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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: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Hyatt Ziva Cancun as seen from a drone

Have been spending a lot of time thinking about one of the great curses of tropical holidays – you usually book them six months or so in advance so you have no idea how the weather will be when you go! We don’t leave for a couple weeks but right now we’re in the midst […]

Posted 08 February 2019 § FridayFunLink § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Happy Anniversary, Shea!

I look forward to raising a toast with you in Mexico in a couple weeks (preferably champagne, not tequila!)

Posted 06 February 2019 § Family § MemoryLane § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

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: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Walk Through of Our Room at Moon Palace, Cancun (February 2018)

So in exactly one month, we’ll be on our way to Cancun…but who’s counting? (Well, I guess I’m counting, especially since the weather’s been -40 recently!) Anyhow, I finally got around to uploading another room walk-through video from our resort last year. I always have intention to do something a bit more professional/polished on our […]

Posted 24 January 2019 § Family § MemoryLane § ThrowbackThursday § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Moose Jaw Engages In A Battle of the “Meese”

In a province where we take pride in our large roadside attractions, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan has long prided itself on having the world’s largest moose. Except that a few years ago, those dirty bastard Norwegians have raised the ante(lers) by erecting a moose statue that is Max the Moose (by 31 cm) compared to Moose Jaw’s […]

Posted 18 January 2019 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § News § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Read (June 2010)

Pace modeling my new Friends of VPL “read” cap that we got on a three week vacation to BC a few years back…

Posted 17 January 2019 § Library § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

10 Reasons Mexico Is Safer For Tourists Than You Think

  One of the most common questions I hear when we tell people we’ve gone to Mexico multiple times over the years (and are going again this year) is, “Is it safe?” It seems there are daily news stories about drug cartels’ influence on the highest levels of government and horror stories of mass shootings with these […]

Posted 15 January 2019 § Canada § List § News § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – West Edmonton Mall (Feb 2014)

I’ve always loved the framing of this picture…

Posted 10 January 2019 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

WestJet’s 2018 Christmas Ad

I’m always conscious that these videos are as much about marketing as any sort of true holiday sentiment. But they *are* well-done so it’s been a bit of a minor Christmas tradition for me ot post these videos since they are usually pretty heartwarming. Here’s WestJet’s 2018 version…  

Posted 18 December 2018 § Canada § Family § PopCulture § Travel § UK § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,