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Should I Tip in USD or Local Currency While At An All-Inclusive?

Officially, most all-inclusive resorts have a “no tipping” policy. But the reality is that many workers at all-inclusive resorts toil for relatively low wages and many vacation-goers who spend thousands to go to an all-inclusive, don’t mind giving a bit more on top of that throughout the week in tips for servers, maids and others […]

¶ Posted 12 March 2019 § Jobs § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: allinclusive, holiday, travel

“Absolutely Stunning!” My @HyattZivaCancun Review

Last Things First! Usually this would be the end of my review but let’s get it out of the way right off the bat: Hyatt Ziva Cancun is the best resort we’ve ever stayed at! I mean, based on Ziva’s overall Trip Advisor rating (#6 out of ~200 Cancun hotels when I booked the trip, […]

¶ Posted 09 March 2019 § MemoryLane § Travel ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged: holiday, travel

$100 Tequila Drink in Tequila, Mexico

It costs $100 but not because it’s expensive tequila in a small snifter!

¶ Posted 19 February 2019 § Humour § Randomness § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, food, health, travel

Some Insight Into All-Inclusives (Yay – We Leave In Two Weeks Today!)

In my reading and research about all-inclusives, I’ve come across some interesting articles about the changes in the industry – from the early days of Club Med in the 1970’s pioneering “pay one price” vacations that featured mid-range accommodation, bland buffets and watered down drinks right on through today when all-inclusives are an ever-expanding […]

¶ Posted 10 February 2019 § PopCulture § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: allinclusive, book, history, travel

Friday Fun Link – Aeromexico Trolls Racist Americans

No idea if I’d meet their qualification for this deal but would be a great way to get a discount on a flight to Mexico if I did! 😉

¶ Posted 01 February 2019 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, holiday, language, travel

Saturday Snap – A Nice Note From #yqr @sarcanrecycling

Had a fun moment at Sarcan today. Earlier this week, we finally got around to trying their “Drop & Go” option where you can just leave your cans and bottles with some kiosk-generated tags then, a few days later, you later get a call that a cheque is ready. This is way easier than waiting in […]

¶ Posted 12 January 2019 § Humour § Jobs § MemoryLane § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language, saskatchewan

Five Topics of The Holidays

I realised that our social calendars this holiday season were as full as they’ve been in years due to a little miracle called “Pace Gets His Home Alone & Babysitting Certification”. So compared to other years where we had the hassle and expense of lining up babysitters if we wanted to go out, this year, […]

¶ Posted 06 January 2019 § Jobs § Library § List § MemoryLane § Politics § Shea § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: education, holiday, language, science, xmas