_ZQ

¶ Posted 21 January 2015 § Family § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: travel

Friday Fun Link – Grand Palladium Palace, Punta Cana

One month… http://youtu.be/u0XztuN2QK4

¶ Posted 16 January 2015 § Family § FridayFunLink § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive

Music Monday – “Da roof/Da roof/Da roof is on fire”

When Shea and I went on our first all-inclusive vacation to Mazatlan in February 2000, this was one of the songs we heard blaring from the poolside speakers constantly and which will forever be associated with hot holidays in my mind for that reason… “Follow The Leader” – Soca Boys

¶ Posted 12 January 2015 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, music, travel

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls (Summer 2006)

Shea and I got to Niagara Falls a couple times during the year I spent in Ontario completing my MLIS. This was during our summer visit…

¶ Posted 08 January 2015 § Canada § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, travel

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World

A few years back, I did a post about Reddit’s /r/mapporn sub-Reddit. Now someone has compiled some of the best maps from that sub-Reddit that will blow your mind in one way or another.

¶ Posted 07 December 2014 § Infographic § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, travel

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Southernmost Point in Canada (2006)

Shea and I at Point Pelee, Ontario, the southernmost point in mainland Canada…

¶ Posted 04 December 2014 § Canada § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ontario

We Live On An Amazing Planet

Yes, we do.

¶ Posted 12 November 2014 § Meme § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, science, travel

Happy Singles Day!

Originally started by Chinese university students as an anti-Valentines Day where single people were encouraged to buy themselves gifts, “Singles Day” on November 11 (11/11) has exploded in popularity over the past five years to become China’s equivalent of Black Friday with their Amazon/eBay clone, Alibaba, leading the charge. I heard about it last year […]

¶ Posted 11 November 2014 § Internet § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Technology § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) °

Pirate Joes: A Unique Take on Cross-Border Shopping

A friend in Vancouver posted this story on Facebook mentioning that the story of a local man who’s going across the border, buying hundreds of thousands of dollars from Trader Joe’s (which doesn’t have stores in Canada) then re-selling the goods at his “Pirate Joe’s Store” is apparently a big deal out there. I’m obviously […]

¶ Posted 16 October 2014 § Canada § Jobs § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: copyright, economics, travel, unitedstates

“Instead of begging, he provides book reviews.”

This young man sits on the side of Empire Road in South Africa and instead of begging he provides book reviews. He collects all these books, reads each of them, and provides reviews for people passing by. If you like the review, he will try to sell you the book. This is how he makes […]