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29/07/2023

The boozy London "crazy golf" sets its sights on Vegas

06/07/2023

Have an extra $115k USD burning a hole in your pocket?

Explore 9 cities in 24 days on this experience only Disney could provide. Get exclusive access to extraordinary opportunities that aren't available to the general public.

10/12/2022

Wondering if anyone has kids raising funds for their schools or clubs by selling gift cards that can be delivered by Christmas? Anyone?

16/03/2022

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-government-to-drop-pre-departure-testing-1.6386763?fbclid=IwAR3cQQUh1jlsLA8jXw9o3O9NwqQ-WBi7SXPAR8wJfjRAG3XGXkPXgH-y_vU

The federal government is expected to announce as soon as tomorrow that travellers entering Canada will no longer have to take a pre-arrival COVID-19 test, CBC News has learned.

11/03/2022

Sometimes I’d rather be somewhere else. Any guesses as to what this is a pic of?

15/02/2022

15/02/2022

https://globalnews.ca/news/8619015/new-border-rules-covid/

“Today I’m announcing we are easing our border measures,” federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Tuesday in Ottawa.

25/12/2021

Have a trip planned? A good article with info to know before you go

https://www.facebook.com/291140993113/posts/10159676581783114/?d=n

Canada has just implemented a new travel advisory. However, there are several other updates to consider.

24/11/2021

Canucks are doing a black-Friday sale November 24-29 for select games

Dec 6,14,23
Jan 5,23
Mar 15,30
Apr 9,18

Select your game
Select unlock
Enter promo code STMBF
Select your seats

22/11/2021

Westjet has some Black Friday discount codes available on their site, some are gone, but as of 2:01pm today
- there are 30% off codes Available (6F2F2273) and unlimited 15% off code is ESCAPE2.

16/07/2021

Itching to travel - some things you may want to know about

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/travel-rules-covid-19-vaccinated-1.6094133

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mixed-vaccine-doses-international-travel-1.6103800

11/07/2021

Christmas in July?

Let's make this happen this year. Share this post....rules for Christmas in July 2021 - here:

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11/07/2021

Let's make this happen this year. Share this post....rules for Christmas in July 2021 - here:

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13/06/2021

Things to keep in mind when you travel

THESE ARE ACTUAL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY "THOMAS COOK VACATIONS" FROM DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS:

1. "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax."

2. "On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food."

3. "We went on holiday to Spain and had a problem with the taxi drivers as they were all Spanish."

4. "We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our own swimsuits and towels. We assumed it would be included in the price."

5. "The beach was too sandy. We had to clean everything when we returned to our room."

6. "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as white but it was more yellow."

7. "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallartato close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time -- this should be banned."

8. "No-one told us there would be fish in the water. The children were scared."

9. "Although the brochure said that there was a fully equipped kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in the drawers."

10. "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."

11. "The roads were uneven and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that would have made our holiday more fun."

12. "It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home. This seems unfair."

13. "I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends' three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller."

14. "The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the resort.' We're trainee hairdressers and we think they knew and made us wait longer for service."

15. "When we were in Spain, there were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so many foreigners."

16. "We had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air-conditioning."

17. "It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel."

18. "I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes."

19. "My fiancée and I requested twin-beds when we booked, but instead we were placed in a room with a king bed. We now hold you responsible and want to be re-reimbursed for the fact that I became pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked."

Source: Peter Dickinson

21/04/2021

Might be interesting to some

https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/ask-a-planner/where-do-we-pay-income-tax-if-we-retire-abroad/

There are tax implications in both countries if Marianna moves to Mexico full-time.

11/04/2021

Another way to feel like you’re on vacation....tuck your sheets so tight under the mattress that you either can’t get into the bed or can’t move once you do.
I miss the smiling waves

09/04/2021

This was an intersection article about moving after retirement

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/06/retiree-who-left-the-us-for-mexico-downsides-of-living-on-the-beach-for-1200-per-month.html?utm_content=Intl&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR20kTCTkCDEGhrl0HkyLMQDkmaFadJDHIyi-TRlecwB_wjlF6sAEto88Cw =1617727808

More than a decade has passed since Janet Bl**er left the U.S. to retire in Mazatlán, Mexico. While she doesn't regret the move, there were several things she didn't expect—from air pollution to high noise levels to loneliness.

03/04/2021

Miss being on vacation? Open up one of the little travel soaps you brought home and stashed away. It’ll feel like you’re in the hotel when you smell it.

18/01/2021

A friend shared this with me a while ago, and seeing as we’re not politicians and not travelling, thought it might be nice to let you take a drive around some tourist locations and listen to some local radio while you’re at it.
I’d suggest a computer screen over mobile for the best experience.

https://driveandlisten.herokuapp.com/

Listen to local radio stations while driving through the cities around the world. Istanbul, Berlin, London, Paris, New York City and many more

26/03/2019

26/03/2019

21/03/2019

I'm looking for your best (tasteful) Vegas pics to create a custom Vegas page and ads for my website. Please reply to this post if you're willing to share some good ones.

BTW - I added some new deals on tours/passes today for a bunch of locations (New York, San Diego, Boston, Sydney, London) so check them out if you're travelling soon.

www.ivebeenthere.ca/deals

01/03/2019

Donegal's Irish House-gotta appreciate the upgrades and better lighting in the men’s bathroom - floor is way drier in front of the men’s urinal than ever before! But seriously, jam night is a blast and I’d highly recommend to anyone in the Surrey area!