Archive for the Travel Category


Visiting the Canary Islands

Published March 12th, 2008

We stumbled upon a holiday to the Canary Islands quite by accident.  I was to visit my husband for 2 weeks while he was studying in England.  While online he discovered that the Canaries are a popular and very inexpensive last-minute tourist destination for those in Western Europe (kind of like us Canadians going down to Cuba, the Dominican, and […]

Las Vegas On a Budget

Published February 6th, 2008

Ahhh… Las Vegas.  I can only describe it as Disneyland for adults.  It really is another world, built right in the middle of the desert.  This unique city can give you great value for your money with so many things to do in one place.  I’m going to share with you some of the ways we get the most out […]

Guide To Orlando

Published January 12th, 2008

Warning:  This is the non-mouse version of visiting Orlando, so if you had your heart set on learning all about Disneyworld you may be a little bit disappointed.  I recently spent a week in Orlando with my husband and in-laws.  We had rented a car and made a plan, which worked out quite well, so […]

Top 10 Travel Tips

Published December 25th, 2007

For those of you that are out there traveling over the holidays, I’ve compiled a list of things to bring aside from the obvious money and passport.  You’ll see that the common theme here involves planning ahead.  Hopefully, these suggestions will help to relieve some of the stress associated with what is supposed to be […]