Travelling Tip of the Day : Domestic Flights

Another web-inspired tip for today's net junkies. Although this applies more to the Canadian folks here at home, it may be useful to anyone coming to our icy shores (although I must say, they are thawing quite nicely! aaah)

Trying to plan flights across this great and native land of ours? Redtag is an excellent time-saver. With one search you can quickly assess our TWO current airline options: Air Canada and WestJet. (OK there ARE others, but these are the major carriers) (Ooops, I almost forgot. Canjet is another good option but more limited in city combos).

I used to use this site all the time when planning itineraries for coworkers coming to Montreal for meetings (aaaaah, back in my shortlived travel consultant glory days, haha). It's a great bird's eye view of who's flying cheapest...and quickest! (I mean *I* want to do 4 stops to get to Calgary, but does everyone?? NOT!)

So check it out folks! It's spring. Travel's cheap. Get out there and enjoy!

Travelling Tip of the Day : Internet Browsing Abroad

It's a fact. Internet Explorer (still my browser of choice) is not always the best.


Should you find yourself sitting in an internet cafe in Vietnam for example, your Hotmail account is gonna give you grief if used with Explorer. I'm not a tech. I don't know why. I just know that I wasted alot of dong (local currency) waiting for my Hotmail to crash on me. Fun!

But there's hope! An exciting other option is available. Mozilla's Firefox is catching on, and is an excellent browser (I have friends that use it solely). This worked extremely well with my own hotmail account, and saved me heaps of time and money trying to keep in touch with friends and family while on the road.

So keep your eyes peeled for that groovy logo, and be sure and try it out. Save that dong for a glass of Bia Hoi down the road! ;)

And that folks...is your tip of the day!
Happy travelling!

Great Big Sea Live in Montreal

I love this city. I Love this band. And from the gushing, they seem to be pretty fond of us too. And why not! We danced, we clapped, we sang along. We were a wonderful audience, worthy of our 2 encores!

And what a show! I sang my little lungs out to old favorites, and the "livingroom" accoustic version of "Sea of No Cares" was simply amazing. Ya ya ya, they sing super fast for Mary Mac, but this was an unexpected treat that I thank them for.

And having the day off tomorrow they are surely out at their hangout now (and my old stomping ground) Hurley's. Cause we DO wish the show would never end, and for these amazing guys it doesn't.

Great Big Sea folks! For a fantastic show be sure to check 'em out!

This Cruise Virgin Supports Cruisejournals!

In all my travels I have yet to try a cruise. I've been on tons of ferries, enjoyed the odd 'harbour cruise' in university, and tried river cruises, but not once have I sailed away on an adventure. Oh wait a minute, I DID sail for 4 days in the Whitsundays....wait a minute...No, not the same thing. Oh well, I tried. haha

Cruisejournals describes itself as a free, friendly community-site for the cruise-travel lifestyle.

It has tons of information for the "in-the-knows" as well as the "newbies" like myself. You can sail thru the different sections taking in photographs, videos, even podcasts. The forums sections is a great way to learn about cruising, along with tons of other useful travel info. For example, there's section on photography tips and games!

Here's a sneak peak at what you can expect to find...


Life on the high seas!


Destinations off and on-board.


New friends!

So don't take my word for. Almost 2,000 others to date agree.
Happy navigating friends!

Then He Sailed Off Into The Sunrise

Well folks. After 7 wks of cohabitation, I am proud to say, I still have a boyfriend, haha. Unfortunately, he's also off sailing around the world...well, sort of. Let me explain.

Jeff works as Broadcast Manager aboard a ship called The World, managed by Residensea. It is referred to as a "floating resort community". A community of billionaires, with the odd millionaire thrown in for good measure. But should you have some spare pocket change floating around, you too can rent an ocean residence, starting at $1200US per night for 2. Bargain! The ship is pure luxury. Everything you could ever want aboard a cruise ship, but minus the 1000's of people scrambling to get a deckchair next to the pool., and the fact that no one EVER calls it a cruise ship.

Luxurious restaurants, spa, and cinema/lecture hall, are merely a few of the features you'll find onboard. This amazing ship has been known to take passengers out into unchartered fjords in Norway to have champagne on iceberg ice! The kind of living most of us only dream of.

But it's not often like that. And, don't be fooled by the grand piano in the lobby. This is what I like to think of as a floating apartment complex. People live on this ship. They watch tv in their living rooms, and cook in their kitchens (unless they feel like having an expert chef come and cook for them). They're at home, and stay in their apartments. Just like you and I...only difference, is that their apartment floats and is supposed to, while for you and I that would mean an insurance claim, and a headache.

So he's left me to finish off winter here in Montreal, while he is on his way to Hawaii, then Asia. 4 months isn't that long. And if in the meantime I don't meet a tree-hugging climbing god at the gym, and he isn't seduced by a mermaid or worse...an all-leg Scandinavian goddess coworker...well then, we'll be doing just fine, and it will be smooth sailing for us.

For more information, check out their website on The World of Residensea