TBEX ’11 Vancouver, BC: Travel tips from the locals
We’re back!!! Photo Credit: Sandydog We’re also pretty excited that this years Travel Blog Exchange is held here in Vancouver, BC on June 11th. If you haven’t heard of TBEX, it’s a conference for...
View ArticleYour Beach & Park Guide for TBEX 2011 Vancouver, BC
The many parks and beaches are one of the main reasons any local will give you for why they love living in Vancouver, BC. Doesn’t matter where in the city you are, it’s always an easy trek to a nearby...
View ArticleYour District & Community Guide for TBEX 2011 Vancouver, BC
Welcome to Vancouver everyone attending TBEX ’11! There’s a crazy amount of things to do while traveling here for a weekend and little time to do it. I’ve created a brief description of a few of the...
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons why TBEX 2011 Sucked
1. EAT! Vancouver did not give passes to every single TBEX attendee interested. Instead of giving some free tickets to be handed out by a TBEX rep as a first come first serve basis, EAT! Vancouver...
View ArticleWhy you should attend the Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2011
Last year Scott and I had a great opportunity to attend our first folk music festival. We’ve been to many music festivals over the years however they’ve all been related to the electronic bass music...
View ArticleOur 7 Links you might not know about
Tripbase started a great project a few months back. Or, that is at least when we were nominated by 1000 fights to join in. Maybe it’s been around for longer? None the less, it’s about time we finally...
View ArticleTips from a woman for shopping in Hoi An, Vietnam for custom tailored clothes
I was quite excited for Hoi An, Vietnam and it’s renowned tailors with well over 400 shops chomping at the bit to create custom clothes for me. But, I’m a female! How could I not get excited for that?...
View Article5 travel diseases your most likely to meet on the road
The following is a guest post by JanDrugs.ca, a Canadian online pharmacy. Not the toilet your hoping for when Montezuma's revenge comes calling. Photo courtesy SpecialKRB The website for the U.S....
View ArticleOktoberfest – The worlds greatest party?
I read on Matt’s facebook that he was headed out to Oktoberfest in Munich and it reminded me of our journey there. Two years ago Dee, Karen, Steve and I went to Munich and Oktoberfest. What an...
View ArticlePhotos of how Hoi An, Vietnam Lights up the night
Hoi An is known for two things. Tailors and the old town which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The old town is beautiful and romantic with winding cobble stone lanes and amazing heritage style...
View ArticleFlashback Sundays: Honeymoon Vacation in Jamaica
Photo credit putuss10 We’ve seen many amazing beaches while we were in Thailand over the last couple of months, and it reminded us of beaches we’ve been to in the past. For our honeymoon in 2006, we...
View ArticleTBEX ’11 Vancouver, BC: Travel tips from the locals
We’re back!!! Photo Credit: Sandydog We’re also pretty excited that this years Travel Blog Exchange is held here in Vancouver, BC on June 11th. If you haven’t heard of TBEX, it’s a conference for...
View Article#throwbackthursday Banksy – The power of a big gold frame.
August 31, 2009 – Banksy vs Bristol Museum, Bristol UK “Does anyone actually take this kind of art seriously?” “Never under estimate the power of a big gold frame” - Banksy
View ArticleFive unexpected inspirations for our travels, past and future!
Five unexpected inspirations for our travels, past and future! One of the questions we are most frequently asked when people ask us about our travels is: “what inspired you to go here/there?” It’s a...
View Article3 Times We Felt Like Kings & Queens
Getting the opportunity to travel around the world to some sounds like something only the privileged get to experience. This however is not the case at all. We worked hard to be able to take off from...
View ArticleA story of an Avid Reader
I am 50 now and I have always been an avid reader and would credit my parents with always having books in the house and making me put some of my pocket money in a “book tin” every week to save for a...
View ArticleDogs Attackings Other Animals
Dogs indeed do not attack puppies – but they know that small dogs are not puppies, they can tell what the other dog is, puppy or aged dog, male or female, low ranked, dominant… just by the other dog’s...
View ArticleCats Bring You Dead Animals
They bring “gifts” like that because they’re trying to teach you how to hunt (gross, I know). In our village home they used to bring half-dead snakes and keep them just behind the kitchen door. My...
View ArticleImportance Of Food Safety
I would like to see the correlation between use of the chemicals and cancers over the same time period. I see many of you saying, “oh it has been in use since”, that does not make it right. And how...
View ArticleNever At A Bottom
I was a financial advisor for over 16 years and miserable the entire time. The money was great, but I didn’t have any trusted friends and being the youngest female in the office and the only female...
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