Booking Flights through Aeroplan Frequent Flyer Points

 When it came down to booking our flights for Africa, the first thing I did was check my frequent flyer points. Frequent Flyer points are a beautiful thing. They usually (not always) save you money and they add options that I can’t always afford when paying outright for flights. I’ve been saving my Airmiles for over a decade, so I checked there first. It was no surprise that despite …

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Choosing the Right Tour for Africa

After a five year hiatus to care for my parents in their final years and subsequently deal with the estate, I find myself back to writing my blog. The difficult times have highlighted the importance of appreciating the people I love and living life to its fullest. With an impending empty nest adjustment looming this fall, my husband and I want to have an extended period of quality time …

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Tips for A Solo Traveller in India

Travel is a great teacher that brings you a world of experiences, as it awakens the inner you, makes you enjoy, teaches you some hard lessons, introduces new horizons and makes you want more and more of it. Traveling on your own can be very interesting and if you were to travel India, you are sure to have one of the most memorable times of your life. Here are …

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Wonderful and Affordable Egypt

People told us we were crazy to go to Egypt at this time. They were wrong. Despite the fact that Egypt has been in the news lately; first with the Arab Spring and now with some protests about depictions of the Profet Mohammed, it is important to remember that these problems have not involved the major tourist areas of Giza, Aswan, Luxor and the Red Sea. Even in Cairo …

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