I love the world of Amazon and Kindle. I love the fact that you don’t have to haul your ass down to the book store or order books online and then wait days for them to arrive. I love the fact that with the lack of time and cost involved in producing an actual paper book and…Continue reading Jay Herring’s ‘The Truth About Cruise Ships’ – Worth Reading?
Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve In Winter
The images and video in this article were actually taken at the end of March, 2014. The temperature of -12 Celcius, the icy river and heavy snow pack would suggest otherwise. Since global climate change kicked into full gear over the past few decades, typically all the snow is long gone by this time of year in Southern Ontario.…Continue reading Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve In Winter
The Suite Life To The Bahamas
The easiest and cheapest way to get on a short cruise ship getaway is to head down to Miami, Florida and take a three night Bahamas excursion. Sure, if you’re timing is right, you can even get an inside stateroom on some of these ships for anywhere from $99 to $125 per person, plus taxes.…Continue reading The Suite Life To The Bahamas
Air Travel From St. John’s, Newfoundland In 1963
I was scouring old online newspaper archives looking for travel ads for the Caribbean from the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s. I wasn’t overly successful, but then, I’m not willing to pay for access to the archives of the more popular and still active newspapers. What I did find was pretty cool, though. In the St.…Continue reading Air Travel From St. John’s, Newfoundland In 1963