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Polly want a cracker?
At the World Parrot Refuge on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, winged residents get lots more than a mere cracker.
This non-profit, educational facility operated by FLOPRS (”For the Love of Parrots Refuge Society”) provides a “Home for Life” for previously owned pet parrots. Parrots have a very long life span, so it is […]
Today is the very last day to travel between the United States and the Western Hemisphere (Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda) with only a driver’s license or voter registration card.
Beginning January 23rd, 2007, all persons traveling will be required to present a valid passport. This means both children and adults […]
Details: The Calgary Tower in Calgary, Alberta. (I had a chance to visit Calgary last week, my first time there.)
Photo credit: flickr
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If you’ll be spending any time in Victoria, British Columbia, I highly recommend that you take an afternoon to visit the Royal British Columbia Museum.
Located in downtown Victoria, at the corner of Belleville and Douglas Streets, the museum is near both the Parliament Buildings and the Empress Hotel.
The Royal BC Museum is one of my […]
We’ve definitely entered an era of niche travel: Cruising, adventure, solo, etc. So how about this one: traveling with your dog.
Turns out that over 29 million dogs travel with their owners each year, and hotels have started to roll out the welcome mat to both two legged and four legged guests.
This month’s, Fido Friendly Magazine, […]
Flight Attendants hate delays just as much as passengers. We, too, like to get home, or to our destination, on time every bit as much as everyone else. But if you travel often enough, you realize that it just isn’t going to happen all the time.
Unfortunately, delays are an inevitable part of travel. Whatever the […]
As much as I love travel, there’s one thing that can top it. And that’s traveling with friends.
Every experience is different when shared through the eyes of another person.
That was my experience last week in Vancouver, British Columbia. I was flying with my dear friend, Anita, and her family joined us there to celebrate her […]
I’ve been traveling in Canada the past couple of weeks, and have had to contend with converting to the metric system.
In my zeal to warm up my chilly hotel room, I misjudged the Celsius scale, and turned the room into a (pick one):
Sauna
Inferno
Circle of Hell
My ignorance apparently knows no limit in this regard, and if […]
Travel information, tips, and destination suggestions from a Flight Attendant.
Written by Mary Jo Manzanares [email] for b5media.
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