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Tips for Restaurant Servers

Monday, January 21st, 2013 Posted in Tipping | 2 Comments »

This topic, tips for restaurant servers, is a really contentious topic. Most people leave tips at restaurants and many leave the standard 15% whether they are happy with the service ... Read more..

River Water Rafting

Monday, January 21st, 2013 Posted in Raft Trips | 1 Comment »

Going river water rafting can be one of the most exciting things that you do. Whether it is part of a guided tour, or out there on your own with ... Read more..

Hotel U Puerto Vallarta

Monday, January 21st, 2013 Posted in Puerto Vallarta | No Comments »

Attendees at a recent Hotel U presentation in Puerto Vallarta  were promised large 1900 sq ft suits, concierge service and 40,000 cash back two year guarantee. In turn they could ... Read more..

Carson Street Cafe at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas

Monday, January 21st, 2013 Posted in Las Vegas | No Comments »

We recently dined at the Carson Street Cafe at the Golden Nugget in downtown  Las Vegas on Fremont street. All of the casinos face Fremont street, which is enclosed with ... Read more..

CPAP Insurance

Friday, January 18th, 2013 Posted in CPAP | 1 Comment »

One of the big negatives for many patients regarding sleep apnea is the cost of the CPAP machines. In Canada at least these machines are running around $1200 for the ... Read more..

WIFI Available in Vegas Hotels

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 Posted in Las Vegas | No Comments »

MGM Resorts International has joined the ranks of many other hotel chains. As a result, it is now delivering free WIFI on its properties in public areas. Many casinos have ... Read more..

Alfred Snack Bar- Hot Dogs, Poutine and more

Saturday, January 12th, 2013 Posted in Ottawa | 1 Comment »

We have been stopping at this land mark snack bar, the Alfred Snack Bar - Hot Dogs, Poutine and more, for the past 15 years. Any time we travel through ... Read more..

Consequences of Not Getting Enough Sleep

Friday, January 11th, 2013 Posted in Sleep | 2 Comments »

What are the consequences of not getting enough sleep? We spend approximately 1/3 of every day sleeping. One third of every day working. Also  1/3 of the day getting too ... Read more..

Googles Driverless Car

Monday, January 7th, 2013 Posted in Travelling by Vehicle | 1 Comment »

Google's driver less car has been on the road for over 300,000 miles now. A recent update suggests that Google is not in the driver less car business. They are ... Read more..

Raft Trips

Monday, January 7th, 2013 Posted in Raft Trips | 1 Comment »

Most white water rafting companies provide everything you are going to need for their raft trips, however there are a number of items that travelers should bring with them to ... Read more..

Zen – Palm Springs Restaurant

Monday, January 7th, 2013 Posted in Palm Springs Rest's | No Comments »

The Zen restaurant is in the center of Palm Springs surrounded by other restaurants such as LuLu's and the Kaiser Grill which we have also written about on this blog. They ... Read more..

Quote from Mary Kay

Monday, January 7th, 2013 Posted in Life Changing Events | 1 Comment »

We saw this quote from Mary Kay cosmetics the other day and felt that we just had to include it on our blog. Mary Kay is the person that started ... Read more..

Best Casino

Monday, January 7th, 2013 Posted in General | 2 Comments »

The writer happens to think that the best casino in North America is the Wynn Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada, with a close runner up The Bellagio Casino ... Read more..

Medical Supplies CPAP

Friday, January 4th, 2013 Posted in CPAP Supplies | 1 Comment »

Medical supplies CPAP devices can be purchased from many different clinics, home care stores and even online. But what are the best prices and are you buying the right supplies ... Read more..

Five Guys Burgers – Ottawa

Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 Posted in Ottawa | 1 Comment »

[caption id="attachment_893" align="alignleft" width="300"] Five Guys Restaurant - Ottawa[/caption] Just had lunch at Five Guys burger restaurant this week. This was the first time we have been to this restaurant. Two ... Read more..

Canadian winter

Monday, December 31st, 2012 Posted in Canada | No Comments »

[caption id="attachment_2010" align="alignleft" width="225"] Ottawa Ontario winter wonderland[/caption] Most Canadians enjoy the winter. They take advantage of various sports activities that are made available as a result of the snow and ... Read more..

USA goes over Fiscal cliff

Monday, December 31st, 2012 Posted in US Politics | 1 Comment »

When this post was written the US was about to go over a fiscal cliff, and many people are thinking what a bunch of incompetents. They all should be fired! ... Read more..

The Effects of Not Getting Enough Sleep

Friday, December 28th, 2012 Posted in Sleep | No Comments »

The effects of not getting enough sleep are clearly depicted in this cartoon picture. How many of us can relate to this picture were we have fallen asleep at the ... Read more..

Posting by Email

Thursday, December 27th, 2012 Posted in General | 2 Comments »

This was just a test to confirm posting by email was still working properly and apparently it works perfectly. Not only did the post get through from my iPhone to ... Read more..

More Shootings at a School

Friday, December 21st, 2012 Posted in Gun Control | 1 Comment »

Can you believe it has happened again? More shootings at a school with guns that have no business being in a persons hands, let alone a young deranged man. Are ... Read more..

Travel Insurance for Canadians

Friday, December 21st, 2012 Posted in Travel Insurance | No Comments »

Traveling without health insurance can literally bankrupt you. It can ruin your life if you cannot find the money to pay for hospital coverage and repatriation home, if you are ... Read more..

Luxury Hotel Puerto Vallarta

Friday, December 21st, 2012 Posted in Puerto Vallarta | 1 Comment »

There are many luxury hotels in Puerto Vallarta and also many hotels that are not anywhere near being luxurious. Vacationers should really get someone to visit for them before they ... Read more..

Raft Trip

Friday, December 21st, 2012 Posted in Raft Trips | 2 Comments »

Planning a white water raft trip next year? We suggest that you book early to get the date and the location you are looking for. Raft trips fill up early ... Read more..

Supplies for CPAP Machines

Friday, December 21st, 2012 Posted in CPAP Supplies | 2 Comments »

From time to time CPAP users will need supplies for CPAP machines that they use. Purchased from a home care store will likely mean that they are very expensive.  The ... Read more..

Best Casino Bonuses

Friday, December 21st, 2012 Posted in Slot Cards | 1 Comment »

This topic of Best Casino Bonuses was inspired by an online question we read recently. Basically, a player was wondering if you had $1000 to play with, would you be better off ... Read more..

Ontario Government Drug Benefit Program

Thursday, December 20th, 2012 Posted in Health | No Comments »

A bunch of retired and semi-retired guys were having coffee the other day and there was a discussion about what drugs people pay for once they turn 65 in Ontario, ... Read more..

Planning our next Trip

Thursday, December 20th, 2012 Posted in Trip Planning | No Comments »

Well we are planning our next trip down south. We will be joining the thousands of snow birds that head south every year to get away from the cold and ... Read more..

Cowboys of Belfast

Saturday, December 15th, 2012 Posted in Ireland | No Comments »

The Cowboys of Belfast is a nine-piece band that plays the music of Van Morrison. Born on St Patrick's Day.  We are not followers of Van Morrison or the Belfast ... Read more..

New Casino Hotel Akwesasane

Saturday, December 15th, 2012 Posted in Casinos | No Comments »

When we originally wrote this post the new hotel was almost ready, scheduled to be open in March 2013. It is now open and as it turns out a really ... Read more..

Akwesasane casino hotel

Saturday, December 15th, 2012 Posted in Akwesasne Mohawk | 2 Comments »

The new hotel at the Akwesasne casino looks like it is on schedule. We were told that it is supposed to be ready to open in March of 2013 and ... Read more..

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