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10 Unique All-Inclusive Ideas

As I mentioned in a recent post, as fun as they are, most all-inclusives basically feature the same type of amenities at their core – a handful of buffet and a la carte restaurants, pools and beaches, bars and night clubs, poolside games and nighttime shows. That made me think about what some resorts have […]

Posted 19 February 2017 § List § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Bull Fight (February 2000)

The other day I wrote about some memories of our first all-inclusive vacation to Mazatlan Mexico in 2000. One thing I didn’t mention but which is a strong memory was our decision to see a bullfight. I’m not sure what I expected but I was surprised by a lot of it – not just that […]

Posted 16 February 2017 § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

.@SandosCaracol – One Week From Today!

I can’t remember how we ended up deciding on the Sandos Caracol resort when we booked last fall but I have to say this is the first time in all our various resort holidays over the years that I’m regretting that we’re only going for a week instead of two. Beyond the things pretty much […]

Posted 15 February 2017 § Travel ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I don’t know much about Cinco de Mayo/I’m never sure what it’s all about/But I say I want you/And you don’t believe me/You say you want me/But I’ve got my doubts”

Less than ten days to go… “Mexico” – Cake

Posted 13 February 2017 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds – Three Concerts on the Beach @davetimmexico

It was about a week before we left for the Dominican Republic in February 2015 that I stumbled upon the news that Ringo Starr was performing at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, not far from the resort we’d be at. After some quick discussion, I ended up buying tickets for my parents, Shea and […]

Posted 12 February 2017 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Photo § PopCulture § Randomness § Shea § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Another Use For a Multi-Purpose Tool? (July 2016)

Shea demonstrates another use for the multi-purpose tool she got me for my birthday last year…

Posted 09 February 2017 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Shea § Technology § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Sandos Caracol! Two Weeks From Today!! (And A Bit About How To “Know Before You Go”)

Because the Internet – everything from YouTube to Instagram, TripAdvisor to Twitter, mommy bloggers to travel bloggers and much much more – allows you to get a sense of travel destinations before you go, I sometimes think the anticipation of a trip is (almost) as good as the trip itself. Okay, maybe not… 😉 (Oh, and if you find […]

Posted 08 February 2017 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our Mexican Wedding (March 2003)

We leave for Playa Del Carmen in three weeks. Over the past few years, we’ve had a handful of tropical trips, we’ve been back to Mexico once but haven’t been back to near where we were married in fourteen years (this time, we’re at a resort just north of Playa Del Carmen, last time we were […]

Posted 02 February 2017 § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – New Years Eve Countdown, Iberostar Varadero (December 31, 2015)

Hard to believe that just over a year ago, we were celebrating New Year’s Eve in Cuba!

Posted 05 January 2017 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Travel § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Five Star @SparkleTour #yqr @ctvregina

Thanks to the good folks at SparkleTour.ca, it’s super-easy for anyone in Regina to plot out a tour of some of the best light displays our city has to offer – you can find the ones nearest you or, as we did tonight, plot a route to all of the ones that have achieved a […]

Posted 22 December 2016 § Family § MemoryLane § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Shea § Travel § Xmas ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , ,