A collection of hotel reviews, destination guides, tips on points & miles, and general thoughts on travel.
Since 2005, we’ve been curating travel itineraries by reading other blogs – This is our contribution to fellow travelers trying to maximize their time and money to explore off the tourist trap path. Our reviews are honest, detailed, and cover topics that we find are often missing. If you like our content, don’t forget to subscribe at the bottom of the page.
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Planning a trip to Costa Rica: 10 tips
Costa Rica has been on our list of places to visit for so long, especially after having to cancel planned trips several times in the past few years. We finally made it to this country known for “Pura Vida!”! In this post, we share some general tips and information to help you plan your trip to…
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Travel During COVID-19: Travel Interruption Insurance for Canadians
In this post, we share information about insurance we have purchased to help offset the costs of extending our stay on a trip due to quarantine requirements.
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Planning a Trip to Greece: Our Itinerary
We were very lucky to visit Greece in August/September 2021 for 3.5 weeks! In our years of traveling, this is the most time we have ever spent in one country and we left Greece feeling like there was still so much to see and explore. In this post, we share details about our itinerary and…
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Crete – Restaurants, Wineries and Breweries
The fourth stop on our Big Fat Greek Summer Vacation was the island of Crete! Here is our guide to the restaurants, wineries and breweries we enjoyed the most during our visit.
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Greece Travel Planning: Is it worth visiting Santorini?
Santorini is one of Greece’s most popular and renowned destinations for visitors. This island is formed by the remains of a volcanic crater and is known for its stunning views and sunsets, framed by picturesque white buildings with blue domes. We visited Santorini for 3 days this September 2021 as part of our 3 week…
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Tips: Canceling an Air Canada Flight for Aeroplan Points
Recently, we purchased Air Canada tickets for a return trip and canceled the flights choosing to convert the value of the ticket into Aeroplan points. In this post, we share why we chose to do this and some tips for you to decide if you should do the same.
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