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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone! May you all have a wonderful Christmas celebrating with friends and family. It’s our first Christmas home in three years and we’ll be catching up with the ones we love, relaxing in front of the fireplace and drinking hot chocolate while watching old movies.

Give the Gift of Hope for the Holidays

Give the Gift of Hope for the Holidays

Your Christmas shopping is done. Unfortunately, there are children in this world that have never received a gift. They don’t know what it’s like to go to school, play with toys or even have the opportunity to drink clean water. You can change all that with the Intrepid Foundation.

What Makes Your Holidays Brighter?

What Makes Your Holidays Brighter?

BrighterLife.ca wants to brighten your holiday when you share your most inspiring story. Starting December 15th, one person each week will have the chance to win 1 of 3 $1000 cash gifts to help make their life brighter!  What would you do with an extra $1000? Pay off those holiday gift purchases? Maybe take a [...]

Using Travel Rewards to Ease the Holiday Money Pinch

Using Travel Rewards to Ease the Holiday Money Pinch

During the holiday season money is tight. However, we have a little nest egg that we can use through our travel rewards with American Express to stay at hotels during the festive season.

HostelBookers Huge Christmas Giveaway

HostelBookers Huge Christmas Giveaway

HostelBookers Huge Christmas Giveaway. If you like surprises and prizes, HostelBookers have a thing or two in Santa’s sack this year, just for you! Come play with us in three easy steps…

Holiday Gift Guide For the Travel Lover Part 1

Holiday Gift Guide For the Travel Lover Part 1

It’s nearly December can you believe it? All of the gift guides will be coming out soon, so we thought we should beat the crunch and tell you a few of our favourite gifts for people that love to travel.

Reasons to Visit Mexico

Reasons to Visit Mexico

Why travel to Mexico? Mexico is a country thriving with unique culture and history. As the country in Latin America with the highest amount of tourism, Mexico offers a variety of opportunities to explore its ancient historical landmarks or indulge in one of its many unique resorts right on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Pacific Ocean.

White Christmas Vs Tropical Christmas

White Christmas Vs Tropical Christmas

The holidays are fast approaching and who want to read about our silly travels at the most wonderful time of the year?! We want to talk about Christmas. Even if Christmas isn’t part of your religion or holiday tradition, you can’t help but get caught up in the festivities. Offices have their annual Christmas party, work shuts down for several days, the lights are shining bright and Christmas music is playing every where you go. We have been humming a happy tune since mid November. China has really started to embrace the Christmas spirit and the holiday is shining bright in every part of the country.

Christmas Abroad, our lack of Holiday Tradition

Christmas Abroad, our lack of Holiday Tradition

It has been many a year since Dave and I celebrated Christmas on actual Christmas day with our families. We always tend to be traveling during the winter months and have yet to put down any roots to start a regular holiday tradition. So here we are celebrating another Christmas by ourselves in yet another country. This year it is Thailand and we will be kickboxing through the entire holidays. That will definitely help to take our minds off of not being at home.

Travelling To Turkey – Facts for Ramadan

The holy month of Ramadan begins next month and this can have an effect on the traveler. Here are some tips that can make your travel to Turkey more comfortable and enjoyable during Ramadan.Turkey holidays during this month-long celebration can have their limitations, but there are numerous benefits to be gained by visiting at this special religious time. Ramadan is a time for Muslims to reflect on their lives and to consider how they can live a virtuous life and avoid vice. It is a time of great celebration and there is a an almost carnival-like atmosphere, with bunting and lights decorating trees, mosques and homes around the towns.

Merry Christmas From India!

Merry Christmas From India!

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas from India. It is well over 30 degrees Celcius here in India. A far cry from the minus 15 we are used to in Canada. Last time we checked, the weather in Toronto was cold cold cold! While we are not missing the cold, we are missing our family and friends and wishing you a joyous holiday. We will be spending our Christmas in Mumbai, hopefully splurging on a nice hotel where we will enjoy a traditional meal and think of home.

CheapOAir’s 12 Day’s of Travel

CheapOAir’s 12 Day’s of Travel

A couple of weeks ago we posted a holiday travel adventure gift guides. Other fantastic blogs took part and gave great suggestions of their favorite travel gift ideas in their niche. Keeping in the spirit of holiday’s CheapOair which officially launched on October 27, 2009 their new blog (http://blog.cheapoair.com/), CheapOair is launching a “@CheapOair 12 Days of Travel” contest where customers can win great holiday prizes ranging from gift certificates to airline tickets everyday for 12 days! Prices include American Express gift cards, Macy’s gift cards and CheapOair gift certificates.

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