Fly regularly? Bored at the safety announcements? Sure, we know they’re important… but just once, don’t you wish someone would inject some humour? Have you flown Kulula Airlines? Kulula airlines is one of four low cost airlines in South Africa, head quartered in Johannesburg. They are known for their sense of humour. The joking of their […]
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Think you don’t need a dining reservation at WDW? Think again! Walk ins at normal sit-down (or what Disney calls “table service”) restaurants are possible… if you don’t mind queuing up for 2-3 hours with hungry kids (not just yours), or taking a chance on catching someone else’s cancellation. The Disney dining plan has made walk ins very difficult –
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Corner Brook on the west coast of Newfoundland is home to me. But rarely when we go home do we play tourist. We always get out on the water, and did again this visit (see earlier post). But this trip back, we took advantage of the other things there are to see and do around the
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An hour and a half drive outside of Corner Brook on the western coast of Newfoundland, you will see the famous Tablelands, between Trout River and Woody Point in Gros Morne National Park. Tourists, Newfoundlanders, and especially geologists, love the Tablelands. The United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated Gros Morne a World Heritage Site in 1987
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The Bay of Islands on the west coast of Newfoundland is home to me, and it is beautiful to return home. I was lucky enough to have grown up here, and have spent many a day on the bay on my Dad’s boat. Unfortunately, my Dad has passed away, but… fortunately for my children, my
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Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of Newfoundland combines mountains and barrens, coastal beauty and forest land, and geological wonders. The United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated the park a World Heritage Site in 1987 for its “exceptional natural beauty”, and the demonstrations of plate tectonics are “outstanding examples representing major stages of earth’s
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Captain James Cook was a great British explorer, navigator, and cartographer – original christener, not so much. He seemed to love the name the “Bay of Islands.” In 1769, he visited New Zealand, and charted the North and South Island, giving that Bay of Islands its present name… but before New Zealand, he’d been in Canada. In 1767, he was finishing up a 5 year stint in Newfoundland
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[tweetmeme] What’s on your bucket list? Ever picture yourself behind the wheel of a Ferrari? How about in control of a Ferrari F430 Spider F1, accelerating it through the steep, windy hills of Tuscany? I can help you get that feeling of exhilaration and the wind blowing through your hair. A Canadian tour operator I work
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[tweetmeme]Disney’s “free dining” promo is their most popular promo. And it’s on now! If you buy a vacation package with hotel and park tickets, you can get a Disney Dining Plan for FREE! Value resort guests get the “quick service” plan free; and moderate/ deluxe resort guests get the regular dining plan free. The current booking
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Corner Brook is the unmined diamond of the west coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It’s secret beauty is understood and documented, even if not openly excavated on the world stage -much like Captain James Cook’s work here. Captain Cook was a British navigator,explorer, and cartographer who surveyed the coast of Newfoundland in the 1760s. Cook used Corner Brook as his base. His success using precise
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